Category Archives: grace

Immutable Love

Posted on January 14, 2022 by RC

It’s a good thing to have nice things. I’m all in favor of it, for me and for everyone else. You won’t find me confusing poverty for piety. That said, it was a wise poet who first wrote, “Mo’ money, … Continue reading →

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Do James and Paul Disagree?

Posted on January 13, 2022 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Festivus From the Best of Us

Posted on January 7, 2022 by RC

One would need to be a Scrooge indeed to begrudge those who deny Jesus the happiness they enjoy on the occasion of the celebration of His birth. Jesus is for those who rest in Him, but He has indeed blessed … Continue reading →

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Be Careful in Here

Posted on December 31, 2021 by RC

Is it the incessant push to have a take? Is it communications reduced to 280 characters? Is it political polarization pushed by algorithms driving us all into our respective echo chambers? How, I’m asking, do we account for our increasing … Continue reading →

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God is Good

Posted on December 28, 2021 by RC

I have, for more than 25 years ago we sought to help Christians live more simple, separate and deliberate lives to the glory of God and for the building of His kingdom. I learned quickly how people were apt to … Continue reading →

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How can I know if my church is preaching the gospel?

Posted on December 27, 2021 by RC

It is a disheartening reality that we who affirm the doctrine of total depravity often don’t believe we are totally depraved. It’s true enough that there are institutions and individuals who flat deny the doctrine. Then there are those who … Continue reading →

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Grumbling Vessels of Mercy

Posted on December 24, 2021 by RC

It is not, I would argue, only those outside the kingdom that are prone to grumble against God over His sovereign exercise of His will. Paul, in Romans 9, suggests that those clay vessels that God has prepared for destruction … Continue reading →

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The Spirit of Christmas Presents

Posted on December 24, 2021 by RC

Today’s Very Merry Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Culture War Casualties

Posted on December 23, 2021 by RC

While it may be true that there are two kinds of people in the world, (those who like to divide the world into two kinds of people and those who don’t), there are in turn myriad places to draw these … Continue reading →

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Consorting with Whores

Posted on December 21, 2021 by RC

That there is a deep and profound chasm that separates believing in the total depravity of man and our own understanding of the depth and scope of our own sin is a potent sign of the depth and scope of … Continue reading →

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