Tag Archives: kingdom notes

Indignation Fatigue

Posted on December 16, 2021 by RC

Rocket fuel burns fast and hot, but it doesn’t burn long. The same is true of prideful, moral indignation. It burns fast because we live in a world not only of sin, but of sinners. Ignition is not a problem. … Continue reading →

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Tolkien, Moses, Law and Glory

Posted on December 14, 2021 by RC

There’s no accounting for taste. Or to put it another way, the taste has reasons that reason knows not of. We like what we like, and we don’t like having to explain it. Which is why postmodernism fits us so … Continue reading →

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The Invisible Kingdom

Posted on December 10, 2021 by RC

It is a sure sign of our own sense of self-importance that we all tend to put ourselves in the center of the story. We’re the princess locked in the tower, never the scullery maid that brings her her food. … Continue reading →

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Muddying the Mirror

Posted on December 9, 2021 by RC

The Westminster Confession, when dealing with how Christians ought to understand the place of the Old Covenant civil law (that is, the laws God gave Israel’s government at the founding of the nation), argues that we are bound by the … Continue reading →

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American Idols

Posted on December 7, 2021 by RC

We are made in God’s image. The sheer fact that we could spend the rest of our lives contemplating what it means to be made in God’s image, without beginning to scratch the surface, reminds us that we are God’s … Continue reading →

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He Ain’t Heavy

Posted on December 3, 2021 by RC

Have you ever been embarrassed by a friend? Have you ever watched, cringing while they say or do something totally inappropriate? Have you ever found yourself looking for the door, looking to escape being associated with your friend? Do you … Continue reading →

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Happily Ever After

Posted on December 2, 2021 by RC

“And to forsake all others, till death do us part.” One would think, that with the decades-old trend in the broader culture of “personal marriage vows,” wherein husband and wife fill in the blanks and speak their own words, that … Continue reading →

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Never Mind

Posted on November 30, 2021 by RC

There is a reason that Saint Augustine is considered the greatest mind the church produced in the first millennia after the ascension of Christ. The man was flat out brilliant, blazing theological trails like Daniel Boone. His writings continue to … Continue reading →

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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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