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Don’t Look Back

As a grade school child my conception of cool included too tight silk shirts, and blue jeans with more flair than Liberace. I even had my very own polyester jumpsuit. I looked like a cross between Howdy Doody and Elvis, … Continue reading

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Can We Sin in Heaven?

If “The Fall” was caused by just one sin from the very first humans and all humans since have sinned, what are our chances of remaining sinless in heaven? I assume we would still have our gift of free will, … Continue reading

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New Theses, New Reformation

Thesis 25 We must practice catholicity, not ecumenicity. The prayer of a righteous man avails much, the Scripture tells us (James 5:16). We know in turn that Jesus was the only righteous man. If we want to know what will … Continue reading

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Enthroned in the Praises of Israel

If you’re like me, though you are loathe to admit it, you find Hebrew poetry less than satisfying. While sophisticates know better, most us like a poem to rhyme. Hebrew poetry does not when translated, nor even in the original, … Continue reading

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Troop Zero, A Catechism Question, & Unashamed

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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O For a Thousand Years To Sing

It doesn’t happen often, but it had happened. A book written for businessmen had jumped a fence and become something of a universal bestseller. Like The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People before it, and Good to Great after it, … Continue reading

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Ask RC- The Great Commission calls us to make disciples of the nations. What is a disciple?

First, a disciple is just a student. It’s neither a magic nor an unusual word, but a simple one. We rightly distinguish between the twelve before the ascension of Christ and the twelve after, referring to the former as disciples … Continue reading

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Plowing in Hope, God’s Incomprehensibility & More

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything

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I Miss Him Too

Even in the midst of these strange times, our days still carry the rhythm of the normal. We may be hiding behind masks, but the blossoms of Spring are still breaking out, naked and unashamed. Our days may be empty, … Continue reading

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People of the Feast, or, Seaing the Holiday

Dwarves, as a rule, are a rather recalcitrant lot. It was their stubborn refusal to follow directions that caused some of them to suffer the indignity of being turned into dufflepuds, in C.S. Lewis’ The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. … Continue reading

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