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The Bible Story

Posted on April 26, 2024 by RC

A friend of mine has been known to encourage me to produce my own study Bible. Happily, his vision for my study Bible isn’t quite the mammoth undertaking that putting together a real study Bible is. He suggests that my … Continue reading →

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A Whole New World

Posted on April 12, 2024 by RC

My father may well have been the hardest man in the world to shop for. One year, however, I did well. I got my dad a nice plaque with a photo of Three Rivers Stadium, home to the Pittsburgh Pirates … Continue reading →

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Living in Our Fears

Posted on April 2, 2024 by RC

It is our fears that reveal to us our treasures, and the shape of the idols of our hearts. And the devil likes nothing more than to prey upon those fears, even through the medium of our purported friends. I … 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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A Ratio Hornblower- Meeting Franco’s Friends

Posted on March 28, 2024 by RC

Last week I published a brief piece (here) that argued that making a nation Christian is a good thing, while trying to make nationalism Christian was a fool’s errand. Simply put, we as a nation become more Christian the more … Continue reading →

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Christian Nationalism

Posted on March 21, 2024 by RC

My father told a lot of jokes. That’s what dads do. One I remember goes like this. There was a monk that had allowed nicotine to get ahold of him. Given the amount of time spent in prayer he thought … 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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Alice in Negative World

Posted on March 14, 2024 by RC

Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care? There is a group of mostly younger thinkers who have embraced a paradigm that affirms that the broader culture’s relationship to Christians has gone from one generally positive … Continue reading →

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May the Best Man Win

Posted on March 8, 2024 by RC

It begins, I suspect, with a far too small view of the fall. There is plenty we lament about that dark day in history’s most beautiful spot. We know that sin brought division to Adam and Eve. The two were … Continue reading →

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Fighting From Freedom

Posted on February 27, 2024 by RC

I have, on more than one occasion, taught a class on dystopian novels. We’ve read Brave New World, 1984, That Hideous Strength and more. I always ask my class “Why do these men, the rulers over these dark and domineering … Continue reading →

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