Category Archives: communion

What should I look for in a church?

Posted on January 14, 2021 by RC

First, that it be a church. The Reformers argued that there are three distinguishing marks of the church- the Word, sacraments and discipline. That means your campus ministry isn’t the church; your podcasts are not the church; your family sitting … Continue reading →

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Catechism 57; Church Unity; Power of Habit

Posted on January 13, 2021 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Lisa & I on Charade; Love One Another & More

Posted on January 8, 2021 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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New Theses, New Reformation

Posted on January 5, 2021 by RC

Thesis 55 We must put bitterness and envy to death. Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field (Genesis 3:1). Part of his craftiness is encouraging us to see sin as something that we do rather … Continue reading →

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Coming Up Repentance

Posted on January 1, 2021 by RC

Forgiveness of sins does not, of itself, erase the need, in some contexts, for real, painful, and fitting consequences. If a man robs a bank and then throws himself on the mercy of God in Christ his sin will most … Continue reading →

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Lisa & I on The Queen; 7 Churches; Kingdom

Posted on January 1, 2021 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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The Way in the Manger

Posted on December 18, 2020 by RC

It is increasingly fashionable, and has always been quite easy to debunk a number of Christmas season staples that are either less than certain or certainly not true. We don’t know, for instance, how many wise men there were, because … Continue reading →

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New Theses, New Reformation

Posted on December 15, 2020 by RC

Thesis 52 We must believe God loves us. Love is one of the good words. Just as no one particularly labors to have words like death, or cruelty associated with themselves or their ideas, so everyone wants to lay claim … Continue reading →

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Sinner- n. One who sins.

Posted on December 12, 2020 by RC

I have noticed in recent years a great upsurge in objections to the objective truth to what we are. Anytime I speak of the believer as a sinner, let alone a miserable sinner, I can always count on someone to … Continue reading →

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Five Questions We Should Ask Before Posting

Posted on December 2, 2020 by RC

Cyberspace is not only infinite, but eternal. No matter how silly, foolish, embarrassing our thoughts might be, they will be allowed to merge onto the information superhighway. But, all the off-ramps are closed. Believing the best defense is a, well, … Continue reading →

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