Category Archives: church

Why is the church so chock full of phonies?

Posted on October 21, 2024 by RC

It is my habit when asked “Why is the church…” to look for what is often the obvious answer. The problem is always people, and never exclusive to the church. This is certainly true in this case. Not only is … Continue reading →

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Confessing Faith: The Wall Dividing Two Kingdoms

Posted on October 18, 2024 by RC

While it may be true that there are two kinds of people in the world, (those who like to divide the world into two kinds of people and those who don’t), there are in turn myriad places to draw these … Continue reading →

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Three World Wars and the Peace Who Ends Them

Posted on October 11, 2024 by RC

Context is everything. The broadest context of our lives is the same as the context for everyone’s life, from the first advent of the first Adam to the last advent of the last Adam. All of our lives take place … 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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What is the church, the ekklesia, called out from?

Posted on October 7, 2024 by RC

There are two Greek words that are translated “church” in our English Bibles. The first, kuriake, comes from the root word Kurios, which means “Lord.” The “kuriake” are those who belong to the Lord. The second is ekklesia, from which … Continue reading →

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Let It Not Be Named Once Among You As Becomes Saints

Posted on October 4, 2024 by RC

A given culture’s depravity isn’t measured simply by the percentage of Christians in that culture. Vital to the equation are two other factors. First, and most important, is how spiritually mature those Christians are. Corinth remained a sewer not because … Continue reading →

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The Work of the Ministry and the Ministry of Work

Posted on September 27, 2024 by RC

I give thanks for my seminary education. All that time and energy devoted to studying the Scriptures revealed, among many other things, that the Bible says not the first word about seminary. It does, however, tell us a thing or … Continue reading →

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Lisa and I on Perseverance; Scandal!; Devil’s Folly & More

Posted on September 25, 2024 by RC

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Murdering Miracles- Unraveling What God Is Knitting Together

Posted on September 24, 2024 by RC

It is, in one sense, a simple enough question to answer. When you remember that we are wicked enough to murder our own children it makes sense that we are also wicked enough to not be terribly concerned about the … Continue reading →

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What’s wrong with house churches? Crowning Ourselves

Posted on September 23, 2024 by RC

Not a thing, if we mean by “house church” a church that meets in a house. One can make all manner of arguments about the best architectural forms for public worship, but no one, I suspect, would suggest that this … Continue reading →

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