Tag Archives: kingdom

The Parable of the Prodigal Father: Rejoicing in His Grace

Posted on August 14, 2026 by RC

When I served as editor-in-chief of Tabletalk magazine, I committed my share of gaffes. I received more than my share of sweet natured but schoolmarmish notes about why this semicolon should have been a colon, or why further was the … Continue reading →

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The Scarlet D: Peter, Past Failures and Reputations

Posted on August 13, 2026 by RC

Nobody likes disloyalty. Whether one is a heroic lawman hunting down mafioso or a dastardly mafioso evading a heroic lawman, disloyalty sours the stomach. Incompetence is a frustration. Arrogance is an annoyance. Disloyalty, however, reveals a selfishness, a cravenness so … Continue reading →

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Remembering What Is Remembered No More

Posted on August 11, 2026 by RC

The devil, when he tempts us, encourages us to not see the sin before us as sin. When he tempted Eve to eat of the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil his sales pitch wasn’t, “This is a … Continue reading →

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Why does Jesus say that those who mourn will be comforted?

Posted on August 10, 2026 by RC

The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most familiar passages of all the Bible, and is certainly the most famous sermon ever given. It is rich in themes we all need to master, our calling to be salt … Continue reading →

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Kids These Days, And All the Other Days

Posted on August 7, 2026 by RC

It’s a funny thing about slippery slopes— you can slide down them slowly. The principle behind the concept isn’t that you must move swiftly from here down to there if you have no moral brakes, but that you will move. … Continue reading →

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Everybody Loves Jesus: Everybody Despises His Word

Posted on August 4, 2026 by RC

Everybody loves Jesus. Marxists love Jesus, because He was such a radical revolutionary. Unitarians love Jesus, because He befriended the social outcasts. Liberals love Jesus because, well, because He was liberal. Even some conservatives love Jesus, because He was so … Continue reading →

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Ask RC: Why did God destroy the city of Sodom?

Posted on August 3, 2026 by RC

People, in our day, answer this question with two differing approaches. Because we live in a world where those committing sexual perversion have become a protected class, certain circles of the church have rushed to accommodate them. They propose this … Continue reading →

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Two Cheers for Suburbia: God’s Image in the Serpent’s Seed

Posted on July 30, 2026 by RC

We are what we cheer. Which is one of the many things that ought to concern us. Consider, for a moment, the literary world. We honor, in terms of the modern canon, Anna Karenina, Madame Bovary, Hedda Gabler. We villainize, … Continue reading →

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Helping Jesus With His Mission: A Parable for Our Times

Posted on July 28, 2026 by RC

Sensitive Internal Memo To: Adam Glom, Executive VP Reaching the World Marketing Corporation From: Simon Magi, VP Mid-East Client Acquisitions RWMC RE: Report on market potential for Joshua Davidson Sir, As requested I have been following the work of Joshua … Continue reading →

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Does God bless and curse those who bless and curse Israel?

Posted on July 27, 2026 by RC

It must be true, because this is what God says, isn’t it? Well, actually God says this, “I will bless those who bless you,
And I will curse him who curses you; 
 And in you all the families of the … Continue reading →

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