New Book "Enthroned Above the Circle of the Earth" Illuminates God’s Timeless Process of Creation and Personal Transformation Author Kyeme Chacon Reveals a Powerful, Faith-Building Journey Through the Genesis Creation Narrative In a world filled with uncertainty and change, author Kyeme Chacon invites readers into the steady, sovereign rhythm of God’s creation process in his new book, Enthroned Above the Circle of the Earth . More than a commentary on Genesis, this compelling work explores how the same divine process that formed the world continues to shape individual lives today. Through biblical insight, real-life testimony, and thought-provoking reflections, Chacon uncovers the sacred pattern of God’s hand—from chaos to order, from darkness to light, from brokenness to dominion. “This book was born out of transformation,” Chacon writes, “and my goal is to illuminate the pattern—to show that God’s process is still in motion and that your life is being shaped by it.” Whethe...
When I was in prison, one of the most impactful things I ever heard was simple:
“If you change your thinking, you can change your life.”
It didn’t sound religious.
It didn’t sound spiritual.
But it struck something deep in me.
At the time, I didn’t have language for why it resonated so strongly. I just knew it was true. Something about that statement carried hope—not condemnation. It implied possibility. Agency. A future that wasn’t locked behind my past.
Years later, I realized I had already heard that message before.
Jesus said the same thing.
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
Growing up in church, I never heard that as good news.
I heard it as a warning.
Get your life together.
Clean yourself up.
God is angry, judgment is close, and you’re running out of time.
“Repent” was framed as fear management.
A threat wrapped in religious language.
But that interpretation never sat right with me—especially when I looked at the life and ministry of Jesus. Because everywhere He went, repentance didn’t produce terror. It produced healing. Sight. Freedom. Wholeness.
So I went back and looked at the word itself.
The Greek word translated repent is metanoia.
It doesn’t mean “feel bad.”
It doesn’t mean “try harder.”
It doesn’t mean “earn forgiveness.”
It means a change of mind.
A shift in how you see.
A reorientation of thought.
So when Jesus said, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand,” He wasn’t issuing a threat.
He was making an announcement.
The kingdom wasn’t approaching because people repented.
People were being invited to repent because the kingdom had arrived.
That changes everything.
Jesus wasn’t saying, “Change or else.”
He was saying, “You’ll need new thinking to perceive what’s now within reach.”
The old way of seeing God wouldn’t work anymore.
The old assumptions about distance, access, holiness, and belonging had expired.
The kingdom was close enough to require a new mind.
That’s good news.
This is why Jesus didn’t just say the kingdom was at hand—He showed it.
The blind didn’t receive sight because they repented well enough.
The lame didn’t walk because they had their theology straight.
The broken weren’t restored because they finally earned mercy.
They were healed because the kingdom had arrived.
Repentance wasn’t the price of admission.
It was the capacity to recognize what was already present.
Looking back, I can see why that statement in prison hit me the way it did.
If you change your thinking, you can change your life.
That’s not self-help.
That’s gospel.
Because when your thinking changes—from fear to trust, from distance to nearness, from condemnation to belonging—life follows.
Not because you fixed yourself.
But because you finally saw what was true.
I grew up with God portrayed in a negative light. Many of us did. And when God is framed as threatening, repentance will always sound like bad news.
But Jesus reveals the Father.
And the Father doesn’t announce the kingdom with fear.
He announces it with invitation.
So yes—Jesus said “repent.”
But, it’s good news—because the kingdom of heaven isn’t far away, withheld, or earned.
It’s at hand.
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