Tag Archives: kingdom

Growing Old

Posted on May 4, 2023 by RC

As Floyd the Barber used to say that Calvin Coolidge used to say, “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” On the other hand, everybody talks about growing old, and everybody vainly tries to do something … Continue reading →

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RC’s Confessions

Posted on May 2, 2023 by RC

Several of my real sins, often liberally mixed with unreal sins, are available for your reading pleasure through the help of Google. Sadly, as effective as Google and sundry attack bloggers are, they have missed too many of my sins. … Continue reading →

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Two Thumbs Down

Posted on April 28, 2023 by RC

Neil Postman, in his delightful albeit ominous book Amusing Ourselves to Death, draws an insightful comparison between two important dystopian novels. Utopian novels, of course, are those designed to show us edenic cultures. Dystopian novels show us hellish futures. The … Continue reading →

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Stealing Offense

Posted on April 27, 2023 by RC

It is no wonder that in a world that argues that all language is a power play we are always on high alert for verbal offenses. Nor is it any wonder that in a world populated by sinners like us … Continue reading →

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Me Not Me

Posted on April 25, 2023 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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A Liberal Education

Posted on April 21, 2023 by RC

“If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” “If you can read this, thank a teacher.” Such is the wisdom one can expect to find on a car’s bumper. Wisdom, however, is found in God’s Word, which, surprisingly, says not … Continue reading →

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Truth in Labelling: NPR’s Forked Tongued Hissy Fit

Posted on April 20, 2023 by RC

The federal government has a mammoth bureaucracy that stands guard over our eyes and ears, enforcing what they call “truth in labelling.” Pringles potato ch*ps, for instance, are not legally allowed to call themselves potato chips because they are powdered … Continue reading →

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Kill Your Darlings

Posted on April 19, 2023 by RC

Stephen King is just one of many to remind would be writers of what may be the most difficult part of writing well- cutting superfluous words. Concision is king. Every word needs to pass this simple test- does it make … Continue reading →

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Neither Are We Grateful

Posted on April 18, 2023 by RC

Salvation, it should go without saying, is astonishing. One minute we are looking at an eternity of just torment for our rebellion against the living God, the next we are running to our loving heavenly Father who has not only … Continue reading →

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The Peace that Passes

Posted on April 14, 2023 by RC

The Bible is a book that is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. Look at it from one perspective, and it’s rather a small book. It occupies less space on a shelf than a dictionary. Some … Continue reading →

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