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Five Common Expressions I’ve Never Understood

Posted on October 23, 2019 by RC

Common sense may be more common than sense. There are any number of shorthand aphorisms in the world and in the church that shape our thinking, but don’t stand up to scrutiny, at least right away. Below are five common … Continue reading →

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The Sole Soul of the Solas

Posted on October 19, 2019 by RC

It puzzles me deeply that so few are puzzled deeply by the paradox. We are so used to the befuddling language that we miss its befuddling nature. It ought to stop us in our tracks, arrest our attention, like those … Continue reading →

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#JesusToo

Posted on October 17, 2019 by RC

We are all rather quick to lay claim to the title “victim.” The truth is we are all victims. Every mother’s son of us has, at one time or another, been the victim of someone else’s sins against us. It … Continue reading →

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Compromising Positions

Posted on October 9, 2019 by RC

It is surely possible for different people to share the same goals, but to employ different strategies. What I am increasingly seeing, however, is how easy it is for strategies and goals to meld together. We all want, I trust, … Continue reading →

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Naked and Unashamed

Posted on October 4, 2019 by RC

I’m as guilty as the next guy. We are all willing to lament the propensity of the church to shoot its wounded. We are given to complaining about the lack of transparency at the local church, that we smile at … Continue reading →

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Knowing the Enemy

Posted on October 3, 2019 by RC

There are, no matter what may be happening around the globe, at least three wars going on at the same time. There is, from the garden of Eden to the consummation of the Kingdom of God the battle between the … Continue reading →

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The Silence of the Lambs

Posted on September 28, 2019 by RC

The world, Paul tells us, knows what’s coming. not only highlights the universal guilt of all men, but ironically defines that guilt as the denial of what we know. We know that there is a God, and that we fail … Continue reading →

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Life In a Blender

Posted on September 27, 2019 by RC

Life in a blender, as those who regularly listen to the Jesus Changes Everything podcast know, isn’t always easy. There is confusion and danger at every moment. Swimming against the churning swirl is the only way to stay above the … Continue reading →

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The Devil in the Details

Posted on September 26, 2019 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, sadly, we have made … Continue reading →

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Kingdoms in Conflict

Posted on September 25, 2019 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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