Tag Archives: kingdom

The Son Rising in the East

Posted on August 18, 2023 by RC

The early church faced at least two distinct and competing enemies. While Jesus walked the earth and after, the great challenge to the kingdom of God was found both in the Roman Empire and in Judaism. An armed force that … Continue reading →

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Power Preaching

Posted on August 17, 2023 by RC

All those who preach want their preaching to have impact. I suspect that in all those who preach, this desire is born of a mixture of two other desires, the desire to have congregants and the kingdom blessed, and the … Continue reading →

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Conscientious Objecting- Choosing Your Twitter War Wisely

Posted on August 15, 2023 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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Castles in the Sand

Posted on August 11, 2023 by RC

There are, when we disagree, almost always two disagreements. Most of the time the smaller disagreement is the bigger one. Consider election. There are some in the church who believe that God chooses who will believe His gospel. There are … Continue reading →

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Taking Our Losses

Posted on August 10, 2023 by RC

I’m not as much of a twitter warrior, or I suppose X-man might now be the term, than I once was. The medium I love, with its character limitations driving us more toward the poetic than the precise and careful. … Continue reading →

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Do you believe in aliens?

Posted on August 7, 2023 by RC

Like, non-human, not-from-here intelligent beings? Of course I do, as does every Bible believer. Some suggest that given the size of the universe it is likely that aliens exist. Others suggest that since the Bible says nothing about aliens they … Continue reading →

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Heralding the Good News

Posted on August 4, 2023 by RC

It is false to say that what we don’t know can’t hurt us, especially when it comes to the Bible. If ever there were anything we need to know, it is the very Word of God. That said, what is … Continue reading →

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Ensnared in Their Own Net

Posted on August 3, 2023 by RC

It’s not something I’m terribly proud of, but while I was in high school I read a dozen or more novels by Taylor Caldwell. I can’t remember why, which isn’t a good sign. Among those novels, however, one remains firmly … Continue reading →

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#JesusToo

Posted on August 1, 2023 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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What counsel would you give to the newly married?

Posted on July 31, 2023 by RC

It is not, I believe, an accident that marriage is described in the Bible as “leaving and cleaving.” This not only defines marriage well but highlights one of the ways we so often get it wrong. Before we are married … Continue reading →

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