Category Archives: Kingdom Notes

Fear, Treasure and Eternity in Our Hearts

Posted on October 2, 2026 by RC

The Sermon on the Mount is tough to swallow all at once. Though what we have recorded for us in Matthew 5–7 is significantly shorter than the sermons most of us are used to, it is on the other hand … Continue reading →

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On the Beauty of Beauty: Stopping to Smell the Roses

Posted on October 1, 2026 by RC

It is a vestige of our modernist past that we remain so deeply committed to efficiency. We’re giddy at the utterly unfounded promise that AI is going to give us all the four hour work week. We imagine all we … Continue reading →

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What in the World? Hating the World By Wanting Its Love

Posted on September 24, 2026 by RC

I posted some years ago, on social media, the following bit of wisdom- “Too often we train our children to make their way in the world. I want to train my children to make war on the world.” In the … Continue reading →

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When Pigs Fly: Lessons Learned from Thomas Aquinas

Posted on September 18, 2026 by RC

We Protestants tend to have something of a love/hate relationship with Thomas Aquinas. On the one hand, as Protestants, at least we who are Reformed, we value theological brilliance. We admire deeply the mind of Thomas, perhaps even dreaming that … Continue reading →

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Grace Upon Grace: Further Up and Further In

Posted on September 17, 2026 by RC

The grace of God is as overpowering to my sin as His sovereignty was over the nothing at the creation. His grace is the unstoppable force that makes my sin, which was once entrenched, anchored, tethered to the very foundations … Continue reading →

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Days of the Dead: The Thousands Who Will Be Butchered Today

Posted on September 11, 2026 by RC

September 11, 2001, was, in many respects, a rather ordinary day. I began the day working at my desk, writing. But my plans quickly changed. Many of us spent hours staring not at our computer screens but at our television … Continue reading →

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A Wretch Like Me: Diving Deep into Our Darkness

Posted on September 10, 2026 by RC

It is a manifestation of a prior irony, a particular fruit from a specific noxious tree. The broader problem is this- that we, those who are Reformed in our theology, are a profoundly proud group of people. We have come … Continue reading →

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Oh the Humanity! Speaking “Truth” to “Power”

Posted on September 8, 2026 by RC

We spend an awful lot of talk and ink discussing the proper and biblical way to disagree with one another. Often we debate whether sarcasm is ever a legitimate tool in the believer’s arsenal. We dispute about what situations call … Continue reading →

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Out of the Heart the Mouth Speaks: Our Internal Soundtracks

Posted on September 4, 2026 by RC

It is, of course, a sound and biblical truth that what comes out of our mouths reveals what is in our hearts. And, in turn, it is true that what is in our hearts is desperate wickedness. To be sure … Continue reading →

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Shocked and Appalled: How Could We Miss We Could?

Posted on September 3, 2026 by RC

Scandal is tragic. No, it’s not merely sad. It is that to be sure. Tragedy, however, contains within its meaning not just hardship, but the downfall of the once lifted up. It may be a tragedy when a white stag … Continue reading →

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