Category Archives: Kingdom Notes

Washing the Prince’s Bride: Inconceivable!

Posted on April 28, 2026 by RC

The driving force behind the devil’s temptations is less the hope we’ll get hooked on some illicit pleasure, more the power he wields when he is able to accuse us. With the temptation his forked tongue whispers, “Go ahead, what … Continue reading →

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Blood in Our Streets and the Blood on Our Hands

Posted on April 24, 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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LDSQ2BA Latter Day Saints Questions to Be Answered

Posted on April 23, 2026 by RC

I have questions for my Latter Day Saint friends. While I believe the distinctive doctrines of Latter Day Saints are unbiblical and false, I likewise am grateful for my LDS friends over the years. I ask these questions less as … Continue reading →

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The Pharisee Pharisees and the Way Back Home

Posted on April 21, 2026 by RC

Dear Exvangelicals, I’m probably the last person you’d want to hear from, an old school evangelical. I’m more conservative politically than the most ardent President Trump fanboy. Reformed, head of my home, still affirming that marriage is only between one … Continue reading →

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We Are Family: All My Brothers and Sisters and Me

Posted on April 17, 2026 by RC

Conservative Christians seeking a way to encapsulate our most fundamental political commitments came up with “family values.” We vote “family values.” We support “family values” candidates. Even the left has noticed, countering our language with this bit of bumper-sticker wisdom: … Continue reading →

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The Ground and the Beginning of Our Knowing

Posted on April 16, 2026 by RC

Which are two things, not one. The ground of our knowing is a question of ontology, or being. The beginning of our knowing is a question of epistemology, or how we know what we know. To understand the ground of … Continue reading →

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Jesus is Lord: Always, Everywhere, Over All

Posted on April 14, 2026 by RC

When we know our end we know our calling for today. What is our end? We will, for all eternity, inhabit a redeemed world, the new heavens and the new earth. We will enjoy peace, plenty, a life utterly devoid … Continue reading →

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The “Rest” of the Story: The Good Work of Sabbath

Posted on April 10, 2026 by RC

Obedience is a rather narrow road. Disobedience, on the other hand, comes with a great, sweeping plain of options. Because we are like the Pharisees, we find it easy to convert the law of God into sundry sins of omission. … Continue reading →

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The Cosmology of Elfland: Rejecting A Clockwork Orange

Posted on April 9, 2026 by RC

We are all the children of the Enlightenment. Even if we couldn’t begin to define “Enlightenment,” or if we know what it is and see it as an Endarkenment, we’re still shaped by it. It’s in our blood and sinews, … Continue reading →

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Pray for One Another; Bear One Another’s Burdens

Posted on April 7, 2026 by RC

The most common lie told by Christians may well be- “I’ll pray for you.” Why would we lie about such a thing? It’s pretty simple. First, we know we’re supposed to pray for each other. Second, we’re not very good … Continue reading →

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