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Words to the Wise, and to the Foolish: A Rant

Posted on August 6, 2026 by RC

Now that our World Cup guests have gone home, well-filled with Waffle House hash browns and decked out in Bucc-ee’s hoodies, it’s time we get a little honest about some of the peculiarities of our language. Others have pointed out … Continue reading →

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Everybody Loves Jesus: Everybody Despises His Word

Posted on August 4, 2026 by RC

Everybody loves Jesus. Marxists love Jesus, because He was such a radical revolutionary. Unitarians love Jesus, because He befriended the social outcasts. Liberals love Jesus because, well, because He was liberal. Even some conservatives love Jesus, because He was so … Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 30, 2026 by RC

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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Helping Jesus With His Mission: A Parable for Our Times

Posted on July 28, 2026 by RC

Sensitive Internal Memo To: Adam Glom, Executive VP Reaching the World Marketing Corporation From: Simon Magi, VP Mid-East Client Acquisitions RWMC RE: Report on market potential for Joshua Davidson Sir, As requested I have been following the work of Joshua … Continue reading →

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The Single Soul of the Five Solas of the Reformation

Posted on July 24, 2026 by RC

That so few are puzzled deeply by the paradox puzzles me. We are so used to the befuddling language that we miss its befuddling nature. It ought to stop us in our tracks and arrest our attention, like those signs … Continue reading →

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YOLT- You Only Live Twice: The Life to Come

Posted on July 23, 2026 by RC

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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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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La, La, La, La, La, I Can’t Hear You- Fingers in Our Ears

Posted on July 17, 2026 by RC

The world, Paul tells us, knows what’s coming. Romans 1 not only highlights the universal guilt of all men, but, ironically, defines that guilt as the denial of what we know. We know God is and that we fail to … Continue reading →

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The Smell of Death Surrounds Us: Savorless Salt

Posted on July 16, 2026 by RC

When we are yet outside the kingdom, before we’re born again, we suppress the truth in unrighteousness (Romans 1). Romans 1 isn’t saying we are stupid. It says we are foolish. We know what we know but because such knowledge … 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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