Monthly Archives: October 2022

Getting Better All the Time?

Posted on October 18, 2022 by RC

History is littered with the inhuman. That is, when we seek to take an honest look at those who have gone before us, we find what we manage to think is something different from us. We look at Nazi Germany … Continue reading →

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How can I encourage my pastor?

Posted on October 17, 2022 by RC

Pastors are human too. That means, of course, that they sin, but it also means that they have ordinary human needs. While no one joins the ministry in order to receive riches or accolades, honor or power, while shepherds are … Continue reading →

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The Two Shall Become One

Posted on October 14, 2022 by RC

Six years ago today Lisa became my bride, and I her husband. For all the cultural confusion about marriage, for all the dishonor we give the institution, treating it as a revolving door, the reality is the reality. Before the … Continue reading →

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Sacred Marriage, One Mind; Jab Lies; Those 70s Cars & More

Posted on October 13, 2022 by RC

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Contending with Fools

Posted on October 12, 2022 by RC

We live in an age of spin and propaganda. We no longer weigh careful arguments and reach our conclusions judiciously. Instead, we inhabit what one cultural critic called a “sensate culture.” We do not think, we feel. We do not … Continue reading →

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If Anyone Lacks Wisdom…

Posted on October 11, 2022 by RC
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Be Still

Posted on October 11, 2022 by RC

The children of God are rather different from the children of men. We have been reborn by a sovereign God. They have not. We have been redeemed by a sovereign God. They have not. We are being remade by a … Continue reading →

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What Bible translations do you recommend?

Posted on October 10, 2022 by RC

It is a good thing that so many Christians love the Bible. It may not be such a good thing that Christians love their Bibles. That is, debating the relative merits of this translation over that can get rather emotional, … Continue reading →

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Voting for Death

Posted on October 7, 2022 by RC

It’s a common enough fallacy, tu quoque. It means simply, “You too.” If we are talking about something I’ve done wrong and I point out that you have done the same such has zero bearing on the wrongness of what … Continue reading →

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Pulling Up Roots

Posted on October 6, 2022 by RC

I confess I was surprised to find it there, one of those evangelical catch phrases that unbelievers don’t understand. I’d heard people confess to the problem, warn about its destructive nature, accuse others of being in its grip- the root … Continue reading →

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