Category Archives: communion

Risk and Vulnerability

“It is one thing to confess that you’re a sinner; it is another thing altogether to confess your sins…People love it when preachers or Christian leaders say they are fallen just like the rest of us, until that preacher or … Continue reading

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Forever Friend, Randy Winton; Appeal; Peace in the Valley

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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The We-ness of Us All

Humans are curious creatures. Just as we struggle to get our minds around both the one-ness and the three-ness of the godhead, so we struggle to understand ourselves. We are alone with our thoughts, alone in our skins. We will … Continue reading

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Fatalism; Catechism 92; Catholicity not Ecumenicity

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Once Not a People

The RC Sproul Jr. Principle of Hermeneutics is a simple truth, and a deep passion of mine. It goes like this- Whenever you see someone in the Bible doing something really, really stupid, do not say to yourself, “How can … Continue reading

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How do we judge rightly?

“Judge not, lest ye be judged” (Matthew 7:1) is surely the most popular Bible verse among all unbelievers. Such ought not to mean, however, that believers don’t much care for it. That it is wildly misused by the unbelieving Pharisees … Continue reading

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What is a liturgy?

Liturgy is one of those words that manages to be both rather vague, but also, in the right place, the perfect word. It is simply a tool of remembrance. Such tools can include everything from the yearly flow of the … Continue reading

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Is “color-blindness” the right response to racism?

No, and yes. Racism is, and will be, until Christ’s return a peculiarly ugly manifestation of the sin that remains within all of us. It is grounded in a pride that is as loathsome as it is ridiculous. Imagine taking … Continue reading

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Ruth II- Your God, My God; Your People My People

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Why do we have such a hard time grasping grace?

Because we need it. I mean that in two ways. First, we have a hard time grasping grace because we are sinners, and sin begins with pride. All of us, from the most pious saint to the most egregious sinner … Continue reading

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