Category Archives: kingdom

Cults ‘R’ Us- The Gross Error of Assertion

There are any number of ways that cultural confusion always walks down the aisle with relativism. Divorce, in this instance, isn’t an option. If, for instance, we all agree that there is no such thing as right and wrong, then … Continue reading

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Praying, By Faith Alone, in Christ Alone, for Reformation

Dependence on the grace of God is not a one and done kind of thing. On this, the anniversary of the beginning of the Reformation, let us celebrate the grace of God in the life of Luther, in redeeming him … Continue reading

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Recognizing The Time to Love Our Neighbors

I won’t say it’s certain, but it seems likely there will soon be some unrest in our nation. We are in an era of profoundly contentious politics, a day when frustration and dissatisfaction is paraded down our burning and blockaded … Continue reading

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Changing the World, While Keeping the Faith

Pop culture is a sanitizing force. No, it doesn’t make the world a cleaner place. It just makes us all the more the same. We are a world awash in golden arches, swooshes, and the real thing. Because people in … Continue reading

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On the Love from and Free Will of Puppets

If ever there was a theological boogey man, it is this- the notion that if God is sovereign over us and our choices, such makes our love for Him inauthentic and worthless, turns us into robots or puppets. Without humans … Continue reading

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The Gospel- Just A Message for the Unsaved?

It stretches credulity to suggest that anyone would answer this question in the affirmative. We know better than to say such things. It also stretches credulity, however, to deny that we in the church have a terrible time grasping the … Continue reading

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Confessing Faith: The Wall Dividing Two Kingdoms

While it may be true that there are two kinds of people in the world, (those who like to divide the world into two kinds of people and those who don’t), there are in turn myriad places to draw these … Continue reading

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King King Maker; Resting in the One Who Reigns

I believe, and expect every believer to believe, that God will appoint His chosen person to serve as the next President of the United States. He will, of course, work through means, which is typically through our voting process. That … Continue reading

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Strange Bedfellows: Understanding My Enemy’s Enemy

All is not actually fair in love and war. And the enemy of my enemy is likely not to be a trustworthy ally. Some years ago I had the occasion to speak to a group of pro-lifers on ministering outside … Continue reading

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Why is there such a divide in the church on racial issues?

Most of the time when men of good will disagree it stems from competing strategies. We agree on where we want to go. We disagree about how to get there. In this instance, however, while we surely agree where we … Continue reading

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