Forget Brotherly Love? How about plain ‘ole common decency?
Ricky Smiley is a TV personality who seems to have a reputation as a phone call prankster. One of His routines is to call unassuming...
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Ricky Kyles
- Oct 1, 2018
- 3 min
The impotency of Sensual Evangelicalism
The late RC Sproul, one of my spiritual giants, was one of the greatest story teller. He was a prolific writer and was one of the most...
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Ricky Kyles
- Sep 28, 2018
- 3 min
The lie will always come back to haunt us.
I can remember as a young child sometimes I would do something mischievous and if I immediately confessed it I would not be punished by...
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Ricky Kyles
- Sep 27, 2018
- 3 min
You want to know my definition of lunacy.
My definition of lunacy are the FB posts and general comments attempting to compare the conviction of Bill Crosby with the actions of...
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Ricky Kyles
- Sep 25, 2018
- 6 min
Being a simple ole country boy from Mississippi
I love it when I refer to myself as a simple country boy from Mississippi. It sets my brother off because he knows I came to Chicago as a...
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Ricky Kyles
- Sep 24, 2018
- 3 min
Why I deplore politics as presently constituted
While I am sure there are issues I would disagree about I am extremely appreciative of the late Senator John McCain’s integrity. He was...
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Ricky Kyles
- Sep 21, 2018
- 4 min
Fault and it’s complexity in assessing blame. It is not always so black and white.
I know it is not politically correct to state so in our highly charged “Me Too” movement but I would have never convicted Mike Tyson of...
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Ricky Kyles
- Sep 10, 2018
- 5 min
God sized task
There are three central questions all humans are confronted with during their lifetime. Maybe they learn to suppress them or avoid them...
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Ricky Kyles
- Jul 6, 2017
- 2 min
Wading into the deep waters
Much like the Apostle Paul feeling he was “obligated” to preach I have come to the conclusion I am being “obligated” by God to enter into...
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Ricky Kyles
- Jul 1, 2017
- 6 min
A frank letter to my Caucasian Evangelical Brethren: What Happened?
As promised I will attempt to gently but frankly speak about an issue that has truly vexed me to no end. I seek only to bring light and...
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Ricky Kyles
- Jun 25, 2017
- 1 min
Will I have any friends after this post? — Thinking Critically from a Christian Worldview
I have contemplated long and hard about this post. It is a post that I have wanted to write for a while but I know it will possibly...
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Ricky Kyles
- Jun 24, 2017
- 6 min
Will I have any friends after this post?
I have contemplated long and hard about this post. It is a post that I have wanted to write for a quite a while but I knew it will...
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Ricky Kyles
- Jun 17, 2017
- 5 min
Reflecting Biblically about Immigration through the Lens of the Apostle Paul
I am quickly understanding the positions I take will frequently run counter to most Evangelicals and will almost always run counter to...
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Ricky Kyles
- Jun 11, 2017
- 6 min
Be Careful Where You Get Your Doctrine?
I have few loves or passions in life. First and foremost, and without any close equal, is God. All else looks like hate if my doctrinal...
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Ricky Kyles
- Jun 3, 2017
- 4 min
What is a Biblical-minded Evangelical to do?
Recently a vexing scenario presented itself to a Christian educational institution. One of its graduate was pregnant and the...
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Ricky Kyles
- May 23, 2017
- 4 min
It is more than a just a song: “Its Not About Us.”
There is a recent hit contemporary Gospel song, “It’s Not About You” by the Gospel Singing Artist, Noel Jones. It is a song I really...
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Ricky Kyles
- May 19, 2017
- 5 min
Whatever happened to good ‘ole Personal Accountability?
I just learned of a firestorm created by a millionaire entrepreneur from Australia by the name of Tim Gurner. Gurner was asked why...
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Ricky Kyles
- May 12, 2017
- 5 min
I wonder how Christ feels about you concerning womanhood
What better time to raise an issue that has vexed me for some time. Let me first acknowledge I face the same scrutiny. I do not attempt...
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Ricky Kyles
- May 5, 2017
- 3 min
Asking the Wrong Question when tragedy strikes. The proper question is “Who”never ̶
The last few weeks have been a world wind. Fourteen fellow brethren have made their transition, thirteen of them dying in a tragic...
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Ricky Kyles
- Apr 5, 2017
- 3 min
Forgiveness
Forgiveness is a vital Christian attribute. It is the mechanism whereby we enter into a vertical relationship with God. We come to...
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Ricky Kyles
- May 18, 2021
- 7 min
Evangelicals & Motherhood
Evangelicals must affirm Motherhood without apology, end of story, period, fullstop!
Motherhood is not a secondary status to be tolerated.
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Pamela Unay
- May 12, 2021
- 4 min
Stolen Innocence
In Genesis 1:27, God’s Word states, “God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created...
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Ricky Kyles
- 5 days ago
- 7 min
Evangelicals & Awe
The God of the Bible is altogether Sovereign
The God of the Bible is altogether Good
Everything that an altogether Good & Sovereign God does
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Ricky Kyles
- Jan 18
- 6 min
Evangelicals & Culpability
There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And he...
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Ricky Kyles
- Jan 16
- 8 min
Evangelicals & Others
Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.” 1 Corinthian 15:33 Can two walk together, except they be agreed? Amos 3:3 Do not be...
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Ricky Kyles
- Jan 15
- 7 min
Evangelicals & Nice
Evangelicals elevate being nice as if it is the Eleventh Commandment
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Ricky Kyles
- Dec 15, 2022
- 2 min
Evangelicals & Parenthood
Insisting that marriage and parenthood involve both a man and a woman is not anti-gay; it’s pro-child. (Katy Faust) I am reading Katy...
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Ricky Kyles
- Dec 15, 2022
- 8 min
Evangelicals & Parochialism
My Country! My Country, Right or Wrong! My Country! Were they ashamed when they committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed;...
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Ricky Kyles
- Dec 15, 2022
- 8 min
Evangelicals & Abstraction
This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me (Matthew 15:8) Some Christians rattle on and on about “The Family”...
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Ricky Kyles
- Dec 15, 2022
- 11 min
Evangelicals & Marriage
Marriage existed before any government was organized. For thousands of years, people were getting married with no such thing as a...
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