Category Archives: grace

Discerning the Body

Posted on March 7, 2020 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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Diffusing Deconversions

Posted on March 6, 2020 by RC

There’s a new genre in town. We still have love stories, science fiction stories, crime stories. We also still have conversion stories, testimonies about God’s grace in our lives. What is new is the yang to that yin, testimonies of … Continue reading →

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We’re Only Human

Posted on March 4, 2020 by RC

Some time ago I binge watched HBO’s ten part mini-series, Band of Brothers. It was most excellent and I commend it to you. Based on Stephen Ambrose’s book of the same name, the account, based on real persons and events, … Continue reading →

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New Theses, New Reformation

Posted on March 3, 2020 by RC

Thesis 15- We must come together to renew covenant. It was a wise man who first said that the good is sometimes the enemy of the best. Much of what has come to be known as the church growth movement … Continue reading →

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Yesterday’s Sermon on the Mount Study

Posted on March 3, 2020 by RC
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Ask RC- What causes a lack of assurance?

Posted on March 2, 2020 by RC

There are at least two different ways we struggle with assurance, two different truths we want and need to be assured of. The first is the truth of the gospel. What if the Bible is just the opinions of men? … Continue reading →

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Lord, Teach Us to Pray

Posted on February 29, 2020 by RC

We’ve all heard the accusation. If God has already determined the future, what is the point of praying? This comes from our evangelical brothers, who, recognizing us as members of that species reformandicus bibliotechus, are looking askance at our pointy … Continue reading →

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Who’s Your Daddy?

Posted on February 27, 2020 by RC

The world, too often with help from the Christian church, is intent on removing from the world all of its wonder. We may see the universe as a plenty amazing machine. But even the most amazing machine is cold to … Continue reading →

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Digging Deep

Posted on February 21, 2020 by RC

It’s eye-catching when reality catches up with folks. See a man caught up in his road rage, waving one angry finger at the slow poke in the passing lane. When his truck flops and flails into the median we all … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- Why are people such jerks?

Posted on February 20, 2020 by RC

Not long ago I posted an Ask RC piece in which the question was, “What kind of pizza topping are you?” I didn’t try to answer the question, because the piece was actually about the internet and its sundry and … Continue reading →

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