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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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Silence of the Shams: Cyberspace Lessons from Middle-Earth

Posted on July 9, 2026 by RC

Every new technology seems to raise new ethical questions. What we discover, however, is that the old answers suffice to answer the new questions. Consider the internet. For some of you the internet is as normal as the sunrise. You’ve … Continue reading →

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Sophisticated Lady: The Church That’s Not a Church

Posted on July 7, 2026 by RC

We’ve all heard the horror stories. First comes the church that offered visitors a free oil change during the “service” if you would come. Next, some churches offered simple cash rewards. More recently a church raffled off a new Harley … 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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Blessed Are the Persecuted For My Name’s Sake

Posted on July 3, 2026 by RC

The early church faced at least two distinct and competing enemies. While Jesus walked the earth and after, God’s kingdom faced the challenges of both the Roman Empire and Judaism. An armed terror that was, though given to emperor worship, … Continue reading →

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When You Love the CEO But Hate Middle Management

Posted on June 25, 2026 by RC

It’s not often that a bumper sticker sticks with me. Rarer still is when I not only remember one, but actually like it. Still more rare is when one that I like comes from a Christian perspective. My boss is … 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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Christ’s Body: How We Miss the We-ness of Us All

Posted on June 23, 2026 by RC

Humans are curious creatures. Just as we struggle to get our minds around both the one-ness and the three-ness of the godhead, so we struggle to understand ourselves. We are alone with our thoughts, alone in our skins. We will … 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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