Category Archives: creation

Should Christians be involved in political issues?

Of course. Who could say anything different? Many do. Just a few days ago I posted a piece arguing that the United States government had no jurisdiction over the horror taking place in Ukraine. I can already anticipate that while … Continue reading

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God in the Details

Have you ever noticed how much easier it is to deal with major inconveniences than minor ones? When we total our car, we are grateful to be alive and set about the business of taking care of the problem. When … Continue reading

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Eyes to See

What more can He say than to you He hath said? Every bit of fear, discontent, frustration that dwells in my spirit finds a place there because of my stubborn refusal to believe God. There is not another promise that … Continue reading

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The Wizard of Ahhs

My incessant gasps were potent portents to my comparative illiteracy. I can’t contain them given the passion I feel for both wisdom and literary dexterity. The setting was my office as I work on a classical education curriculum project. We … Continue reading

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The God of Space and Time

We are all by nature Pelagians. Like the heretical monk Pelagius, we like to think in our hearts, even should our lips profess otherwise, that we are basically good. Help in fighting this temptation is one of the great blessings … Continue reading

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Ask RC- Are we God’s co-creators?

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Ask RC- Headcoverings? Forever Friend, Michael Branson

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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The Year of Our Lord

The world is half full of glass half-empty thinkers, and I am one of them. Puddleglum is my patron saint. And nothing exposes the vast expanse of emptiness in the top half of the glass like listening to the evening … Continue reading

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How did you know that you wanted to be a writer?

My ideological awakenings did not happen in the order most would suspect. I was well taught the Reformed faith in my catechism class in junior high school, working through GI Williamson’s Shorter Catechism for Study Groups. Though I had, of … Continue reading

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It May Not Be About Me

It’s one of my favorite lines, not just because of how funny it is, but how true. “I’ve talked long enough about me… how about you talk about me for a while?” We are all, I suspect, our own favorite … Continue reading

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