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He Gave Us Songs

Posted on May 12, 2022 by RC

He was at least an insightful man, if not a wise man, who first said, “I care not who writes a nation’s laws, as long as I write the nation’s songs.” He understood that what shapes our lives is rather … Continue reading →

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Always and Forever

Posted on May 10, 2022 by RC

It is likely the most overlooked, underappreciated, unknown attribute of the living God. Of course we are in grave danger indeed if we seek to pit against one another or to rank in relative importance the attributes of God. The … Continue reading →

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Marching to Berlin

Posted on May 7, 2022 by RC

It is a presumptuous and dangerous thing to claim that the future will vindicate us. “You’re on the wrong side of history” isn’t an argument against a position or practice but a mere boast. Unless, of course, the One who … Continue reading →

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Christians Aren’t Perfect, Just Forgiving

Posted on May 5, 2022 by RC

“By this,” Jesus said, “all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13:35). Here Jesus gives us an apologetic we seem to have lost sight of. One of the blessings that … Continue reading →

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Running with the Bulls

Posted on May 3, 2022 by RC

He was a pastor, one who believed in and preached the doctrines of grace. The church he served was not far from my then home, and on more than one occasion our paths have crossed. Today he sits in jail, … Continue reading →

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Tuning Out

Posted on April 29, 2022 by RC

Reality TV may be TV but it never has been real. As a culture we’ve moved from idealized presentations of what is best about us through wholesome sitcoms like Andy Griffith and Father Knows Best, through more “realistic” social commentary … Continue reading →

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One Covenant Under God

Posted on April 28, 2022 by RC

We are a litigious people. We not only like to sue one another, we like to avoid being sued, and having to sue. That is, we hire lawyers not only to write up contracts, but to help enforce contracts. Handshakes … Continue reading →

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Be Reasonable

Posted on April 26, 2022 by RC

In the great war launched in Genesis 3 between the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent there are two other great battles. On one side of the battlefield stands the enemy. The seed of the serpent … Continue reading →

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Abusing Language

Posted on April 22, 2022 by RC

We all have the propensity to conjugate adjectives. Here we take a series of pseudo-synonyms, words that are kissing cousins, and apply them from first to worst based on the proximity of the one we’re speaking of. Consider these three … Continue reading →

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Family Meal

Posted on April 21, 2022 by RC

The hard driving forces of individualism do not yet stand astride the culture like a colossus. We have divided our homes into mini-apartment complexes and our churches into age and gender- segregated shopping malls. We break the ties that bind … Continue reading →

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