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Does God bless and curse those who bless and curse Israel?

Posted on July 27, 2026 by RC

It must be true, because this is what God says, isn’t it? Well, actually God says this, “I will bless those who bless you,
And I will curse him who curses you; 
 And in you all the families of the … Continue reading →

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A Portion of the Hole: In Heaven, and on Earth

Posted on July 21, 2026 by RC

I was evangelizing. Not, sadly, about the good news of Jesus, but the message of limited government. I explained that even Marx himself recognized that a free economy created a great deal of stuff. Productivity wasn’t the problem, according to … Continue reading →

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The Other Scandal of the Evangelical Mind

Posted on July 14, 2026 by RC

When the world considers the evangelical church they don’t conclude we’re overrun with intellectual rigor. They don’t consider us the sharpest knives in the drawer. God commands us to love Him with all of our minds. He gives us, His … Continue reading →

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From Orthodoxy to Doxology and Back Again

Posted on July 10, 2026 by RC

When Paul, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, describes the church as the body of Christ, he speaks more wisely than we fools tend to hear. As is the habit of the modern evangelical church, we take the full, … Continue reading →

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What is the “mind of Christ” we’re called to have?

Posted on July 6, 2026 by RC

Paul encourages us in his letter to the Philippians, “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.” Ben Gutierrez argues in Living Out The Mind of Christ, the antecedent “this” points backward to what Paul was … Continue reading →

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Priorities, Emphases and the Lord Who Sets Them

Posted on June 26, 2026 by RC

There are, when we disagree, almost always two disagreements. Most of the time the smaller disagreement is the bigger one. Consider election. There are some in the church who believe that God chooses who will believe His gospel. There are … Continue reading →

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Sacred Marriage, Esther; Rainbow Baseball; Ashamed of God

Posted on June 24, 2026 by RC

This week we have a strong theme running through our segments. Each deals with the intersection of the believer and the unbelieving world. Which shapes which? If that sounds like something that could help, and it should, maybe tune in … Continue reading →

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What is the theology of glory and the theology of the cross?

Posted on June 22, 2026 by RC

We feel an appropriate tension in the relationship between Christians and the world. We serve a Lord who came to bring life abundant (John 10:10), who has overcome the world (John 16:33). Jesus is bringing all things under subjection (Ephesians … Continue reading →

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The Absolute Fullness of the Great Commission

Posted on June 19, 2026 by RC

It is false to say that what we don’t know can’t hurt us, especially when it comes to the Bible. If ever there were anything we need to know, it is the very Word of God. That said, what is … Continue reading →

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Wealth, Poverty, Gratitude and the Giver of Good Gifts

Posted on June 12, 2026 by RC

“Two things I ask of you; deny them not to me before I die: Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be … Continue reading →

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