Category Archives: church

Should we celebrate Jewish feasts?

Posted on November 26, 2020 by RC

Without question the most vexing challenge faced by the early church was understanding how believing Jews and believing Gentiles ought to relate to one another. The theme gets major play in Galatians, Hebrews, Acts, and is even the root of … Continue reading →

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The Unbearable Oughtness of Being

Posted on November 25, 2020 by RC

Or, Postmodern Pharisees The appeal of ethical relativism is rather plain to see. If there is no right and wrong then I can’t be convicted of any wrong. Ethical relativism allows me to write my own law, to edit on … Continue reading →

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How do I give thanks in these times?

Posted on November 23, 2020 by RC

I will not dispute that these are not the best of times. We seem likely soon to have a political leader that has more in common with King Herod than King David. We are, in turn, discovering that the COVID … Continue reading →

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The Election and Fools; Bible in 5, Nehemiah

Posted on November 23, 2020 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Humble Gods

Posted on November 21, 2020 by RC

We live in an age of uncertainty. We are ignorant of our past, and fearful of our future. And in the here and now, well, we just don’t know. The one thing we’re sure of is that we’re not sure … Continue reading →

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What Paul Didn’t Do

Posted on November 20, 2020 by RC

Though such doesn’t keep us from our appointed camps, we are well aware of the plain teaching Paul gives to the Corinthian church about party loyalties. It demonstrates our pride when we declare “I am of Paul” or “I am … Continue reading →

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Under what conditions is revolution just?

Posted on November 16, 2020 by RC

A far better place than a blog to read up on this issue would be to pick up Samuel Rutherford’s classic work, Lex Rex. I am currently hard at work writing a children’s American history text and am right now … Continue reading →

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Must we boycott those who support bad causes?

Posted on November 12, 2020 by RC

No. Christians, of course disagree on this. And when we disagree we can usually expect someone to trot out the whole “meat offered to idols” and weaker brother texts discussion in I Corinthians and Romans respectively. Neither of these texts, … Continue reading →

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Wet Fish

Posted on November 11, 2020 by RC

You would have thought that I had just belched my way through a “Hail Mary” the way the woman looked at me. I was a guest at the pastor’s house, having just recently preached in that far off shore. It … Continue reading →

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New Theses, New Reformation

Posted on November 10, 2020 by RC

Thesis 48 We must remember from whence we came, giving thanks for God’s grace in our lives. It is our perennial weakness that we are prone to forget. We are creatures of the now. We do not often think of … Continue reading →

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