Category Archives: Kingdom Notes

Is to Ought, or No Judge, No Judging

Posted on May 1, 2020 by RC

Immanuel Kant, though a rather bright fellow, built an imaginary wall. He taught that there are two worlds, the noumenal and the phenomenal. The latter was that world which could be experienced by our senses, what we see, hear, taste, … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- The Great Commission calls us to make disciples of the nations. What is a disciple?

Posted on April 30, 2020 by RC

First, a disciple is just a student. It’s neither a magic nor an unusual word, but a simple one. We rightly distinguish between the twelve before the ascension of Christ and the twelve after, referring to the former as disciples … Continue reading →

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I Miss Him Too

Posted on April 29, 2020 by RC

Even in the midst of these strange times, our days still carry the rhythm of the normal. We may be hiding behind masks, but the blossoms of Spring are still breaking out, naked and unashamed. Our days may be empty, … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- Are we living in the last days?

Posted on April 27, 2020 by RC

Yes, of course we are. Before, however, you start packing for the Rapture Express, you might want to remember that your grandparents were also living in the last days. And their grandparents before them, and their grandparents before them. Luther … Continue reading →

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People of the Feast, or, Seaing the Holiday

Posted on April 25, 2020 by RC

Dwarves, as a rule, are a rather recalcitrant lot. It was their stubborn refusal to follow directions that caused some of them to suffer the indignity of being turned into dufflepuds, in C.S. Lewis’ The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. … Continue reading →

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Carpe Diem

Posted on April 24, 2020 by RC

Because we are given to self-interest, the first place our minds tend to go when hardship comes to town is bewilderment. We can’t begin to understand how or why God would allow pain to come our way. Eventually, by His … Continue reading →

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The Law of Grace, and the Grace of Law

Posted on April 22, 2020 by RC

Some call them “Nice Nazis.” These are those stormtroopers, some professing Christians, some not, who can be counted to race to the aid of the accused. That is, if I say, “It is wrong to do X” the “Nice Nazi” … Continue reading →

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God’s Hammer

Posted on April 18, 2020 by RC

Sometimes, indeed often, we build and maintain our paradigms for our own comfort. Our worldview is usually less the result of careful, dispassionate, sober-minded analysis, and more the result of self-serving, special pleading, rationalization of our sin. We believe what … Continue reading →

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What Little Difference a Week Makes, or Another Good Friday

Posted on April 17, 2020 by RC

Remember when COVID-19 meant we were all going to have to stay at home for a week or two? Remember how scared we all were that we were all going to die? Remember how we were willing and ready to … Continue reading →

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Liars ‘R’ Us

Posted on April 15, 2020 by RC

Liars gonna lie. That’s what we do. I, having been known to tell a lie from time to time, quite understand the temptation and the reality. What is harder for me to understand is why lying is so effective, why … Continue reading →

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