Tag Archives: gratitude

But As the Captain of the Lord’s Hosts I Have Come

Posted on March 13, 2026 by RC

Though I didn’t think such was possible, my esteem for both my father and the Bible took a rather sudden spike. I was blessed to be sitting in a seminary class, while he stood, teaching. He mentioned, almost in passing, … Continue reading →

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One Constant Through All the Years, Ray, Has Been Baseball

Posted on March 12, 2026 by RC

I don’t know who bought, I mean won, last year’s World Series. Over the course of the past 47 years the only World Series stories I recall are the Red Sox winning one, the Astros cheating and the earthquake in … Continue reading →

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Sacred Marriage; Broken Window Fallacy; Crushing Ingratitude

Posted on March 11, 2026 by RC

Rahab’s Redemption. A Quick Lesson on Henry Hazlitt’s Economics in One Lesson. Jesus healing the woman who touched His cloak and raising a little girl from the dead. Plus putting to death our ingratitude for His grace. This week’s Jesus … Continue reading →

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Reckless Fervor and the Safety of Our Father’s Presence

Posted on March 10, 2026 by RC

One of the oddest things to hinder our prayers is fear. Many of us are reluctant to pray in front of others. We fear, I suppose, that those who are listening might be critiquing our prayers. That fear is both … Continue reading →

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Jesus Changes Everything, At Such an Immeasurable Cost

Posted on March 3, 2026 by RC

God made men for work, for protection, and for rescue. When we look at the imago Dei, the glorious truth that we are made in the image of God, I fear we miss much when we describe it in terms … Continue reading →

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Is it a sin to be wealthy? Prosperity and Providence

Posted on February 23, 2026 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 are so crass as to express this sentiment, it nevertheless often reveals itself, … Continue reading →

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Bigger on the Inside than It Is on the Outside

Posted on February 13, 2026 by RC

The Bible is a book that is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. Look at it from one perspective, and it’s rather a small book. It occupies less space on a shelf than a dictionary. Some … Continue reading →

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Sacred Marriage; Epstein, Unease and Peace and More

Posted on February 11, 2026 by RC

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Child Abuse in the Godhead? Penal Substitutionary Atonement

Posted on February 2, 2026 by RC

One of the great dangers that comes of stripping words of their meaning is the constant need to up their intensity to try to get the work done. That is, if we embrace the idea that words have no meaning, … Continue reading →

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Rightly Ordering Our Love: a Brief Lesson

Posted on January 23, 2026 by RC

It was Augustine who argued that every sin is a failure to love ordinately. Either we love something more than we ought or love something less than we ought. We are to love, in order. Eve, for instance, found the … Continue reading →

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