Tag Archives: joy

Poor in Spirit

Posted on January 27, 2023 by RC

The world is full of hypocrites, and the solution to this problem is twofold: If you are more modern, you deal with the gap between your obedience and what you pretend to be by trying harder to be good. You … Continue reading →

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Before the World’s Foundation

Posted on December 27, 2022 by RC

Obedience, of course, is a good thing. Our Father delights to see His children embracing His wisdom, heeding His warnings, walking in the joy that is His law. When we dance in His presence we presage the beauty and glory … Continue reading →

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What I Found Under the Tree

Posted on December 23, 2022 by RC

Six years ago, just weeks before Christmas, through my own sin, I lost my reputation, my job, my income, my platform. Five years ago, just days before Christmas I lost the one man who stood by me, who loved me … Continue reading →

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Plowing in Hope

Posted on December 22, 2022 by RC

The kingdom of God is at war. The promise from the beginning was that the seed of the woman, our King, would come and crush the head of the serpent (Gen. 3:15). Jesus’ first step out of the tomb at … Continue reading →

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Forever and a Day

Posted on December 1, 2022 by RC

Scope and scale are not often our strength. In the heat of the immediacy of our circumstances it is difficult to look beyond the immediate. Often our emotional state can be so intense that we begin to think nothing will … Continue reading →

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Why are we so insatiable?

Posted on November 28, 2022 by RC

My annual Black Friday tweet says this- “Black Friday is proof that Thanksgiving did not take.” I’m not trying to shame anyone on the lookout for bargains. Neither am I a Scrooge about nice things. I’m in favor of them, … Continue reading →

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The Children’s Crusade

Posted on November 8, 2022 by RC

We have a battle to win, a great enemy to destroy. We are called to an epic struggle that spans the epochs, from the garden of Eden to the Garden City of the New Jerusalem. We have a kingdom to … Continue reading →

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The Desires of Your Heart

Posted on October 25, 2022 by RC

Check out this week’s Bible study on our call to believe the promises of God.

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The Two Shall Become One

Posted on October 14, 2022 by RC

Six years ago today Lisa became my bride, and I her husband. For all the cultural confusion about marriage, for all the dishonor we give the institution, treating it as a revolving door, the reality is the reality. Before the … Continue reading →

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Be Still

Posted on October 11, 2022 by RC

The children of God are rather different from the children of men. We have been reborn by a sovereign God. They have not. We have been redeemed by a sovereign God. They have not. We are being remade by a … Continue reading →

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