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The Mis

Posted on December 23, 2020 by RC

Truth is I have neither read nor watched Les Miserables. I’m not much one for musicals and well, I have no other excuse. As I recall part of the story is about a man who is sentenced to five years … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- Is it a sin to be wealthy?

Posted on December 10, 2020 by RC

No. One can certainly get wealthy by sinning. One can certainly sin while being wealthy. But it is surely not a sin to be wealthy. Though few would be so crass as to express such a sentiment, it nevertheless often … Continue reading →

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Looking for Life in the Temple of Consumption

Posted on November 27, 2020 by RC

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, “Black Friday is proof that Thanksgiving didn’t stick.” I understand the importance of proper qualifications. One should not hear in that pithy phrase a condemnation either of getting a good deal, … Continue reading →

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New Theses, New Reformation

Posted on November 17, 2020 by RC

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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Let My People Go

Posted on November 7, 2020 by RC

There are at least three different ways to despise the state, two of which are flat wrong. The first, I would guess, represents none of you. There are, nevertheless, in this world, people who hate the government precisely because from … Continue reading →

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Lisa & I @ the movies, Election Advice & More

Posted on October 30, 2020 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Are we co-creators with God? My pastor said so in his sermon.

Posted on October 22, 2020 by RC

Yes, and no. First to the no. Theologians, who like to make distinctions, distinguish between God’s communicable attributes and His incommunicable attributes. The former are those which He can and does share with us, though of course in lesser degrees. … 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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Ask RC- Do minimum wage laws help either the poor or the overall economy?

Posted on September 24, 2020 by RC

No, on both counts. Our labor is a service. Its value is determined neither by law nor by wish but by the market. All of us, I suspect, would love to be paid $1,000 an hour. Given that all of … Continue reading →

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Compassion on the Cheap

Posted on September 9, 2020 by RC

We all think in shorthand. That is, we carry with us sundry mental shortcuts that move us from one thought to another swiftly. These give us license to dismiss some ideas quickly so that we might be free to mull … Continue reading →

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