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What is most needful in our pulpits?

Ask RC First, we need to know which pulpits we are talking about. The world is full of “pulpits” that are filled by men and women who are missing the most important thing- the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. That … Continue reading

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God is Love, A Hero You Never Heard Of & More

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Peace in the Valley

There is not just a valley but a deep chasm that separates what we know and what we feel. David, a soul so profoundly attuned to God’s own Spirit that God called him a man after His own heart, who … Continue reading

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In Which I Defend God’s “Unholiness”

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The Prophet, Keller’s Prodigal God & More

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Our Prideful Humility, or Inheriting the Wind

Tim Keller’s excellent The Prodigal God not only potently draws our attention to the oft-missed second half, the story of the elder brother, but it potently answers a question I have long struggled with. What are the implications of the … 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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Ask RC- Why is the church so full of pretense?

I’m no behaviorist, but I don’t need to be to understand this truth- that which you punish you get less of, and what you reward you get more of. We don’t like punishment, and seek to avoid it. We do … Continue reading

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Troop Zero, A Catechism Question, & Unashamed

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Guarding Our Feeling Life

I, though if pushed against a wall will come in as a dichotomist, have no special quarrel with trichotomists. I believe we are bodies and souls. But I get why some say we’re bodies, souls and spirits. There are times, … Continue reading

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