Category Archives: preaching

What about evangelism crusades at large stadiums?

Posted on June 3, 2021 by RC

One of the awkward parts of seeking to follow the regulative principle of worship, that Puritan notion that we are free in worship only to do what the Bible expressly commands, is determining what falls under the category of the … Continue reading →

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Why are there so many churches a mile wide but an inch deep?

Posted on May 31, 2021 by RC

It’s a common enough complaint, so much so that I doubt many would challenge the underlying assumption. Get the right band playing the right songs, the right hipster telling the right jokes, the right technology creating the right ambiance and … Continue reading →

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The Care and Feeding of Shepherds

Posted on May 7, 2021 by RC

I have not one, but multiple machines in my house that I love. It’s the kind of machine that makes me give thanks for the days we live in. Little more than a century ago even kings and titans of … Continue reading →

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Catechism 72; Sovereign Grace Update; Atin-Lay, Assensus

Posted on April 28, 2021 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Revival’s Rival

Posted on April 10, 2021 by RC

Revivalism is marked by a commitment to technique. It is an essentially man-made phenomena, driven by the wisdom of men. We are a people bent on bending the will of others to our own liking. Advertising is the medium of … Continue reading →

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Power Preaching

Posted on April 7, 2021 by RC

It’s a bad fault of mine, but I suspect you suffer from it as well. My fault is that I assume that others have the same faults I do. If I struggle with pride, my guess is that those to … Continue reading →

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Kiss the Son

Posted on April 3, 2021 by RC

There is no such thing as the “More” party. They do not run campaigns seeking to unseat sitting officials of the “Less” party. Both “More” and “Less” need more context and less ambiguity. We need to know what we are … Continue reading →

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Jesus Meek and Mild

Posted on March 31, 2021 by RC

Jesus, like love, is something everyone wants to lay claim to. That is, just as there is no organized coalition banded together by a hatred of love, so there are precious few people who are willing to lay a charge … Continue reading →

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Dear Peter Pan,

Posted on March 20, 2021 by RC

Are you having fun yet? It sure looked that way to me back when we first crossed paths. My mom took me to the movies, and there we met. I was rather like you, though perhaps not quite so daring … Continue reading →

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What should I look for in a church?

Posted on March 18, 2021 by RC

A Church First, that it be a church. The Reformers argued that there are three distinguishing marks of the church- the Word, sacraments and discipline. That means your campus ministry isn’t the church; your podcasts are not the church; your … Continue reading →

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