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The Scarlet D: Peter, Past Failures and Reputations

Posted on August 13, 2026 by RC

Nobody likes disloyalty. Whether one is a heroic lawman hunting down mafioso or a dastardly mafioso evading a heroic lawman, disloyalty sours the stomach. Incompetence is a frustration. Arrogance is an annoyance. Disloyalty, however, reveals a selfishness, a cravenness so … 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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Sacred Marriage; Honor & the Good Life; 1 Point Sermon

Posted on July 15, 2026 by RC

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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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Sacred Marriage, Gomer; World Cup; Obadiah; Fearful Prayers

Posted on July 8, 2026 by RC

Check out this week’s podcast. It’s not like you have a World Cup match you can’t miss. This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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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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Anything You Can Do I Can Do Worser; I Can Do Anything…

Posted on June 30, 2026 by RC

Worser than you. This is not, of course, reason to boast, but is reason for shame. The worst shame, however, comes when I forget this truth. We find it all too easy to sit in judgment of others. Now I’m … 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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