Category Archives: Kingdom Notes

Dependence Day

Posted on July 6, 2020 by RC

It was just four years ago today as I write that I first put in a call to my beloved wife. Up until that point every bit of communication I made with her was online, typed out, safe and at … Continue reading →

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Sniffing Out the Truth

Posted on July 4, 2020 by RC

Opinions are like noses, they say, everyone has one. One very common nose is that this bit of received wisdom means that we can never really know the truth. Which, of course, is a truth claim, and so contradicts itself. … Continue reading →

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Racing to the Bottom, or The Bible’s Answer to Racial Animosity

Posted on July 2, 2020 by RC

It is true there is only one race, the human race. This, however, we ought not to proclaim with pride. The point isn’t to affirm that the marginalized are just as valuable as the privileged. The point is to affirm … Continue reading →

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Context, Context, Context

Posted on July 1, 2020 by RC

I scanned my notes rather quickly, looking for problems. I would soon be preaching amidst a gathering throng of Kenyans. Was there an allusion somewhere in here to America culture? Were there idioms that would make no sense to these … Continue reading →

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Playing Nice

Posted on June 27, 2020 by RC

It is bad enough that we are such suckers for the bait and switch. The devil has been playing this gag on us for millennia. We should have learned by now. When the angel comes along and says, “You know, … Continue reading →

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Friends

Posted on June 26, 2020 by RC

Like everyone else I have former friends, friends, and future friends. Some of my former friends have committed grievous, scandalous sins and taught unsound doctrines. Some of my friends have committed grievous, scandalous sins and teach unsound doctrines. Some of … Continue reading →

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Following the Leader

Posted on June 24, 2020 by RC

I don’t much care for physics. Never did. That, of course, doesn’t keep me from being grateful for physicists, and for engineers. This message has reached you through the labors of men who do care about such things. But usually … Continue reading →

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Humble Gods

Posted on June 20, 2020 by RC

We live in an age of uncertainty. We are ignorant of our past, and fearful of our future. And in the here and now, well, we just don’t know. The one thing we’re sure of is that we’re not sure … Continue reading →

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Blessed Are the Rich In Spirit

Posted on June 13, 2020 by RC

There is real poverty in the world, more than we would care to admit. Jesus, after all, told us that the poor would always be with us. But just as all Israel are not Israel, so all the poor are … Continue reading →

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Wellness Check

Posted on June 12, 2020 by RC

How do you know you’re getting better? The answer 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 hoard, the … Continue reading →

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