Category Archives: Biblical theology

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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The Children’s Crusade

Posted on May 26, 2023 by RC

The Devil delights in false dichotomies. When he persuades us that our choices are between this foolishness and that weakness — heads, he wins; tails, the kingdom loses. When we are lukewarm in our commitment, when we think the kingdom … Continue reading →

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The Victory Parade We Don’t Deserve

Posted on May 19, 2023 by RC

Though I didn’t think such was possible, my esteem for both my father and the Bible took a rather sudden spike. I was blessed to be sitting in a seminary class, while he stood, teaching. He mentioned, almost in passing, … Continue reading →

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The Peace that Passes

Posted on April 14, 2023 by RC

The Bible is a book that is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. Look at it from one perspective, and it’s rather a small book. It occupies less space on a shelf than a dictionary. Some … Continue reading →

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God With Us

Posted on March 9, 2023 by RC

For many years I wrote a monthly column for Tabletalk magazine titled “Coram Deo.” That little Latin phrase meant a great deal to Martin Luther, who in turn means a great deal to me. It means “Before the face of … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 31; World War III; The Noah Covenant and More

Posted on March 1, 2023 by RC

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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The Second World War

Posted on February 24, 2023 by RC

It is natural, though altogether wrong, to think that somehow when we turn the pages that separate the Old and New Testaments that we are entering into more gentle times, that God in the interim somehow became kinder and gentler. … Continue reading →

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Nothing New Under the Sun

Posted on February 2, 2023 by RC

It’s Groundhog Day again. For some today elicits memories of waiting to hear the long-term forecast delivered by a rodent in central Pennsylvania. For others it brings back memories of the Sisyphus-ian hardship of Bill Murray, reliving the day over … Continue reading →

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For All the Saints

Posted on January 20, 2023 by RC

Unity matters. However, so does diversity. Indeed, unity and diversity unite in the very nature of God. God is three persons united in one essence. The world around us fails to see how God’s creation reflects the Trinity, and the … Continue reading →

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Sacred Marriage, Forgetting; Happy Stoic New Year

Posted on December 28, 2022 by RC

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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