Tag Archives: adoption

Our Father

Posted on June 8, 2023 by RC

As a father and a grandfather I am, from time to time, faced with challenges. Children and grandchildren have inherited from me a condition that leads to those challenges- sin. For the myriad ways they are and can be blessings … Continue reading →

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God With Us

Posted on March 9, 2023 by RC

For many years I wrote a monthly column for Tabletalk magazine titled “Coram Deo.” That little Latin phrase meant a great deal to Martin Luther, who in turn means a great deal to me. It means “Before the face of … 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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What I Found Under the Tree

Posted on December 23, 2022 by RC

Six years ago, just weeks before Christmas, through my own sin, I lost my reputation, my job, my income, my platform. Five years ago, just days before Christmas I lost the one man who stood by me, who loved me … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- Fixing Fixing

Posted on July 13, 2022 by RC

I’ve come to embrace the biblical idea that children are a blessing from God. Earlier in my marriage I had surgery to avoid future blessings. Now what I to do? It is a common temptation, when God blesses us with … Continue reading →

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Suffer the Children

Posted on June 23, 2022 by RC

I have spent years encouraging us to set aside our petty amusements, to put behind us the distractions of vanity fair, to throw off the sloth that luxuriates in the status quo. Like some spiritual drill sergeant I have been … Continue reading →

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Father’s Day

Posted on June 17, 2022 by RC

In a few days I will have the opportunity to preach the gospel at Cedarville Community Church just outside Fort Wayne. It’s a small congregation where the pastor, Monte Sheets, has served for over 35 years. Monte is a fine … Continue reading →

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We Are Family

Posted on May 19, 2022 by RC

The serpent, who is more cunning than any of the beasts of the field, is a counterfeiter. It is his wily custom to not merely construct an alternate realm to the realm of Christ, but to craft every piece of … Continue reading →

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Why Do We Call It Good?

Posted on April 15, 2022 by RC

Why do we call it good? Every human event in the history of the creation involved either God handing out justice, which is to be celebrated, or demonstrating grace, which is to be celebrated. Every event save the one we … Continue reading →

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Forever Friend, James Haram; What is Sonship Theology?

Posted on March 31, 2022 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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