Category Archives: parables

Confessing Faith: The Wall Dividing Two Kingdoms

Posted on October 18, 2024 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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Owning, and Owned By the Pearl of Great Price

Posted on October 8, 2024 by RC

There may well be many of them, but perhaps not as many as you might think. Most of the knowledge I was blessed to receive from my Father became melded together with the rest of it. I was blessed to … Continue reading →

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Resenting Grace: Parable of the Miserly Son

Posted on August 13, 2024 by RC

It is counter-intuitive, but nevertheless, there it is. We all, from time to time, take offense when grace is offered to us. We all, even more of the time, take offense when grace is offered to others. Two different circumstances, … Continue reading →

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The Prodigal Father

Posted on September 22, 2023 by RC

When I served as editor-in-chief of Tabletalk magazine, I committed my share of gaffes. I received more than my share of sweet-natured but school-marmish notes about why this semicolon should have been a colon, or why further was the better … Continue reading →

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Imputation, Infusion and Eternal Consequence: A Parable

Posted on March 7, 2023 by RC

Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and … Continue reading →

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Literally

Posted on July 1, 2022 by RC

I’m figuratively afraid that many people literally do not know what literally means. Many of those wrong on its meaning think it’s some means of intensifying. “I could drink an ocean” means “I’m thirsty.” “I could literally drink an ocean” … Continue reading →

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Psalm 29; Our Prodigal Father

Posted on June 28, 2022 by RC

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Ask RC- Is it a sin to read fantasy?

Posted on January 27, 2022 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything

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Futilitarianism; Parables; Selling our Souls

Posted on August 24, 2021 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Erastianism; Pharisee and the Tax Collector; O For a Thousand Years to Sing

Posted on August 17, 2021 by RC

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