Tag Archives: kingdom notes

Jesus Meek and Mild

Posted on March 31, 2021 by RC

Jesus, like love, is something everyone wants to lay claim to. That is, just as there is no organized coalition banded together by a hatred of love, so there are precious few people who are willing to lay a charge … Continue reading →

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The New Promised Land

Posted on March 27, 2021 by RC

Most all of us, at one time or another, have found ourselves embarrassed by God. He Who has all perfections perfectly doesn’t always fit into our scheme of things. He doesn’t always do things the way we who are altogether … Continue reading →

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When Liberals Speak for God, or

Posted on March 26, 2021 by RC

The Sour Reign of Pope Lemon Sometimes it’s tough to learn our lessons. Don Lemon last summer said this on national TV (if you count CNN as national TV)- “Jesus Christ– if that’s who you believe in—Jesus Christ admittedly was … Continue reading →

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Blessed Are Those Who Mourn

Posted on March 24, 2021 by RC

Jesus, just as His Father did before on Mount Sinai, is not, in pronouncing law in His Sermon on the Mount, laying burdens on us. He is instead instructing us in how we can lead a good life. He is … Continue reading →

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Dear Peter Pan,

Posted on March 20, 2021 by RC

Are you having fun yet? It sure looked that way to me back when we first crossed paths. My mom took me to the movies, and there we met. I was rather like you, though perhaps not quite so daring … Continue reading →

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Why We Should Pay No Mind to Anonymous Accusers

Posted on March 19, 2021 by RC

or, Silence of the Clams It’s a simple rule really, but a powerful one, one I have found quite helpful to my peace of mind, making the best use of my time and my mental energy. I follow this rule- … Continue reading →

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Believing the Invisible

Posted on March 17, 2021 by RC

We are all tempted to be practical deists. The deists were the poster children for god-of-the-gaps theology. Because they wanted the universe to make sense, but didn’t want to have to answer to the living God, they posited a creator … Continue reading →

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All Quiet On the Western Front

Posted on March 13, 2021 by RC

It probably says more about what defines our moments, the television, than the moments themselves, that we keep multiplying defining moments. For my parents’ generation, it was the death of John F. Kennedy. Everyone remembers where they first heard, or … Continue reading →

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Adopted By Big Brother

Posted on March 12, 2021 by RC

How Bethany Christian Services Became Bethany Services I don’t pretend to understand how this is all supposed to work. How the government got in the business of adoption and fostering I’ll never understand. But there they are, they of the … Continue reading →

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Reformed Jerks

Posted on March 10, 2021 by RC

It’s an irony that hits close to home, so it’s one I make note of regularly. We who confess to being Reformed, Calvinistic, embracing the doctrines of grace, begin our confession of our distinctives with the doctrine of total depravity. … Continue reading →

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