Category Archives: communion

Why are there so many churches a mile wide but an inch deep?

Posted on May 31, 2021 by RC

It’s a common enough complaint, so much so that I doubt many would challenge the underlying assumption. Get the right band playing the right songs, the right hipster telling the right jokes, the right technology creating the right ambiance and … Continue reading →

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Get Thee to the Church on Time

Posted on May 28, 2021 by RC

There was some reason for optimism, even in the darkest days of COVID. Pastors with whom I spoke (admittedly a small sample size) all affirmed two things. First, despite not meeting live and in person, giving did not go down. … Continue reading →

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The Gospel at Work; Curating Books, Can I Know I am Saved?

Posted on May 26, 2021 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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How can the church grow closer?

Posted on May 10, 2021 by RC

Community and the Christian have something of a love-hate relationship. Most of us long to be part of a vibrant, immersive, community of love built around Jesus and the gospel. We also, however, want to be left alone. We don’t … Continue reading →

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What distinguishes the believer from the non-believer?

Posted on May 6, 2021 by RC

Right from the get-go we have something of an epistemological/ontological problem. That is, there are differences that are easier to see, and then there are differences that are more central, but harder to discern. On the ontological side the whole … Continue reading →

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Should we vote in church?

Posted on April 29, 2021 by RC

There are, at base, three forms of government. The first is rule by one. The second is rule by a few, the third rule by all. In civil government this would essentially be monarchy, republic and democracy, broadly speaking. In … Continue reading →

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Looking for Love

Posted on April 21, 2021 by RC

We must not allow our grasp of total depravity to lead us to miss the remnants in us of the image of God. We are plenty bad. Sin touches every part of us, and makes us utterly unable to do … Continue reading →

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Catastrophism; Atin-Lay, Analogia Entis; Comfort My People

Posted on April 20, 2021 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Why is church membership important?

Posted on April 19, 2021 by RC

Ditching Membership He spoke wisely who said, “When you come upon a fence, be sure you know what it was keeping out before you tear it down.” The contemporary church, looking down its collective nose at the historical church has … Continue reading →

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Are husbands/fathers called to be priests in their homes?

Posted on April 15, 2021 by RC

Yes and no. If we mean by “priest” one who intercedes for others, beseeching the blessing of God, of course fathers should be priests in their homes. We’re called to pray for our families, to storm the very throne room … Continue reading →

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