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Digital Directions: Caught in the Cattle Chute

Posted on February 5, 2026 by RC

I’m not a fan of Disney parks. And not because of increasing woke messaging. I didn’t care for them back when they really were family friendly. The message was fine. The method was not. That is, what I don’t like … Continue reading →

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Embracing Righteous Anger, While Maintaining Peace

Posted on February 3, 2026 by RC

“Judge not” is surely that text in all of Scripture that is most misunderstood outside the kingdom. Among believers we misunderstand Paul’s admonition to the Ephesians, “Be angry but do not sin” (Ephesians 4:26). We soundly conclude from this text … 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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Dissecting Dilbert’s “Dad’s” Deathbed Declaration

Posted on January 22, 2026 by RC

Scott Adams passed away recently. He, to some degree, “live streamed” his last days via Twitter. That is, he posted regularly through his final moments. Besides writing a delightful, enduring comic strip in Dilbert, he was unashamedly conservative, and so … Continue reading →

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Back Up: Rethinking Rebukes From a Friend

Posted on January 20, 2026 by RC

It is because we are saved by grace that we sinners are able to confess publicly that we are sinners. It is because we are sinners, however, that we are so quick to get defensive any time someone accuses us … Continue reading →

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Rules For Our Reformation: Learning from Luther

Posted on January 16, 2026 by RC

The Protestant Reformation is called the Reformation for a good reason. It is not called the First Reformation or Reformation II, as if they happen every so often. I have never been asked, when referencing the Reformation, “Of which Reformation … Continue reading →

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And It Came To Pass: The Tapestry of Providence

Posted on January 13, 2026 by RC

I was not, as a kid, a particularly gifted athlete. It’s true I enjoyed sports, however, and so my hours were determined by the seasons: football, basketball, baseball. I realized early on that my gifts were limited, while my desire … Continue reading →

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Not a Sin, But Not the Ideal: A Cautious Warning

Posted on January 12, 2026 by RC

We all are prone to both legalism and antinomianism. When we want to do something God’s law forbids, we become antinomian. If we want someone else to not do what we think they should not, we become legalists. We add … Continue reading →

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Who’s On First? What’s On Second? Christ and His Kingdom

Posted on January 9, 2026 by RC

The one thing I want you to be certain to do is finish reading this piece and brush your teeth every evening. I trust at least two things strike you about this opening sentence. First, it’s a rather odd way … Continue reading →

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Kids and Their Phones, or, Old Man Yelling at Clouds

Posted on January 8, 2026 by RC

There was a time when I saw every complaint about any technology as an assault on the blessings of liberty. My loyalty to free markets made me suspicious of anyone casting doubt on the marvels of new whiz bang machines. … Continue reading →

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