Tag Archives: sanctification

A Fool Load, or, The Work Before Us

Posted on May 16, 2020 by RC

Tell you a little story and it won’t take long About a lazy farmer who wouldn’t hoe his corn. The reason why I never could tell For that young man was always well. He planted his corn in the month … Continue reading →

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Our Prideful Humility, or Inheriting the Wind

Posted on May 15, 2020 by RC

Tim Keller’s excellent The Prodigal God not only potently draws our attention to the oft-missed second half, the story of the elder brother, but it potently answers a question I have long struggled with. What are the implications of the … Continue reading →

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Preying for the Lost

Posted on May 9, 2020 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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Ask RC- Why is the church so full of pretense?

Posted on May 8, 2020 by RC

I’m no behaviorist, but I don’t need to be to understand this truth- that which you punish you get less of, and what you reward you get more of. We don’t like punishment, and seek to avoid it. We do … Continue reading →

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Selling Our Souls

Posted on May 7, 2020 by RC

It is, according to CS Lewis, one of the most potent pulls into sin, the desire to belong. Were Maslow a bit more honest in ranking our “needs” I suspect the approval of others would make the top five of … Continue reading →

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God’s Beauty, Glory’s Wonder & No Other Gods

Posted on May 6, 2020 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Nestorianism, Cain’s Wife & Knowing the Enemy

Posted on May 5, 2020 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Guarding Our Feeling Life

Posted on May 4, 2020 by RC

I, though if pushed against a wall will come in as a dichotomist, have no special quarrel with trichotomists. I believe we are bodies and souls. But I get why some say we’re bodies, souls and spirits. There are times, … Continue reading →

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O For a Thousand Years To Sing

Posted on May 2, 2020 by RC

It doesn’t happen often, but it had happened. A book written for businessmen had jumped a fence and become something of a universal bestseller. Like The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People before it, and Good to Great after it, … Continue reading →

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When I Asked My Dad If He Was Crazy, & More…

Posted on May 1, 2020 by RC

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