Tag Archives: sanctification

Pleasures At Your Right Hand

Posted on July 22, 2019 by RC

Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner is the source of that ode to frustration, “Water, water everywhere nor any drop to drink.” Salt water is the cruelest trick, looking, sounding, even feeling like that which satisfies, when in … Continue reading →

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Believing God

Posted on July 20, 2019 by RC

We live in an age of spin, propaganda. We no longer weigh careful arguments and reach our conclusions judiciously. Instead we inhabit what one cultural critic called a “sensate culture.” We do not think; we feel. We do not decide; … Continue reading →

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Fear and Loathing in Eden

Posted on July 17, 2019 by RC

Paranoia, long before it became a psychological term, served as a fitting antonym for not just trust, peace, but love. We know this in part because the Apostle Paul, under the inspiration of the Spirit tells us in I Corinthians … Continue reading →

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Bible Study Facebook Live July 15, 2019 Peace

Posted on July 16, 2019 by RC

We continue our study, The Spirit of the Fruit, focusing our attention on Peace.

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Feeling Better Every Day

Posted on July 10, 2019 by RC

One brother stands above the others, more well known, more beloved. The middle one, however, gets some love, but not like the first. The third brother, he’s all but universally forgotten. He is David out in the fields with the … Continue reading →

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Bible Study Facebook Live July 8, 2019 JOY

Posted on July 9, 2019 by RC

Joy is the settled conviction that God is able and God is for us. More on joy as we continue our study, The Spirit of the Fruit.

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Ask RC- Do we have an obligation to forgive those who sin against us, and fail to repent?

Posted on July 8, 2019 by RC

No, and yes. We are called in Scripture, in several different places, to follow the pattern of our Maker in forgiving others. The God of heaven and earth is indeed swift to forgive. But His forgiveness is only given in … Continue reading →

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Scar Light

Posted on July 5, 2019 by RC

My torso is a map of past hardships. Top left is a scar from where I had a port put in for my chemo years ago. There are more scars where various moles had to be scraped off. Then there … Continue reading →

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The Devil’s Arsenal- Standing

Posted on July 2, 2019 by RC

While envy may be the green-eyed monster, pride is a chameleon. It comes in a wide swath of colors, myriad sizes and innumerable shapes. It is also, one could argue, the true mother of all sins. Pride was Lucifer’s downfall, … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday to Me- In the Grip of Gratitude

Posted on July 1, 2019 by RC

Today begins my 55th journey around the sun. By all accounts I ought to be in the grip of a midlife crisis. Children are leaving the nest. More hairs are abandoning their posts as the battle is lost. My “career” … Continue reading →

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