Category Archives: assurance

The Blessing of Blessings- Why We Hunger for the Benediction

Posted on November 4, 2024 by RC

I, along with many others, hopped on the liturgy bandwagon back in the day. I haven’t, in fact, hopped off. I have, however, come to a more modest understanding of the relative merits of high liturgy. Having spent the better … Continue reading →

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On the Love from and Free Will of Puppets

Posted on October 24, 2024 by RC

If ever there was a theological boogey man, it is this- the notion that if God is sovereign over us and our choices, such makes our love for Him inauthentic and worthless, turns us into robots or puppets. Without humans … Continue reading →

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Our Last Study on Philippians- Ode to Joy

Posted on October 23, 2024 by RC
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The Gospel- Just A Message for the Unsaved?

Posted on October 22, 2024 by RC

It stretches credulity to suggest that anyone would answer this question in the affirmative. We know better than to say such things. It also stretches credulity, however, to deny that we in the church have a terrible time grasping the … Continue reading →

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King King Maker; Resting in the One Who Reigns

Posted on October 17, 2024 by RC

I believe, and expect every believer to believe, that God will appoint His chosen person to serve as the next President of the United States. He will, of course, work through means, which is typically through our voting process. That … Continue reading →

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I’m Just a Sinner In a Rock and Roll Band

Posted on October 10, 2024 by RC

It is shocking to me that someone else’s sin seems to shock us. I can only surmise that our shock is the fruit of not having a very clear idea of ourselves. I’ve often suggested that so many of us … Continue reading →

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Owning, and Owned By the Pearl of Great Price

Posted on October 8, 2024 by RC

There may well be many of them, but perhaps not as many as you might think. Most of the knowledge I was blessed to receive from my Father became melded together with the rest of it. I was blessed to … Continue reading →

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Last week’s Philippians Study- Ode to Joy

Posted on October 7, 2024 by RC
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Joy in All Times, All Places, All Circumstances

Posted on September 19, 2024 by RC

Just because someone says you’re guilty of something doesn’t mean you are. The world is swift to lay a charge that we are “judgmental.” They do so any time we seek to remind them of what God says about this … Continue reading →

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Ode to Joy- Our Bible Study on Philippians 1

Posted on September 18, 2024 by RC
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