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You Think You’ve Got Problems

Posted on May 18, 2023 by RC

While I am not foolish enough to think that thinking wisely will solve all of our problems, I am wise enough to know it will solve this one- our problem of misunderstanding our problem. We are utterly filled with foolish … Continue reading →

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Motive Power

Posted on May 12, 2023 by RC

I’m on a diet. Oops. I’m not on a diet. I’m on a lifestyle change. This has led me to become acquainted with any number of new friends on my plate. I had, until now, heard of vegetables, but had … Continue reading →

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Dumb Phone Sunday

Posted on May 11, 2023 by RC

It is not all that uncommon for some blogger, podcaster or other user of social media to go through some kind of media fast, only to come back and report to us his experience. Here’s another. My “fast” was not, … Continue reading →

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Christianity and Neo-Liberalism

Posted on May 9, 2023 by RC

“Theological liberalism no longer announces itself with old men in big steeples but disguises itself in young men in skinny jeans and glasses.” I tweeted the above some time ago. From all appearances, based on the responses I received, theological … Continue reading →

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With Passion

Posted on May 5, 2023 by RC

One of the troubles with trouble is that it can encourage us toward selfishness. When things are going well for us, it is rather easy to feel magnanimous. When challenges come our way, however, suddenly we feel entitled to be … Continue reading →

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Growing Old

Posted on May 4, 2023 by RC

As Floyd the Barber used to say that Calvin Coolidge used to say, “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” On the other hand, everybody talks about growing old, and everybody vainly tries to do something … Continue reading →

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RC’s Confessions

Posted on May 2, 2023 by RC

Several of my real sins, often liberally mixed with unreal sins, are available for your reading pleasure through the help of Google. Sadly, as effective as Google and sundry attack bloggers are, they have missed too many of my sins. … Continue reading →

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Two Thumbs Down

Posted on April 28, 2023 by RC

Neil Postman, in his delightful albeit ominous book Amusing Ourselves to Death, draws an insightful comparison between two important dystopian novels. Utopian novels, of course, are those designed to show us edenic cultures. Dystopian novels show us hellish futures. The … Continue reading →

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Stealing Offense

Posted on April 27, 2023 by RC

It is no wonder that in a world that argues that all language is a power play we are always on high alert for verbal offenses. Nor is it any wonder that in a world populated by sinners like us … Continue reading →

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Me Not Me

Posted on April 25, 2023 by RC

I’m not the man I used to be. Neither am I the man I will one day be. And yet, I am the man I used to be, and will forever be that man. The passage of time experienced by … Continue reading →

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