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Mirrors Crack’d

Posted on June 14, 2022 by RC

Mass shootings, whether in schools or businesses have political potency in part because we are all interested in such stories. We tune into the news, wanting the latest updates. We clamor for the psychological experts on the news channel talk … Continue reading →

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Bootstrap Folly

Posted on June 10, 2022 by RC

No one likes being accused. If we are innocent, we feel robbed. If we are guilty we feel exposed. If we’re not sure, we may experience both. Some people, for this very reason, delight to accuse. Chief among them is … Continue reading →

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Respectable Vipers

Posted on June 9, 2022 by RC

It was the coldest day of the winter as I trudged through the parking lot of the local Wal-Mart. Out of the corner of my eye I saw the young man, nicely dressed, approach the young lady as she was … Continue reading →

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A Broken and Contrite Spirit

Posted on June 7, 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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Tribal in Paradise

Posted on June 3, 2022 by RC

Everybody talks about the problem of tribalism, but nobody seems to do anything about it. I aim to try. I wish to begin, however, by identifying some of the members of my tribe. Some you may have heard of. My … Continue reading →

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Devil in the Details

Posted on June 2, 2022 by RC

The Christian is engaged in a three-front war. The Bible, replete with martial language, bears this out. The great evil trinity against which we fight is the world, the flesh, and the Devil. In our day we have made friends … Continue reading →

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All Believers

Posted on May 31, 2022 by RC

When we celebrate the Reformation, we would be wise to take the bad with the good. Or at least we ought to be on our guard. We rejoice in the recovery of sola Scriptura. We rejoice as well in the … Continue reading →

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What Gives You the Right?

Posted on May 27, 2022 by RC

Getting a moral relativist to tie himself into a pretzel takes all the skill of shooting a great big fish stuffed into a tiny little barrel. If there is no transcendent moral standard then it isn’t morally wrong to believe … Continue reading →

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Hope

Posted on May 26, 2022 by RC

More than once I’ve been asked- “Do you ever get angry with God?” Intellectually it’s a silly question. Emotionally it’s easy to understand. Hard times are hard, and we all know He determined our days before we were born (Psalm … Continue reading →

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The Real Peter Principle

Posted on May 24, 2022 by RC

It has long been my complaint that no matter how big the buzz about the latest business book, the truth is that if the book has anything new to say, it is wrong. If it has anything true to say, … Continue reading →

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