Category Archives: kingdom

For All the Saints Who From Their Labors Rest

Unity matters. However, so does diversity. Unity and diversity unite in the very nature of God. God is three persons united in one essence. The world around us fails to see how God’s creation reflects the Trinity, and it always … Continue reading

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Our Illiteracy: The Shameful Ignorance of our Churches

Ezekiel and the valley of dry bones. Moses and the burning bush. Hosea’s marriage to Gomer. These are not obscure stories hidden in out of the way books of the Bible. Yet each of them I have recently found were … Continue reading

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Walking Together, Wherever He Leads Us

No mere human can see down the corridor of time. God has no need to, as He is above time and He wrote the story in the first place. He does from time to time reveal future events to His … Continue reading

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How Well Should Pastors Be Paid? Who Should Decide?

First, it’s not as easy question. In the open market people should be paid at the intersection of what they’re willing to work for and what someone is willing to pay them. You will never hear me complain either that … Continue reading

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Money From Nothing and Your Checks for Free

I’m connected to royalty. Granted, it’s a rather thin point of union. In less than six degrees, though, through enough marriage links that there is no legal tie, I am connected with the king of the tropical island, Yap. Yap … Continue reading

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Praise Praise For the Dying of the Light: An Ode to Autumn

Cooling breeze carries frost to town Harvest plucked from the weary ground Laden tables of festive feasts Candy grubbing fantastic beasts Passing, punting boys of fall Coming home to homecoming ball Hunting, hauling squirrelly hoarders Closing in on winter’s boarders … Continue reading

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Blah, Blah, Blahg: Silencing the Devil with Silence

My reputation is often savagely assaulted in the Devil’s great gossip tool, the world wide web. There’s plenty to talk about, since I not only have plenty of sin in my life, but some of my most spectacular sins are … Continue reading

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Calvin at His Best: Living for Worshipping the Living God

Some don’t like the system bearing his name. Some don’t like that we use his name to describe our system of understanding. Most, on both sides, however, miss what animated the man John Calvin. Calvin was a man focused on … Continue reading

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Timing and the Times: A Time to Consider

I don’t understand the algorithms that manage social media. Somehow I have it in my head that most of the people who see what I post on twitter see it because somewhere along the line they decided to follow me. … Continue reading

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The Fifth Empire: Glorious Triumph of the Rock

We, citizens of the American Empire, await yet another “shut down.” Is it but a mirage, or a harbinger? Would we not be wise if we, citizens of God’s kingdom, consider a right view of history itself? Let us look … Continue reading

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