Category Archives: Kingdom Notes

A Greater Gr-Attitude

Each week, on my daily podcast, Jesus Changes Everything, I include a segment titled “Forever Friends.” In said segment I give thanks to God for the friends He in His grace placed in my life at different times. Some of … Continue reading

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Keep it Simple, Stupid

The KISS principle—Keep It Simple, Stupid—is itself a rather simple principle. It argues that when we find ourselves entangled in complex and complicated arguments, chances are we have already left the proper playing field. While, for instance, the gospel is … Continue reading

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Fool Me Once

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. I’ll admit I got taken in the first time. As a grade school child my conception of cool included too tight silk shirts and blue jeans with more … Continue reading

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Dear Exvangelicals,

I’m probably the last person you’d want to hear from. I’m 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 man … Continue reading

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Jesus is Lord

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 simplicity of God is a doctrine that provides a rather useful fence. The perfections of God are, of course, worthy of our excitement. Their infinity is, of course, staggering. But the simplicity of God is that place where these … Continue reading

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Muzzled Oxen

Trolls, I am convinced, know they are trolls. They make no pretense of making any sense. They are self-consciously jerking us around which makes them more nasty than ignorant. There are, however, some whose hostility is genuine but so powerful … Continue reading

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Reckless Fervor

One of the oddest things to hinder our prayers is fear. Many of us are reluctant to pray in front of others. We fear, I suppose, that those who are listening might be critiquing our prayers. That fear is both … Continue reading

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I Kissed Kindness Goodbye, or, Shaming an Ex-vangelist

There are two kinds of people in the world- those who know there are one kind of people in the world and those who are mistaken. People are people, which is enough to encourage us to treat others with dignity … Continue reading

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At Such a Cost

Men were made for work, for protection, and for rescue. When we look at the imago Dei, the glorious truth that we are made in the image of God, I fear we miss much when we describe it in terms … Continue reading

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