Tag Archives: kingdom notes

Three Wars

Posted on January 13, 2022 by RC

It has long been my habit whenever I speak somewhere, to remind those to whom I am speaking of our historical context. Context is everything. My goal isn’t to place us in the declining years of the west — though … Continue reading →

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Bidding Geldings to Be Fruitful

Posted on January 11, 2022 by RC

Cheaters gonna cheat. It’s what we do. Over the past few years gambling has grown to be virtually synonymous with the game. The Oakland Raiders now call Las Vegas home. The NFL has its own official gambling app. Time was … Continue reading →

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Festivus From the Best of Us

Posted on January 7, 2022 by RC

One would need to be a Scrooge indeed to begrudge those who deny Jesus the happiness they enjoy on the occasion of the celebration of His birth. Jesus is for those who rest in Him, but He has indeed blessed … Continue reading →

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Net Losses

Posted on January 5, 2022 by RC

A given culture’s depravity isn’t measured simply by the percentage of Christians in that culture. Vital to the equation are two other factors. First, and most important, is how spiritually mature those Christians are. Corinth remained a sewer not because … Continue reading →

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Diagnosing Diagnostics

Posted on January 4, 2022 by RC

When you have a hammer, everything begins to look like a nail. In like manner, when you have a wrench everything looks like a bolt. Any given tool empowers us and tempts us. It makes easier the task for which … Continue reading →

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Be Careful in Here

Posted on December 31, 2021 by RC

Is it the incessant push to have a take? Is it communications reduced to 280 characters? Is it political polarization pushed by algorithms driving us all into our respective echo chambers? How, I’m asking, do we account for our increasing … Continue reading →

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Cults ‘R’ Us

Posted on December 30, 2021 by RC

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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God is Good

Posted on December 28, 2021 by RC

I have, for more than 25 years ago we sought to help Christians live more simple, separate and deliberate lives to the glory of God and for the building of His kingdom. I learned quickly how people were apt to … Continue reading →

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Grumbling Vessels of Mercy

Posted on December 24, 2021 by RC

It is not, I would argue, only those outside the kingdom that are prone to grumble against God over His sovereign exercise of His will. Paul, in Romans 9, suggests that those clay vessels that God has prepared for destruction … Continue reading →

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Culture War Casualties

Posted on December 23, 2021 by RC

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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