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Defending Loose Cannons, and Trump’s Loose Tongue

Posted on December 18, 2025 by RC

The charge of hypocrisy sticks. Perhaps because we are all worse than our own standard. We rebuke the other guy, only to find that we too are guilty. The only good news I can offer is that it works both … Continue reading →

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Worshipping Your Own Personal “Higher” “Power”

Posted on December 16, 2025 by RC

It is not a difficult thing to discern the nature of someone else’s god. Some people carry their religion on their sleeve, advertising their spiritual commitments on bumper stickers or t-shirts. You can tell the Amish by their clothing, even … Continue reading →

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The Word of His Power; The Power of His Word

Posted on December 11, 2025 by RC

I think we’ve got omniscience wrong. Yes, it certainly means all knowing. And yes, certainly God knows all things. It’s important to affirm as well that His knowledge overlaps with our knowledge. When we say 2+2=4 we are agreeing with … Continue reading →

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Growing Pains: Annihilating God’s Character

Posted on December 9, 2025 by RC

Our little corner of the interwebs is up in arms over actor Kirk Camerson’s recent admission that he is finding the doctrine of annihilation to be preferable to the doctrine of eternal conscious torment for those who die outside of … Continue reading →

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Beholding the Lamb of God: The Forever Gospel

Posted on December 4, 2025 by RC

Our hindsight encourages our arrogance. Rather than gratitude for all we’ve been shown we scoff at those who saw less. We expose our ingratitude for the full revelation of God’s Word by laughing at those who lacked it. Indeed we’re … Continue reading →

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Missing the (Decimal) Point

Posted on December 2, 2025 by RC

It’s a volatile real estate market out there. Prices have, in the past few years, shot through the roof faster than, well, faster than the last real estate bubble we had. And they have also come crashing down, when the … Continue reading →

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Would a Man Rob God? Would a Government Do the Same?

Posted on November 28, 2025 by RC

The question on its face seems rather insane. It demands not just a “no” but a “by no means.” If not a “why would you ask such a stupid question?”. I ask the question, however, because God Himself once asked … Continue reading →

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Giving Thanks in Times Like These And All Others

Posted on November 27, 2025 by RC

I will not dispute that these are not the best of times. As a nation we are drowning in red ink. Around the globe, soldiers, civilians and believers are falling by the sword. Yet, the liturgy of our year, by … Continue reading →

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Jesus Changes Almost Everything: A Qualification

Posted on November 25, 2025 by RC

I love Twitter. (And refuse to call it X). When I first heard about it I confess I was conflicted. The social commentator in me was appalled. My inner Neil Postman took the curmudgeon approach, bemoaning the dumbing down of … Continue reading →

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Talkin’ ‘Bout My G-g-g-generation: Who Are We?

Posted on November 21, 2025 by RC

I pursued a graduate degree at Ole Miss and taught two classes of Freshman English each semester. The two intersected when I took a graduate class on teaching the freshman class. The popular pop guru gave fresh nuggets of his … Continue reading →

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