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I Know a Man

Posted on April 1, 2022 by RC

I know a man. He studied to become a pastor. More than 35 years ago he became the shepherd of a local church in a small, midwestern town. The church was not at all large but began to grow under … Continue reading →

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Addicted to Mediocrity

Posted on March 31, 2022 by RC

There are two raging rivers, culturally speaking, that converge to form the lazy river of mediocrity. First, we do not know the excellent. Goodness, truth, and beauty, as the great triad of virtues, are so much more demanding, not simply … Continue reading →

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At Ease in the Land of Moloch

Posted on March 29, 2022 by RC

Suppose for a moment that the sky were falling. Now while you have your imagination engaged, imagine that Chicken Little was actively trying to sound the alarm, not that the sky is falling, but that a rat has successfully broken … Continue reading →

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Answering Fools

Posted on March 25, 2022 by RC

When I was a young man I came to understand the brilliance of my father. Like millions of others I learned at his feet. I watched him lay down careful arguments like so many dominoes destined to reach a predictable … Continue reading →

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Confessing Faith

Posted on March 24, 2022 by RC

While it may be true that there are two kinds of people in the world, (those who like to divide the world into two kinds of people and those who don’t), there are in turn myriad places to draw these … Continue reading →

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Wealth and Poverty

Posted on March 22, 2022 by RC

Though one could argue that it is bad for business, it has been my habit of late to emphasize a rather simple point- that wisdom is rather simple. God has not hidden His Word, but revealed it, and anyone laboring … Continue reading →

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That Ain’t a Shame

Posted on March 18, 2022 by RC

The devil never wastes a good temptation. First, he presents it. When we fall for it he is right there not to congratulate but to accuse. When our foolish sin leads to hardship, as it always will, he tempts us … Continue reading →

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The Great War

Posted on March 17, 2022 by RC

In the last seventy years, the United States government has waged war in Korea, in Viet Nam, in Libya, in Panama, in Grenada, in the former Yugoslavia, in Somalia, in Iraq, in Afghanistan, and in Iraq again. These are the … Continue reading →

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For Better or For Worse

Posted on March 15, 2022 by RC

The Bible is full of promises. Most of them boil down to something terribly simple. God says to us, “Obey Me and be blessed. Disobey Me and be cursed.” This is God’s one covenant with man. Of course, praise God … Continue reading →

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The Enemy of My Enemy is My Enemy

Posted on March 11, 2022 by RC

I was still a teenager, not terribly nuanced in my thinking, when Iraq and Iran went to war against each other. Thinking strictly in terms of geo-politics, and shamefully without a thought for families on either side my assessment was … Continue reading →

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