What does the Kingsman do when the assignment feels heavier than anything he can carry? A sentry posted to a wall at night doesn’t ask for the enemy’s numbers. He asks whether the one who posted him can be trusted. Ezekiel stood in that position. He was a priest in exile in Babylon, lifted to […]
Read More KMCD 42: The Kingsman Receives Strength to EndureThe Kingsman must endure. He cannot give up. He cannot give in. What keeps him going? It’s not his own great efforts. What can he learn from Moses? To explore this, he considers: Why would a man walk out of a palace and into a wilderness, and call it a good deal? Hebrews 11:24-27 doesn’t […]
Read More KMCD 41: The Kingsman Endures Through Faith and FocusI wrote this ten years ago. It got me thinking it might be worth writing another one now, so here goes. To my dear nephew. You’re a man in the eyes of the law. You’re a man in your own eyes as well. But being a man is still new, and there are grasps of […]
Read More Another Open Blog to My NephewReading: Ephesians 4:17-32 Context: How does Paul contrast the Gentile way of life with Christian living? The heart of the contrast lies in the difference that God makes in what it means to live. What makes it Gentile is its ignorance and/or rejection of God. As a result, Paul describes this kind of life as […]
Read More WIWO: Ephesians – Episode 09: New Life, New StandardsWhat does it look like for the Kingsman to be truly dedicated? Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself before the king’s food was ever set in front of him (Daniel 1:8). Paul told the Corinthians to be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, because their labour in Him is […]
Read More KMCD 37: Dedication and the KingsmanThe hymn I Am Thine, O Lord, whose words came from Fanny J Crosby, features the powerful lyric, Consecrate me now for thy service, Lord. What does that mean to the Kingsman? A tradesman doesn’t carry every tool in his bag on every job. He owns dozens; he sets aside two or three, cleans them, […]
Read More KMCD 36: Consecration and the KingsmanThe Kingsman seeks to be more and more like Jesus; how does that work? This is all about what he learns and applies in his life from the process of sanctification as described in Scripture. A man doesn’t argue with the mirror when it shows him something true. He might not like what he sees, […]
Read More KMCD 35: Sanctification and the KingsmanWhat is it like for the Kingsman to relate to Jesus, the Crucified One? There’s a kind of silence that falls over a man when he finally stops explaining himself and simply stands still in front of what was done for him. That’s the silence the cross asks for before it asks for anything else. […]
Read More KMCD 33: The Cross and the KingsmanWhat is it like for the Kingsman to relate to Jesus, the Lion of the tribe of Judah? It’s very much like what happens when a man already knows how the fight ends before he’s even walked into it. Everything about how he carries himself in the middle of it changes. That’s the position the […]
Read More KMCD 31: The Lion and the KingsmanFour C’s Questions for the Entire Gospel: Context: How has your understanding of first-century Judea and religious conflicts enhanced your reading of Mark? Jesus is interacting and engaging with a world that is divided politically and religiously. And in those divisions, people are looking to assert a degree of authority and to establish some hope […]
Read More WIWO: Mark – Episode 25: Review and Reflection
