Category Archives: grace

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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This week’s podcast- Lisa on the It’s Her Story Podcast

Posted on January 18, 2023 by RC

We’ve been away for a bit. But that hasn’t kept us from meeting your podcast needs. Lisa was a guest of Women in Christian Leadership and their podcast, It’s Her Story. Give a listen as she recounts not just her … Continue reading →

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My Two Neighbors

Posted on January 3, 2023 by RC

I have two neighbors. On the east side is Mr. Jones. He’s a decent man, a loving husband, and an attentive father. He serves at the local soup kitchen at least once a month. He loves to talk to people … Continue reading →

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What does it mean to be “slow to speak?”

Posted on January 2, 2023 by RC

James in his epistle gives us this command, “So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God” (1:19). Perhaps … Continue reading →

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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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What I Found Under the Tree

Posted on December 23, 2022 by RC

Six years ago, just weeks before Christmas, through my own sin, I lost my reputation, my job, my income, my platform. Five years ago, just days before Christmas I lost the one man who stood by me, who loved me … Continue reading →

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Love Letters

Posted on December 16, 2022 by RC

It is a strange habit, though I am often caught in its grip. Why is it, I wonder, that we find ourselves so often longing for those days of the early church? Where did we begin to confuse the descriptive … Continue reading →

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The Scandal of the Gospel

Posted on December 6, 2022 by RC

All of us, both within and without the church, face the temptation of being legalists when dealing with others’ sins against us, and antinomians when dealing with our sins against others. We want those we have perceived to have wronged … Continue reading →

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Neither Are We Grateful

Posted on November 24, 2022 by RC

It is a sure sign that we are sinners that we tend to be more concerned about what we do than what we are. That is, our guilt or peace oftentimes is the fruit of our own judgment of how … Continue reading →

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We’re So Vain

Posted on November 15, 2022 by RC

Some things we never quite leave behind this side of the veil. Try as we might to mature and to grow beyond this peculiar brand of foolishness, I’m afraid that at heart we are still junior high girls. Our problem … Continue reading →

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