Category Archives: ethics

The Cost of Conviction, or, Guarding our Garbage

Posted on July 18, 2024 by RC

Peer pressure, though we may consign it to teenagers and temptations toward teenage sins, is real and impacts all of us. It rarely comes complete with all the accoutrements, the insistent pleas from our friends, “Come on, everyone’s doing it” … Continue reading →

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No Believer Could Ever, or, Logs-in-Eyes ‘r’ Us

Posted on July 11, 2024 by RC

It’s election season again, which means I once again enter into that weird phase where my ideological friends regularly make me cringe. Sometimes it’s over the top rhetoric in favor of some guy on the red team, other times it’s … Continue reading →

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Former Astrologer Marcia Montenegro, Lying Media & More

Posted on July 10, 2024 by RC

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Name It Blame It, or, Pinning Failures on Failure

Posted on July 9, 2024 by RC

Some time ago I published an Ask RC podcast titled, “What’s wrong with the enneagram?” One of my (many) concerns is that as with so many other so called assessment tests, we always face the temptation to excuse our sin … Continue reading →

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Sophisticated Lady or, The Blushless Bride

Posted on July 5, 2024 by RC

We’ve all heard the horror stories. First there was the church that offered visitors a free oil change during the “service” if you would come. Then we heard of simple cash rewards. More recently a church raffled off a new … Continue reading →

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Happy Dependence Day

Posted on July 4, 2024 by RC

We all are prone to putting people we love and admire on a pedestal. We are also often prone to being skeptical, even cynical about those we don’t love and admire. We make angels out of some mere men, devils … Continue reading →

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Marcia Montenegro; Debate & Supremes; Sara’s Pleasure & More

Posted on July 3, 2024 by RC

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Why is it important to be a member of a local church?

Posted on July 1, 2024 by RC

While it is true enough that the concept of the invisible or universal church has its place, that place is not where a believer can hold membership. The Word of God calls on us to not forsake the gathering together … Continue reading →

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“A Young Lady,” An Old Story of Ongoing Sin

Posted on June 27, 2024 by RC

Like so many others I find myself taken aback by the recent resignation of Robert Morris, senior pastor of the massive Gateway Church in Texas. Morris resigned his position after it was made public that when he was a young, … Continue reading →

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Grace Reformed; Pride Religion; First Fleece; Me & My Needs

Posted on June 26, 2024 by RC

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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