Category Archives: communion

The Magic of Music

Posted on May 27, 2020 by RC

CS Lewis, in his trenchant essay, Myth Made Fact makes much of the fact that our hearts and minds tend to be binary. That is, the more clearly we are thinking the less powerfully we are feeling, while the more … Continue reading →

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Peace in the Valley

Posted on May 22, 2020 by RC

There is not just a valley but a deep chasm that separates what we know and what we feel. David, a soul so profoundly attuned to God’s own Spirit that God called him a man after His own heart, who … Continue reading →

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New Theses, New Reformation

Posted on May 19, 2020 by RC

Thesis 25 We must practice catholicity, not ecumenicity. The prayer of a righteous man avails much, the Scripture tells us (James 5:16). We know in turn that Jesus was the only righteous man. If we want to know what will … Continue reading →

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Our Prideful Humility, or Inheriting the Wind

Posted on May 15, 2020 by RC

Tim Keller’s excellent The Prodigal God not only potently draws our attention to the oft-missed second half, the story of the elder brother, but it potently answers a question I have long struggled with. What are the implications of the … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- Why is the church so full of pretense?

Posted on May 8, 2020 by RC

I’m no behaviorist, but I don’t need to be to understand this truth- that which you punish you get less of, and what you reward you get more of. We don’t like punishment, and seek to avoid it. We do … Continue reading →

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People of the Feast, or, Seaing the Holiday

Posted on April 25, 2020 by RC

Dwarves, as a rule, are a rather recalcitrant lot. It was their stubborn refusal to follow directions that caused some of them to suffer the indignity of being turned into dufflepuds, in C.S. Lewis’ The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. … Continue reading →

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Prince Caspian, Immutability & Denominations

Posted on April 23, 2020 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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What is a credible profession of faith?

Posted on April 20, 2020 by RC

While I am not at all immune to making mistakes I do try to be careful with my words. I ask my readers to show care with my words as well. I don’t pretend to have the capacity to see … Continue reading →

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What Little Difference a Week Makes, or Another Good Friday

Posted on April 17, 2020 by RC

Remember when COVID-19 meant we were all going to have to stay at home for a week or two? Remember how scared we all were that we were all going to die? Remember how we were willing and ready to … Continue reading →

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Ask RC-What does Peter mean when he says “Love covers a multitude of sins” in I Peter 4:8?

Posted on April 16, 2020 by RC

While it is certainly gloriously true that out of God’s love for us He sent His Son to cover our sins, to remove them as far from us as the east is from the west, this is not likely what … Continue reading →

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