Tag Archives: kingdom notes

Building on the Rock

Posted on November 2, 2019 by RC

I tend toward a more Eyeore perspective than most. Others have been blessed with the spiritual gift of enthusiasm. These people don’t enjoy movies or prefer restaurants. No, they live in the realm of the superlatives. They want me to … Continue reading →

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Smile, God Loves You

Posted on October 31, 2019 by RC

In one of his less gentle moments with a pen, my father once began an article in Tabletalk magazine this way, “Smile, God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life. Unless your name is Esau.” While it … Continue reading →

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Rightly Dividing

Posted on October 26, 2019 by RC

Though we don’t give it its due, objectively speaking it is a rather dramatic moment. First, of course, there is the broader drama, a recreation of the temptation in the Garden of Eden, but this time taking place in a … Continue reading →

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Conscientious Objecting- Choosing Your Twitter War Wisely

Posted on October 24, 2019 by RC

Either/or either works, or it doesn’t. Sometimes we really do have to pick our poison. Other times we find ourselves being roped into a false dilemma, and escape through a tertium quid, a third option. Joshua asked the Captain of … Continue reading →

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Five Common Expressions I’ve Never Understood

Posted on October 23, 2019 by RC

Common sense may be more common than sense. There are any number of shorthand aphorisms in the world and in the church that shape our thinking, but don’t stand up to scrutiny, at least right away. Below are five common … Continue reading →

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The Sole Soul of the Solas

Posted on October 19, 2019 by RC

It puzzles me deeply that so few are puzzled deeply by the paradox. We are so used to the befuddling language that we miss its befuddling nature. It ought to stop us in our tracks, arrest our attention, like those … Continue reading →

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#JesusToo

Posted on October 17, 2019 by RC

We are all rather quick to lay claim to the title “victim.” The truth is we are all victims. Every mother’s son of us has, at one time or another, been the victim of someone else’s sins against us. It … Continue reading →

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Compromising Positions

Posted on October 9, 2019 by RC

It is surely possible for different people to share the same goals, but to employ different strategies. What I am increasingly seeing, however, is how easy it is for strategies and goals to meld together. We all want, I trust, … Continue reading →

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Naked and Unashamed

Posted on October 4, 2019 by RC

I’m as guilty as the next guy. We are all willing to lament the propensity of the church to shoot its wounded. We are given to complaining about the lack of transparency at the local church, that we smile at … Continue reading →

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Knowing the Enemy

Posted on October 3, 2019 by RC

There are, no matter what may be happening around the globe, at least three wars going on at the same time. There is, from the garden of Eden to the consummation of the Kingdom of God the battle between the … Continue reading →

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