Category Archives: preaching

First Church of the Not So Bad

Posted on September 23, 2020 by RC

We are adepts not at fighting our sins but hiding them. We gather each Lordā€™s Day dressed in our smiles, share our praise reports and our health concerns, pat ourselves on our backs, and return home to our gross and … Continue reading →

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Jason Bauerele, Hero, Lisa, me & the movies

Posted on September 18, 2020 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything podcast

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Ask RC- Should a pastor preach against the sins of his congregation?

Posted on September 17, 2020 by RC

Of course. And of course not. The sermon is that part of the service where Godā€™s Word exposes our failures, and proclaims Christā€™s provision. The end is not the sin, but neither can the sin be ignored. The pastor does … Continue reading →

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Ravenous Sheep

Posted on September 16, 2020 by RC

I had already failed my first test in becoming a gentleman farmer. Three years and roughly 200 chickens produced eggs at a rate of roughly $1ā€¦ each. A few years had passed though since my experiment in folly, and I … Continue reading →

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Unearned Praise

Posted on September 12, 2020 by RC

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

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Columbo, Apologist, 10th Commandment, Bradbury’s Martians

Posted on September 9, 2020 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Pragmatic Principle

Posted on September 5, 2020 by RC

It goes against my own principles to argue from the perspective of the pragmatic. Pragmatism, after all, is a worldly thing. We have been called to faithfulness. God tells us what to do, and we are to do it. The … Continue reading →

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Last Night’s Study on The Holiness of God

Posted on September 1, 2020 by RC
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Ask RC- For what should the church be repenting?

Posted on August 31, 2020 by RC

While Iā€™m perfectly willing to affirm that various and sundry state agencies have well exceeded the bounds of their authority in the wake of COVID, it has been for some time my contention that Christians would do well to spend … Continue reading →

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We Have Met the Censors and They Are Us

Posted on August 7, 2020 by RC

Not long ago I tweeted this: Things you cannot say without getting into a lot of trouble- “Bomb” in the security line at the airport “Fire!” in a crowded, fire-less theater. “He’s a he” about a man in a dress. … Continue reading →

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