Category Archives: assurance

Black and White and Red All Over

Posted on September 14, 2023 by RC

What would you do, my father once wisely asked, if Jesus Christ Himself were to speak to you and make this promise- ā€œI promise that nothing bad will ever happen to you again.ā€? Can you imagine? What would that do … Continue reading →

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What three questions should a believer ask for better life?

Posted on September 11, 2023 by RC

Of course the most important questions are those that help move us, by the power of the Holy Spirit, from being an unbeliever to being a believer. A better life now is just more judgment on the horrific eternity of … Continue reading →

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Smile, God Loves You

Posted on September 5, 2023 by RC

In one of his rare less gentle moments with a pen, my father once began an article in Tabletalk magazine this way, ā€œSmile, God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life. Unless your name is Esau.ā€ While … Continue reading →

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Holes in Our Sermons

Posted on August 31, 2023 by RC

It is easy enough to grumble about what goes on at the giant church down by the interstate. It could be that there youā€™ll find the prosperity gospel at its most crass. Maybe the pastor has a fleet of exotic … Continue reading →

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Power Preaching

Posted on August 17, 2023 by RC

All those who preach want their preaching to have impact. I suspect that in all those who preach, this desire is born of a mixture of two other desires, the desire to have congregants and the kingdom blessed, and the … Continue reading →

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#JesusToo

Posted on August 1, 2023 by RC

We are all rather quick to lay claim to the title ā€œvictim.ā€ The truth is we are all victims. Every motherā€™s son of us has, at one time or another, been the victim of someone elseā€™s sins against us. It … Continue reading →

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Naked and Unashamed

Posted on June 20, 2023 by RC

Iā€™m as guilty as the next guy. We are all willing to lament the propensity of the church to shoot its wounded. We are given to complaining about the lack of transparency at the local church, that we smile at … Continue reading →

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Sacred Marriage, Father’s Day; Gender; Being Jesus & More

Posted on June 14, 2023 by RC

This Week’s Jesus Changes Everything podcast

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Our Father

Posted on June 8, 2023 by RC

As a father and a grandfather I am, from time to time, faced with challenges. Children and grandchildren have inherited from me a condition that leads to those challenges- sin. For the myriad ways they are and can be blessings … Continue reading →

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Check out our last study until September

Posted on June 6, 2023 by RC
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