Category Archives: preaching

Lisa & I @ the movies, Election Advice & More

Posted on October 30, 2020 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Contextualizing Missions

Posted on October 28, 2020 by RC

It is just about the time that we begin to mock our fathers that we find ourselves slipping on the banana peels they have left behind. Consider our fathers’ failure to contextualize in missions. Generations ago great heroes went forth … Continue reading →

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How To Recognize a Neo-Liberal Church

Posted on October 10, 2020 by RC

The serpent, of course, disguises himself as an angel of light. The bride, on the other hand, is still besmirched and muddied. Telling the true from the false is never easy. The former point reminds us not to be fooled … Continue reading →

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Should American pastors preach warning us of our growing police state?

Posted on October 8, 2020 by RC

It is not at all unusual for us to defend our own peculiar perspective by painting our opponents in the worst possible light. There is genuine disagreement over whether political issues have any place in preaching. Those who stand opposed, … Continue reading →

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Turning It Up to 11, or Why The Means of Grace Rock the House

Posted on October 7, 2020 by RC

The only thing worse than falling into a spiritual valley is the conviction that one must always be on a spiritual mountaintop. Though the Bible is the very history of the ups and downs of God’s people, God’s people go … Continue reading →

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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 Lord’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 God’s Word exposes our failures, and proclaims Christ’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 $1… 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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