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Kyle Borg

Kyle Borg

Husband of one. Father of five. Pastor of more. Rural enthusiast.

Winchester, Kansas •
98 posts •
Sabbath Day

Reclaiming Sabbath Rest

November 21, 2019

We weren’t created to give ourselves to a non-stop cycle of our worldly employments and enjoyments. Instead, we’ve been created to stop the cycle one day a week.

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Writing

To Write, or Not to Write, That is the Question

October 18, 2019

“To write the holy things of God, is to take on us, to tell what God thinks, and what is His will, which is a most concerning thing; especially to do it solemnly in writ, lest it prove, at least, a taking of God's Name in vain.”

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Study

Personal Thoughts on a Pastor's Study

September 27, 2019

Of course, there’s many challenges that come with pastoral study. But one of the greatest is — as Warfield pointed out — letting our studies occupy not only our minds but our hearts. A pastor studies not, first and foremost, for his congregation but for himself.

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Suicide

Suicide and Christian Truth

September 13, 2019

We mourn with those who mourn, and we hold out the hope of the light of the gospel for those who sit in darkness. I never want to take away from that. But, at the same time, we need to learn to think biblically about suicide.

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sexual abuse

What Is A Girl Worth?

September 11, 2019

It's an indictment against our society and churches when survivors like Rachael – thrust against their wills into dark and fearful circumstances – have to become the brave voices to tell us this. That’s what this book is: it's a brave voice.

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women

A Brief (Maybe Incomplete) History of Women in the RPCNA

July 09, 2019

I know the topic of the role of women is like a minefield and one misstep in today’s society may set off a chain reaction. It’s important to recognize the progress, sometimes regress, and hopefully more progress as the church strives to honor Jesus Christ.

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Church

When The Church Isn't What It Should Be

July 05, 2019

The Gordian knot of discord is wound tight with strands of personality conflict and theological debate; backbiting and gossip; domineering leadership and high-handed membership; harsh criticism and insensitive disrespect; favoritism and partiality; lying and slander; arrogance and hypocrisy.

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Temptation

A Bird Nest in Your Hair

May 23, 2019

My teacher quickly quoted the pithy proverb popularized by Martin Luther: “You cannot prevent the birds from flying in the air over your head, but you can certainly prevent them from building a nest in your hair.” But is that true?

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Jews

The Restoration of the Jews

May 02, 2019

Let us who are Gentiles, now join that chorus and sing of the day when the gospel will go forth in its saving power to the Israelites: “Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!”

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Roman Catholic

Encountering God at Notre Dame: Mary, Relics, and the Mass

April 18, 2019

The cathedral of Notre Dame is an achievement of human creativity — architecturally, artistically, and aesthetically. But it is also an edifice built for the promotion of things contrary to biblical Christianity, and things for which many of us are self-consciously Protestant.

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Discipleship

Discipleship and the Sacraments

March 22, 2019

When we receive the Word and sacrament in faith we are fellowshipping with him who has physically ascended to his Father in heaven and are made his followers. And Jesus intended that this method of discipleship continue until his return.

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UMC

A Church In Crisis: Reflections on the UMC

March 08, 2019

I don’t write all of this to heap up criticism on the United Methodist Church. This crisis knows no denominational boundaries. It's a sad story that has been retold a thousand different times in the history of the church.

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fasting

Lent: Glitter or Gold?

March 05, 2019

Over a century ago William Ingraham Kip wrote: “For some years past each return of Lent has been, we believe, regarded with additional interest.” That observation remains true today.

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Nicene Creed

I Believe in [a Relevant] Church

February 21, 2019

When we live below that identity by a minimization or absence of one or more of these characteristics we trivialize ourselves into irrelevance. That's because it's this identity that makes the church unique.

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The Blessings and Joys of Pastoral Ministry

February 15, 2019

There seems to be an unfortunate emphasis on the negative side of the pastoral ministry. We need to be guarded and resist the temptation of letting those things quench the gratitude we ought to have.

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Budget

Church Budget Matters That Matter

February 01, 2019

Sadly, budget matters have hurt and ruined church's ministries, effective witness, and pastorates. So, when we think about congregational budget matters let me suggest some things that I think matter.

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A Letter to the Inactive Member

December 21, 2018

I’m not certain but I suspect that if you asked a pastor what discourages him most, a common answer given would be the inactive member. An inactive member is one of the sheep that has gone astray and requires the shepherd to leave the ninety-nine.

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persecuted Christians

Worshiping When Dying is Gain

December 15, 2018

Despite the ease with which many of us will be permitted to worship, there will be others who worship tomorrow morning under the threat of hurt and danger; persecution and loss; sword and death. There will be those who worship, and they will worship as those who know that death is gain.

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Gratitude's Three-Fold Cord

November 21, 2018

A single strand may be broken and even two, but three together form a strong bond that cannot be broken. Applying this simple picture of wisdom I want to reflect a little on the unbreakable obligation of gratitude.

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Lord's Day

Why the Lord's Day Matters

October 27, 2018

With an air of self-confidence I told him that it didn't matter if I did homework on the Lord's Day. Thinking that would be enough to satisfy his curiosity I was more than surprised to hear him say: “Explain that to me. Why doesn't it matter?” He had caught me!

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suffering

Breeding Familiarity: The Righteous Suffer

October 12, 2018

Job is a difficult book. There's many riddles and complexities that seem, in my mind, to mirror the complexities and riddles of suffering itself.

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Politics

Justice: Between Certainty and Doubt

September 28, 2018

If I can admit it, it's this that gives me a measure of gratitude for what we have in Christianity. As the senate committee stumbled and fumbled in their confusion, I was led to be thankful for the way the wisdom of God meets us in that uncomfortable place.

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the church

The Power of Erosion

May 25, 2018

Erosion isn't only an ecological problem it's ecclesiological too -- that is, it's a problem in the church

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Brotherly Love

Refreshing the Saints

May 11, 2018

There's a challenge in that for all of us. What am I to my brothers and sisters in the Lord Jesus? Do I refresh or weary them? Do I give rest or restlessness? Am I a comfort or an anxiety? Am I blessing to those who I am bound in the gospel or a burden?

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Cross

A Psalm for Burial

March 31, 2018

When is the last time you thought about the burial of Jesus Christ? It seems to me that in our eagerness to move beyond the sorrow of crucifixion we quickly jump to the victory of resurrection forgetting the interval between death and life.

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