Category Archives: Kingdom Notes

First Church of the Not So Bad

Posted on September 23, 2020 by RC

We are adepts not at fighting our sins but hiding them. We gather each Lord’s Day dressed in our smiles, share our praise reports and our health concerns, pat ourselves on our backs, and return home to our gross and … Continue reading →

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Homage

Posted on September 19, 2020 by RC

Though I didn’t think such was possible, my esteem for both my father and the Bible took a rather sudden spike. I was blessed to be sitting in a seminary class, while he stood, teaching. He mentioned, almost in passing, … Continue reading →

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In the Depths

Posted on September 18, 2020 by RC

I’d like to say I first went there through reading Pascal’s Pensees. Barring that, the next best choice would be the adventures of Antman. Truth be told, my fascination with this truth began with a scene in a movie I … Continue reading →

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Ravenous Sheep

Posted on September 16, 2020 by RC

I had already failed my first test in becoming a gentleman farmer. Three years and roughly 200 chickens produced eggs at a rate of roughly $1… each. A few years had passed though since my experiment in folly, and I … Continue reading →

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Unearned Praise

Posted on September 12, 2020 by RC

When I served as editor in chief of Tabletalk magazine I committed my share of gaffs. I received more than a few sweet natured but school-marmish notes about why this semi-colon should have been a colon, or why further was … Continue reading →

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Voting Pro-Life?

Posted on September 11, 2020 by RC

While it is disheartening to me to see so many who self-identify as evangelicals open to the notion of voting for Democrats, the silver lining in that blue cloud is found here- that many evangelicals, aghast at this development as … Continue reading →

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Compassion on the Cheap

Posted on September 9, 2020 by RC

We all think in shorthand. That is, we carry with us sundry mental shortcuts that move us from one thought to another swiftly. These give us license to dismiss some ideas quickly so that we might be free to mull … Continue reading →

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Pragmatic Principle

Posted on September 5, 2020 by RC

It goes against my own principles to argue from the perspective of the pragmatic. Pragmatism, after all, is a worldly thing. We have been called to faithfulness. God tells us what to do, and we are to do it. The … Continue reading →

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History is Our Story or The Church as Co-Star

Posted on September 4, 2020 by RC

There is a process by which a people group loses its privilege. First, lofty standing begins to lose its cache. Second, the once privileged become a matter of insignificance. Last, they become the untouchables. While Christians are fast on their … Continue reading →

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Wellness Check

Posted on September 2, 2020 by RC

How do you know you’re getting better? The answer you give may well be a potent clue in determining just how sick you are. A miser, for instance, judges his health precisely by how much wealth he has managed to … Continue reading →

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