Category Archives: Kingdom Notes

Happy Birthday to Me- In the Grip of Gratitude

Posted on July 1, 2019 by RC

Today begins my 55th journey around the sun. By all accounts I ought to be in the grip of a midlife crisis. Children are leaving the nest. More hairs are abandoning their posts as the battle is lost. My “career” … Continue reading →

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Talkin’ ‘Bout My G-G-Generation

Posted on June 29, 2019 by RC

I enjoyed my two year sojourn as a gadfly of the academy. I was a graduate student at Ole Miss, taking classes toward a Masters degree, and better still teaching two classes of Freshman English each semester. The two intersected … Continue reading →

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The End of the End

Posted on June 28, 2019 by RC

When Alice found herself at a crossroads in Wonderland, she looked about for help. There in the tree was a smile. Just a smile. Soon though the Cheshire Cat’s body filled in the picture. Alice asked which way she should … Continue reading →

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Fear and Loathing in Radio Land

Posted on June 24, 2019 by RC

The hypocrisy falls on us all. Those outside the kingdom will argue at one and the same time that the media we consume, whether violent video games, racy television programs, raunchy lyrics, that these are just entertainment, and have no … Continue reading →

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Jesus Is Not My Crutch

Posted on June 22, 2019 by RC

The devil delights to mock us. When he isn’t filling us with pride, he tries filling us with shame. We are told by the serpent, often through his respectable mouthpieces, men like Marx and Freud, that religion is a superstitious … Continue reading →

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Owning My Inner Pharisee

Posted on June 21, 2019 by RC

  There are, I suspect, two defining and inter-related qualities that make for a Pharisee. The world would have us believe that one of them is being religious, and the other being powerful. The truth is that one is the … Continue reading →

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The Enemy’s Arsenal- Distraction

Posted on June 17, 2019 by RC

It has been my habit over the years to remind people often that the devil is introduced to us this way, “Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the beasts of the field” (Genesis 3:1). It is because … Continue reading →

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The Simple Gospel

Posted on June 13, 2019 by RC

  In wrestling they call it “the reversal.” You score big points when you not only escape the clutches of your opponent, but suddenly have him in your clutches. Here is how the devil does this to us as it … Continue reading →

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Getting Grace

Posted on June 12, 2019 by RC

Call it a dog whistle, a secret handshake, a shibboleth- it matters not. We all have our ways of communicating which tribe we belong to, all without offending, or even informing, those outside the club. You’re having lunch at work … Continue reading →

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The Power of the Glory

Posted on June 7, 2019 by RC

You want to know what your problem is? You don’t love Jesus enough. I know this not because I know you, but because I know me. I’ve got the same problem. Wherever there is a sin problem, underneath it all, … Continue reading →

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