Category Archives: creation

Sovereignty and Free Will

Posted on February 9, 2023 by RC

He was a theological rock star to me, a legendary scholar and bibliophile, as well as a kind and gentle man. It was my first semester of seminary and he offered an evening seminar on the doctrine of election. I … Continue reading →

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Identifying I.D.

Posted on February 3, 2023 by RC

The culture wars are heating up again. Such, I suppose, ought not to surprise me. Evangelical professor of sociology James Davidson Hunter published his book Culture Wars in 1992. Therein he argued that the real dividing line in modern culture … Continue reading →

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Nothing New Under the Sun

Posted on February 2, 2023 by RC

It’s Groundhog Day again. For some today elicits memories of waiting to hear the long-term forecast delivered by a rodent in central Pennsylvania. For others it brings back memories of the Sisyphus-ian hardship of Bill Murray, reliving the day over … Continue reading →

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Addicted to Mediocrity

Posted on January 24, 2023 by RC

There are two raging rivers, culturally speaking, that converge to form the lazy river of mediocrity. First, we do not know the excellent. Goodness, truth and beauty, as the great triad of virtues, are so much more demanding, not simply … Continue reading →

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For All the Saints

Posted on January 20, 2023 by RC

Unity matters. However, so does diversity. Indeed, unity and diversity unite in the very nature of God. God is three persons united in one essence. The world around us fails to see how God’s creation reflects the Trinity, and the … Continue reading →

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A Wonderful Life?

Posted on January 19, 2023 by RC

It’s a question that has been asked for millenia, even making multiple appearances in the Bible itself. What if, or in statement form, I wish, I had never been born? Capra’s account of the life and impact of the fictional … Continue reading →

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Sacred Marriage, Forgetting; Happy Stoic New Year

Posted on December 28, 2022 by RC

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Before the World’s Foundation

Posted on December 27, 2022 by RC

Obedience, of course, is a good thing. Our Father delights to see His children embracing His wisdom, heeding His warnings, walking in the joy that is His law. When we dance in His presence we presage the beauty and glory … Continue reading →

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Jesus Changes Everything

Posted on December 13, 2022 by RC

It was likely driven by my own personal spirit of Eyeore. Either that, or I just like being unconventional. Our class was asked what event in the Bible we thought was the most significant of all. Eighty percent picked the … Continue reading →

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Forever and a Day

Posted on December 1, 2022 by RC

Scope and scale are not often our strength. In the heat of the immediacy of our circumstances it is difficult to look beyond the immediate. Often our emotional state can be so intense that we begin to think nothing will … Continue reading →

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