Tag Archives: kingdom notes

Taming Thunder Puppies

Posted on November 26, 2021 by RC

The internet draws all kinds. It is a democratic forum that gives anyone with an ip address opportunity to address anyone willing to listen. Some on the internet, however, use their access to it to scold others for presuming to … Continue reading →

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The One Where I Encourage Giving Thanks

Posted on November 25, 2021 by RC

It is a sure sign that we are sinners that we tend to be more concerned about what we do than what we are. That is, our guilt or peace oftentimes is the fruit of our own judgment of how … Continue reading →

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It May Not Be About Me

Posted on November 23, 2021 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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Grumbling Idol Words

Posted on November 19, 2021 by RC

It is not an insignificant afterthought that the children of Israel spent forty years wandering the wilderness grumbling and complaining against the God who rescued them. It’s not due to the unpleasantness of the desert. It’s not due bad leadership … Continue reading →

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Common Grace

Posted on November 17, 2021 by RC

Perhaps the most subtle verbal sleights of hand are acts of equivocation. Equivocation is when we use one word, but with two different meanings. The change happens so fast we miss the palmed meaning, and are made fools. The classic … Continue reading →

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A Time for Everything

Posted on November 16, 2021 by RC

It’s not been an easy few years. No mask can hide it, no needle inoculate us from it. In addition to health woes we’ve had years of political upheaval and rancor, riots in our streets. Inflation is informing us that … Continue reading →

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A Portion of the Hole

Posted on November 10, 2021 by RC

I was evangelizing. Not, sadly, with the good news of Jesus, but trying to spread the message of limited government, free markets. I started out by explaining that even Marx himself recognized that a free economy created a great deal … Continue reading →

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Patience, NOW!

Posted on November 9, 2021 by RC

The devil, if we are paying attention, presents us with something of a paradox. On the one hand, when he is introduced to us we are told, “Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field … Continue reading →

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Biden’s Babel and Psalm 115

Posted on November 5, 2021 by RC

It is a necessary corollary, moving from the greater to the lesser, that if propositions have no meaning, the central proposition of post-modern epistemology, then the words that make up the proposition also have no meaning. Deconstructionism destructs meaning, leaving … Continue reading →

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She Can’t Be 55

Posted on November 2, 2021 by RC

Today my precious wife celebrates the conclusion of her 55th journey around the sun. I, of course, celebrate with her. My trouble is my deep cognitive dissonance. I simply can’t believe she is 55. Stranger still, I can’t believe it … Continue reading →

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