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Is it immoral to fluctuate prices based on temporal demand?

Posted on March 4, 2024 by RC

Of course not. Wendy’s, the hamburger chain, recently caught flak when they announced plans to introduce “dynamic pricing.” This simply means that you’d pay more for a Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger, for instance, at 12:30 PM than you would at 3:30 … Continue reading →

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Fighting From Freedom

Posted on February 27, 2024 by RC

I have, on more than one occasion, taught a class on dystopian novels. We’ve read Brave New World, 1984, That Hideous Strength and more. I always ask my class “Why do these men, the rulers over these dark and domineering … Continue reading →

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Should we pay taxes that finance abortion?

Posted on February 26, 2024 by RC

It is one of my great passions, the desire to see me, and the evangelical church take the evil of abortion more seriously, to have our hearts more deeply broken, and our actions more faithful. We have all, I fear, … Continue reading →

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Christos Ho Kurios

Posted on February 6, 2024 by RC

Rome could not help but trip over her own feet. When you get the gospel wrong the error does not stay hermetically sealed, leaving everything else safe. Rather, the whole ship goes down. Rome, seeking to elevate the church, created … Continue reading →

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Interesting Times

Posted on January 26, 2024 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 argues that at the subatomic level we can discern either the velocity of a … Continue reading →

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Going Homesteady; Civil War; God Who Sees and Loves

Posted on January 24, 2024 by RC

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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The Other Cheek, and the Other Foot

Posted on January 23, 2024 by RC

We are all quick to take offense, and all rather blind to the offenses we cause. That’s because we think we are the center of the universe, and all others orbit around us. Consider Roy Costner IV, a young hero … Continue reading →

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Is it a sin to break the law?

Posted on January 22, 2024 by RC

That very much depends. Because we are sinners we all face the temptation to become a law unto ourselves. God gave us civil government, and gave civil government the “power of the sword,” the right to impose law by force, … Continue reading →

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Lisa’s Blog; Epstein’s List; Cutting Covenant; Our Last War

Posted on January 10, 2024 by RC

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Devils and Demos

Posted on November 16, 2023 by RC

Legend has it that as the Constitutional Convention adjourned that a woman questioned Benjamin Franklin, “Sir, what kind of government have you given us?” The old curmudgeon quipped, “A republic, if you can keep it.” It is not a good … Continue reading →

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