Category Archives: Kingdom Notes

The Oxymoronic Arrogance of Reformed Folk

Posted on November 12, 2024 by RC

It’s an irony that hits close to home, so it’s one I make note of regularly. We who confess to being Reformed, Calvinistic, embracing the doctrines of grace, begin our confession of our distinctives with the doctrine of total depravity. … Continue reading →

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God in the Hands of Angry Sinners- A Misunderstanding

Posted on November 8, 2024 by RC

It was a strange time for me. I was attending a high school that was so nominal in its commitment to the Christian faith that the high school English teacher was an atheist. Still, his was among my favorite classes, … Continue reading →

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God Knows My Heart; I, However, Clearly Do Not

Posted on November 7, 2024 by RC

Here we find an expression that is most strange- God knows my heart. Nine times out of ten the speaker using this expression is seeking comfort in the face of some sin. I do something wrong. Either my own conscience … Continue reading →

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He Will Never Let Us Go- Believing His Promises

Posted on November 5, 2024 by RC

Fear can be a potent motivator, or conversely, a great de-motivator. Many of us have a deep fear of change. However disappointed we may be in ourselves, in our circumstances, in our walk with the Lord, in our church, we … Continue reading →

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Cults ‘R’ Us- The Gross Error of Assertion

Posted on November 1, 2024 by RC

There are any number of ways that cultural confusion always walks down the aisle with relativism. Divorce, in this instance, isn’t an option. If, for instance, we all agree that there is no such thing as right and wrong, then … Continue reading →

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Praying, By Faith Alone, in Christ Alone, for Reformation

Posted on October 31, 2024 by RC

Dependence on the grace of God is not a one and done kind of thing. On this, the anniversary of the beginning of the Reformation, let us celebrate the grace of God in the life of Luther, in redeeming him … Continue reading →

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Recognizing The Time to Love Our Neighbors

Posted on October 29, 2024 by RC

I won’t say it’s certain, but it seems likely there will soon be some unrest in our nation. We are in an era of profoundly contentious politics, a day when frustration and dissatisfaction is paraded down our burning and blockaded … Continue reading →

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Changing the World, While Keeping the Faith

Posted on October 25, 2024 by RC

Pop culture is a sanitizing force. No, it doesn’t make the world a cleaner place. It just makes us all the more the same. We are a world awash in golden arches, swooshes, and the real thing. Because people in … Continue reading →

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On the Love from and Free Will of Puppets

Posted on October 24, 2024 by RC

If ever there was a theological boogey man, it is this- the notion that if God is sovereign over us and our choices, such makes our love for Him inauthentic and worthless, turns us into robots or puppets. Without humans … Continue reading →

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The Gospel- Just A Message for the Unsaved?

Posted on October 22, 2024 by RC

It stretches credulity to suggest that anyone would answer this question in the affirmative. We know better than to say such things. It also stretches credulity, however, to deny that we in the church have a terrible time grasping the … Continue reading →

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