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May You Live in Interesting Times

Posted on October 31, 2020 by RC

There is a sort of application of the Observer Effect that applies to the news of the day. Sometimes confused with the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle which argued that at the sub-atomic level we can either discern the speed of a … Continue reading →

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Lisa & I @ the movies, Election Advice & More

Posted on October 30, 2020 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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What should I remember in the voting booth?

Posted on October 20, 2020 by RC

It’s a fool’s errand to try to understand why someone breaks up with you. The notion that we can pinpoint one flaw, excise it and then live happily ever after is well, false. When someone breaks up with you, no … Continue reading →

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Living Dead Documents

Posted on October 14, 2020 by RC

It is a dangerous thing when the church determines to follow the world. We’re used to folks bemoaning that propensity, talking about our problem of worldliness. Chuck Swindoll once said “If you take a white glove and drop it in … Continue reading →

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Political Unwritten Rules; Bible in 5 I Kings

Posted on October 12, 2020 by RC

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Should American pastors preach warning us of our growing police state?

Posted on October 8, 2020 by RC

It is not at all unusual for us to defend our own peculiar perspective by painting our opponents in the worst possible light. There is genuine disagreement over whether political issues have any place in preaching. Those who stand opposed, … Continue reading →

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Two Thumbs Down

Posted on October 2, 2020 by RC

Neil Postman, in his delightful, albeit ominous, little book Amusing Ourselves to Death, draws an insightful comparison to two important dystopian novels. Utopian novels, of course, are those designed to show us edenic cultures. Dystopian novels show us hellish futures. … Continue reading →

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Voting; Time Travel Movies; Acting a Sin?

Posted on October 2, 2020 by RC

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Savorless Salt or Normal Evil

Posted on September 30, 2020 by RC

When we are yet outside the kingdom, before we are born a second time, we suppress the truth in unrighteousness (Romans 1). This does not mean we are stupid. It does mean we are foolish. We know what we know, … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- Do minimum wage laws help either the poor or the overall economy?

Posted on September 24, 2020 by RC

No, on both counts. Our labor is a service. Its value is determined neither by law nor by wish but by the market. All of us, I suspect, would love to be paid $1,000 an hour. Given that all of … Continue reading →

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