Category Archives: worship

Got to Get Back to the Garden

Posted on June 21, 2024 by RC

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. I’ll admit I got taken in the first time. As a grade school child my conception of cool included too tight silk shirts and blue jeans with more … Continue reading →

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Joy in the Mourning at the Table of the Lord

Posted on June 14, 2024 by RC

Reformed people can be odd ducks. Too often, we are a contentious bunch, given to arguing esoterica for the sheer fun of it. We give answers to questions that few are asking and ask questions where others are certain. When … Continue reading →

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The Lord Giveth, and the Lord Taketh Away

Posted on June 7, 2024 by RC

Though He is the potter and we are but clay, this does not keep us from complaining about our station. When the God of heaven and earth, the One who made all things, asks if the clay will ask of … Continue reading →

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Remembering Tomorrow

Posted on May 31, 2024 by RC

Ideas have consequences. It is absolutely true that as a man thinks in his heart, so he is (Prov. 23:7). It is also true, however, that God is true, and every man a liar (Rom. 3:4). That is why the … Continue reading →

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Why won’t unbelievers come to church?

Posted on May 13, 2024 by RC

Sin. The real question is, our sin or theirs? It has become fashionable, and perhaps always was, for some believers to blame other believers for unbelievers choosing to be unbelievers. When Bill Hybels, building Willow Creek into one of the … Continue reading →

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Grace; National Debt; Abimelech; 1934 and God’s Glory

Posted on April 10, 2024 by RC

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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News I Can Use

Posted on April 5, 2024 by RC

A case could be made that what separates Reformed believers from the rest of the evangelical church is less the competing doctrinal perspectives of Calvinism versus Arminianism and more the competing perspectives on the value of doctrine. That is, we … Continue reading →

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Paradise Restored

Posted on March 29, 2024 by RC

There are any number of ways to capture the glory of Eden. Because it is a garden paradise, we can focus on its bucolic nature. Bereft of thorns and thistles, fruitful and beautiful, it is the ideal location, designed for … Continue reading →

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Rest Indeed

Posted on March 15, 2024 by RC

Though it comes rather early in the story, I am convinced that Genesis 3:15 is not just the hinge of the Bible, but it is the very hinge of history. It is there that God responds to the serpent’s assault … Continue reading →

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Adam’s Hope

Posted on March 7, 2024 by RC

Ere the dawn broke all was right Beholding gleaming perfect light But reaching up I fell down Bitter fruit, forfeit crown. He came and I the bitter fool Hiding, lying, rebel ghoul. Turned and blamed my precious gift Widening our … Continue reading →

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