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What is the church, the ekklesia, called out from?

Posted on October 7, 2024 by RC

There are two Greek words that are translated “church” in our English Bibles. The first, kuriake, comes from the root word Kurios, which means “Lord.” The “kuriake” are those who belong to the Lord. The second is ekklesia, from which … Continue reading →

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Let It Not Be Named Once Among You As Becomes Saints

Posted on October 4, 2024 by RC

A given culture’s depravity isn’t measured simply by the percentage of Christians in that culture. Vital to the equation are two other factors. First, and most important, is how spiritually mature those Christians are. Corinth remained a sewer not because … Continue reading →

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Days of Whine and Roses: Hustling Downward

Posted on October 3, 2024 by RC

With the recent passing of Pete Rose we are once again debating the merits of whether he should be in the baseball Hall of Fame. He was, by all accounts, one of the greatest to ever play the game. He … Continue reading →

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Love Your Grammar: Death of Culture in the Death of Language

Posted on October 1, 2024 by RC

Grammers defiantly not easy getting it right. Know what I mean? Of course you know what I mean. So what difference does it make that I didn’t begin “Grammar’s definitely not easy to get right?” Aren’t grammar nerds, you know, … Continue reading →

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Living in a World Gone Mad: Lovers of Death

Posted on September 26, 2024 by RC

Sometimes the Bible says things with such simple clarity that it shakes us from our slumbers. Evil’s presence has numbed us, making us miss the obvious. We believe, for instance, that we do not have an established religion in our … Continue reading →

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Jesus Christ Superstar: The Folly Of Pop Icon-ography

Posted on September 20, 2024 by RC

The biggest oxymoron in Hollywood may well be this one: Bad publicity. In our age, what they say about you no longer matters, as long as they are talking about you. Face time is what it’s all about. In the … Continue reading →

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Home Beautiful; Pants on Fire; Ye Shall Be As Gods; and More

Posted on September 18, 2024 by RC

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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What are the “high places” in the church today?

Posted on September 16, 2024 by RC

As one reads through the history of Judah and Israel it is hard to miss the truth that Judah was blessed with many more good kings than their neighbors to the north. Often, however, these good kings do not escape … Continue reading →

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No Accounting- The Glory of His Law Story

Posted on September 13, 2024 by RC

There’s no accounting for taste. Or to put it another way, the taste has reasons that reason knows not of. We like what we like, and we don’t like having to explain it. Which is why postmodernism fits us so … Continue reading →

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Turning the Mirror Around, Hiding From the Ugly

Posted on September 12, 2024 by RC

Not only do we remain, in ourselves, sinners, when by His grace we are declared to be saints, but we tend to be, after being born again, repenting and being indwelt by the Spirit, the same kind of sinners we … Continue reading →

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