Category Archives: church

New Theses, New Reformation

Thesis 53- We must believe He rules over all things. Rome could not help but trip over her own feet. When you get the gospel wrong the error does not stay hermetically sealed, leaving everything else safe. Rather, the whole … Continue reading

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God’s Good Pleasure

Ask RC: Does God take pleasure in the death of the wicked? Yes, and no. First, to the no. The Bible explicitly says exactly this, Say to them, As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I take no … Continue reading

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The Crowded Public Square

The story is told, and is probably true, that our most sacred holidays are placed on the calendar where they are not for historical accuracy, but for political expediency. December 25th was a pagan holiday, near the winter solstice. So … Continue reading

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The Way in the Manger

It is increasingly fashionable, and has always been quite easy to debunk a number of Christmas season staples that are either less than certain or certainly not true. We don’t know, for instance, how many wise men there were, because … Continue reading

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7 Churches, Lisa & I on Virgin River ii, Hardness of Hardship

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The Other Cheek, and the Other Foot

We are all quick to take offense, and all rather blind to the offenses we cause. That’s because we think we are the center of the universe, and all others orbit around us. Consider Roy Costner IV, a young hero … Continue reading

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New Theses, New Reformation

Thesis 52 We must believe God loves us. Love is one of the good words. Just as no one particularly labors to have words like death, or cruelty associated with themselves or their ideas, so everyone wants to lay claim … Continue reading

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From Leaky to Cautious; Eating Our Parents

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Merry Christmask; Bible in 5 Minutes, Psalms

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Sinner- n. One who sins.

I have noticed in recent years a great upsurge in objections to the objective truth to what we are. Anytime I speak of the believer as a sinner, let alone a miserable sinner, I can always count on someone to … Continue reading

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