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New Theses, New Reformation

Thesis 54- We must believe that all we experience God sends because He loves us. There are two great evils that travel side by side with hardship and suffering, two lies hissed by the forked tongue of the serpent. One … Continue reading

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The Spirit of Christmas Future

I must have been 10 years old when the anxiety hit me. I sat amidst the crumpled paper when it dawned on me, “It doesn’t get any better than this.” As I surveyed my gifts, however, I knew—the descent had … Continue reading

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What If?

The Bible is faithful to tell us what has come to pass. It, in turn, rightly also tells us what will come to pass. Our faith can faithfully be summarized with these three affirmations, two historical, one future- Christ has … Continue reading

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New Theses, New Reformation

Thesis 53- We must believe He rules over all things. Rome could not help but trip over her own feet. When you get the gospel wrong the error does not stay hermetically sealed, leaving everything else safe. Rather, the whole … Continue reading

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God in a Manger

There’s a reason that after we are introduced to someone that we most often ask, “What do you do?” The truth of the matter is that our identity is rightly tied up in our labors. What we do not only … Continue reading

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Ask RC- Preparing for Hard Times

What do you commend to the church to prepare for the cultural battle that is and the battles to come? There is nothing new under the sun. There are, however, seasons. We forget the former when we grow comfortable in … Continue reading

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Will COVID mean a seismic cultural shift?

One of the benefits that comes from age is learning from experience. One thing I’ve learned over the years is I don’t know as much as I think. Another thing I’ve learned is that there is often a deep disconnect … Continue reading

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How do I give thanks in these times?

I will not dispute that these are not the best of times. We seem likely soon to have a political leader that has more in common with King Herod than King David. We are, in turn, discovering that the COVID … Continue reading

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New Theses, New Reformation

Thesis 49- We must remember that we have been bought with a price, that we are not our own. There has been a great deal of talk lately about freedoms won and freedoms lost. On the one hand we have … Continue reading

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A Matter of Life and Death

We live in strange times. It used to be said that the only two things we could be certain of were death and taxes. Taxes you can still be pretty sure of, but death has recently become rather more cloudy. … Continue reading

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