Category Archives: grace

Sacred Marriage- Woman at the Well; Tasting the Scandal Du Jour

Adultery, Backstabbing and Socialism, oh my. Today’s podcast brings old truths of grace face to face, or heel to head with the old “news” of sin. Grace wins, because Jesus Changes Everything. Be a good egg and listen in. Then … Continue reading

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Cancel Culture: How The World Denies Grace

There are a thousand ways the church foolishly follows the world. It is a perennial problem, just another form of the syncretism that led ancient Israel down the path of destruction. Typically our following is permissive. That is, when the … Continue reading

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The Parable of the Prodigal Father: Rejoicing in His Grace

When I served as editor-in-chief of Tabletalk magazine, I committed my share of gaffes. I received more than my share of sweet natured but schoolmarmish notes about why this semicolon should have been a colon, or why further was the … Continue reading

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The Scarlet D: Peter, Past Failures and Reputations

Nobody likes disloyalty. Whether one is a heroic lawman hunting down mafioso or a dastardly mafioso evading a heroic lawman, disloyalty sours the stomach. Incompetence is a frustration. Arrogance is an annoyance. Disloyalty, however, reveals a selfishness, a cravenness so … Continue reading

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Remembering What Is Remembered No More

The devil, when he tempts us, encourages us to not see the sin before us as sin. When he tempted Eve to eat of the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil his sales pitch wasn’t, “This is a … Continue reading

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Why does Jesus say that those who mourn will be comforted?

The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most familiar passages of all the Bible, and is certainly the most famous sermon ever given. It is rich in themes we all need to master, our calling to be salt … Continue reading

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Ask RC: Why did God destroy the city of Sodom?

People, in our day, answer this question with two differing approaches. Because we live in a world where those committing sexual perversion have become a protected class, certain circles of the church have rushed to accommodate them. They propose this … Continue reading

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Two Cheers for Suburbia: God’s Image in the Serpent’s Seed

We are what we cheer. Which is one of the many things that ought to concern us. Consider, for a moment, the literary world. We honor, in terms of the modern canon, Anna Karenina, Madame Bovary, Hedda Gabler. We villainize, … Continue reading

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YOLT- You Only Live Twice: The Life to Come

Though I’m not the first to do so, I’ve long argued that the mark of maturity is to delay gratification. Dave Ramsey puts it this way, first, you live like no one else. That is, you pay off all debts, … Continue reading

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Sacred Marriage, Mary; Lawson & Gossip; 70s Packaging

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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