Tag Archives: kingdom notes

The God of Space and Time

Posted on February 10, 2022 by RC

We are all by nature Pelagians. Like the heretical monk Pelagius, we like to think in our hearts, even should our lips profess otherwise, that we are basically good. Help in fighting this temptation is one of the great blessings … Continue reading →

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Assassination ABC’s

Posted on February 8, 2022 by RC

The Bible tells us not that we are what we eat, but that we are what we worship. We are like the idols that we construct (Psalm 115:8). One step removed from the idols, I think we might also be … Continue reading →

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Growing in Stature and Wisdom

Posted on February 4, 2022 by RC

The relationship among the members of the Trinity is beautiful, indeed the very font of beauty. Such hasn’t, however, kept us sinners from finding ways to take the beauty and using it to bring the ugliness of division into the … Continue reading →

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The Power of His Glory

Posted on February 3, 2022 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. My wife has the same problem, as do my … Continue reading →

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Gaining the World

Posted on February 1, 2022 by RC

It is all too easy, when dealing with a rather crafty devil, to lose sight of the real battle. As we witness the broader unbelieving culture sink ever more deeply into foolishness we exhibit our own foolishness when we think … Continue reading →

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The Year of Our Lord

Posted on January 27, 2022 by RC

The world is half full of glass half-empty thinkers, and I am one of them. Puddleglum is my patron saint. And nothing exposes the vast expanse of emptiness in the top half of the glass like listening to the evening … Continue reading →

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It May Not Be About Me

Posted on January 25, 2022 by RC

It’s one of my favorite lines, not just because of how funny it is, but how true. “I’ve talked long enough about me… how about you talk about me for a while?” We are all, I suspect, our own favorite … Continue reading →

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Shooting at the Peacemakers

Posted on January 20, 2022 by RC

Whenever there is an issue, one will usually find two issues. You believe, for instance, that it is immodest for a woman to wear pants. I believe, enlightened knight that I am, that it is not necessarily immodest. That’s an … Continue reading →

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God in the Hands

Posted on January 18, 2022 by RC

It was a strange time for me. I was attending a high school that was so nominal in its commitment to the Christian faith that the high school English teacher was an atheist. Still, his was among my favorite classes, … Continue reading →

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Immutable Love

Posted on January 14, 2022 by RC

It’s a good thing to have nice things. I’m all in favor of it, for me and for everyone else. You won’t find me confusing poverty for piety. That said, it was a wise poet who first wrote, “Mo’ money, … Continue reading →

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