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The Faith of Demos

Posted on July 21, 2022 by RC

While written creeds have their advantages, unwritten creeds have a few as well. With a written creed we are able to nail down precise language. We can affirm this and deny that. Everyone is able to make a conscious decision … Continue reading →

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All the Pretty Horses

Posted on July 19, 2022 by RC

One of the great things about seeking to manifest the reign of Christ is that there is always plenty to do. Firemen, ambulance drivers, soldiers and forest rangers, on a good day, find themselves with precious little to do. And … Continue reading →

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On Our Sloppy Use of Words

Posted on July 15, 2022 by RC

A sensate culture is one where what we feel is more important to us than what is so. A steady diet of the feels over the thinks makes us profoundly susceptible to manipulation. Last week I tweeted something to the … Continue reading →

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Blessed Are the Rich in Spirit

Posted on July 14, 2022 by RC

There is real poverty in our world, more than we’d care to admit. Jesus, after all, told us that the poor would always be with us. But just as all Israel are not Israel, so all the poor are not … Continue reading →

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Worse Than We Thought

Posted on July 12, 2022 by RC

The Bible is right. It tells us that the serpent was more crafty than any of the beasts of the field. He still is crafty, and we still just fell off the rutabaga wagon. A case could be made that … Continue reading →

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Rough Edge, or Point of the Spear?

Posted on July 8, 2022 by RC

There’s been a lot of conversation of late on winsomeness, and how to interact with the lost in light of the demise of Roe v. Wade. The Gospel Coalition published a piece on how to look at those seeking abortions … Continue reading →

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Our Greatest Weapon

Posted on July 7, 2022 by RC

It was a wise man who first noted that there is nothing new under the sun. Sadly, Solomon seemed to sigh his way through this observation, wistfully longing for something new. We, if we were wise, would rejoice in this … Continue reading →

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The Judge of all the Earth

Posted on July 5, 2022 by RC

I have to confess. I’m not saying it was the healthiest thing in the world to do, but boy did I loved doing it. It would be evening, and I’d turn on my television looking for what I artfully called … Continue reading →

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Literally

Posted on July 1, 2022 by RC

I’m figuratively afraid that many people literally do not know what literally means. Many of those wrong on its meaning think it’s some means of intensifying. “I could drink an ocean” means “I’m thirsty.” “I could literally drink an ocean” … Continue reading →

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Inkling of Wonder

Posted on June 30, 2022 by RC

I am a Calvinist. No, better to say that I am a rabid Calvinist. I am the son of a Calvinist. My spiritual grandfather was the Calvinist’s Calvinist, John Gerstner. When I consider my own theological education, I divide it … Continue reading →

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