Tag Archives: kingdom notes

The Silence of the Lambs

Posted on September 28, 2019 by RC

The world, Paul tells us, knows what’s coming. not only highlights the universal guilt of all men, but ironically defines that guilt as the denial of what we know. We know that there is a God, and that we fail … Continue reading →

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Life In a Blender

Posted on September 27, 2019 by RC

Life in a blender, as those who regularly listen to the Jesus Changes Everything podcast know, isn’t always easy. There is confusion and danger at every moment. Swimming against the churning swirl is the only way to stay above the … Continue reading →

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The Devil in the Details

Posted on September 26, 2019 by RC

The Christian is engaged in a three-front war. The Bible, replete with martial language, bears this out. The great evil trinity against which we fight is the world, the flesh, and the devil. In our day, sadly, we have made … Continue reading →

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Kingdoms in Conflict

Posted on September 25, 2019 by RC

“Theological liberalism no longer announces itself with old men in big steeples but disguises itself in young men in skinny jeans and glasses” I tweeted the above some time ago. From all appearances, based on the responses I received, theological … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- How can we tell the difference between the accusations of the devil, and the conviction of the Holy Spirit?

Posted on September 21, 2019 by RC

Jesus, we ought to remember, was betrayed twice by His disciples. While the betrayal of Judas carried Jesus inexorably toward His passion, the betrayal of Peter was of the same dark hue. Both pushed Jesus away as the other, both … Continue reading →

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Me Not Me

Posted on September 20, 2019 by RC

I’m not the man I used to be. Neither am I the man I will one day be. And yet, I am the man I used to be, and will forever be that man. The passage of time experienced by … Continue reading →

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Everything Old Is New

Posted on September 19, 2019 by RC

It’s not always easy to grasp the relationship between the Old and New Testaments. The temptation among those who take a more covenantal approach is to de-emphasize the differences. My dispensational friends are wont to drive a wedge between the … Continue reading →

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Mirror, Mirror

Posted on September 16, 2019 by RC

We are all such moral monsters that we find it rather easy to other-ize other moral monsters. That is, because our sin blinds us to our sin, while making the sins of others bright as a thousand blazing suns, we … Continue reading →

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Sinner in the Hand of Angry Saints

Posted on September 14, 2019 by RC

One of the weaknesses that may come from communicating via social media is that we not only speak in short hand, but react in short hand. That is, our answers haven’t the time or characters to be nuanced, and so … Continue reading →

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WWJD- What Will Jesus Do?

Posted on September 13, 2019 by RC

It’s a quibble that reaches the level of pedantic. Rightly affirming the import of the question, it nevertheless gets it backwards. You have heard it said, “The most important question you will ever face is, ‘What are you going to … Continue reading →

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