Category Archives: Kingdom Notes

Feeling His Pleasure, or, Hands Across a Keyboard

Posted on November 21, 2024 by RC

Not long ago, in our study of First Thessalonians (see here) we came across Paul’s injunction that we aspire to a quiet life, and work with our own hands (4:11). We talked briefly about two errors we are prone to … Continue reading →

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Eight Years Bearing the Sower’s Fruit with My Bride

Posted on November 19, 2024 by RC

Jesus’ public ministry, because Jesus changes everything, changed everything. It’s hard to believe such a short time, three years of public ministry, could render such potent change. It was not long after He ascended to the right hand of the … Continue reading →

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The Year of Our Lord- Marking Time in His Kingdom

Posted on November 15, 2024 by RC

The world is half full of half-empty thinkers, and I am one of them. Puddleglum is my patron saint. And nothing exposes the vast expanse of emptiness in the top half of the glass like listening to the evening news. … Continue reading →

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Striking Out- How Lefty Women Want to Punish Their Men

Posted on November 14, 2024 by RC

Trump Derangement Syndrome certainly comes with some strange symptoms. There are, of course, any number of reasons to not like the president elect. I could give you a quite long list myself, though I’m sure anyone could compile a voluminous … Continue reading →

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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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