Category Archives: grace

Christians Aren’t Perfect, Just Forgiving

Posted on May 5, 2022 by RC

“By this,” Jesus said, “all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13:35). Here Jesus gives us an apologetic we seem to have lost sight of. One of the blessings that … Continue reading →

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Down on the Farm; How can Christians be more vulnerable?

Posted on May 5, 2022 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Abusing Language

Posted on April 22, 2022 by RC

We all have the propensity to conjugate adjectives. Here we take a series of pseudo-synonyms, words that are kissing cousins, and apply them from first to worst based on the proximity of the one we’re speaking of. Consider these three … Continue reading →

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Family Meal

Posted on April 21, 2022 by RC

The hard driving forces of individualism do not yet stand astride the culture like a colossus. We have divided our homes into mini-apartment complexes and our churches into age and gender- segregated shopping malls. We break the ties that bind … Continue reading →

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Why Do We Call It Good?

Posted on April 15, 2022 by RC

Why do we call it good? Every human event in the history of the creation involved either God handing out justice, which is to be celebrated, or demonstrating grace, which is to be celebrated. Every event save the one we … Continue reading →

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Did Jesus suffer the Father’s wrath for all, or the elect?

Posted on April 13, 2022 by RC

Just for the elect. This truth is hard for some people for what seems like a good reason- It shows God treating people unequally. If Christ’s atoning work covers only some people, doesn’t this somehow make God unfair, treating one … Continue reading →

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Storm

Posted on April 8, 2022 by RC

Imagine, if you will, that you find yourself in the midst of the greatest storm ever to hit the world. The wind is blowing at gale force. The ground is trembling, splitting at the seams. Lightning crashes and lights up … Continue reading →

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At the Foot of the Cross

Posted on April 7, 2022 by RC

Pop culture is a sanitizing force. No, it doesn’t make the world a cleaner place. It just makes us all the more the same. We are a world awash in golden arches, swooshes, and the real thing. Because people in … Continue reading →

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I Know a Man

Posted on April 1, 2022 by RC

I know a man. He studied to become a pastor. More than 35 years ago he became the shepherd of a local church in a small, midwestern town. The church was not at all large but began to grow under … Continue reading →

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Forever Friend, James Haram; What is Sonship Theology?

Posted on March 31, 2022 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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