Posts by RBC (Page 68)

We are so used to responding to difficulties with anxiety or discontentment that we consider these normal reactions to life’s circumstances. That just points out how subtle and acceptable these sins have become to us. Jerry Bridges Ouch! How c…

Hast thou no scar? No hidden scar on foot, or side or hand? I hear thee sung as mighty in the land, I hear them hail thy bright ascendent star Hast thou no scar? Hast thou no wound? Yet I was wounded by the archers, spent, Leaned me against a …

The church that convinces people that there is a God is a church that manifests what only God can do, that is unite people in Christian love. There is nothing that convinces people God exists or that awakens cravings for Him like the discovery of …

Fellowship is a powerful force. Just take a look at what it does in Acts 2:42-47! I quoted this yesterday in our services: JI Packer — What elevates true fellowship far above what the world would call friendship and belonging is simply this:…

I am praying for gospel growth in depth – the gospel going deeper into each life through change, obedience and Christian love. I am praying for gospel growth in breadth – the gospel going further out into our city and our communities th…

Dr. Albert Mohler has been interacting with evangelicals and Catholics who believe and promote evolutionary theory. I really appreciate Dr. Mohler’s polemical writing on this subject. He is careful and clear about what his opponents believe. …

This morning I listened to a podcast story about Vin Scully. He is going to be 83 and he is calling games for his 62nd season with the Los Angeles Dodgers (though they weren’t Los Angeles when he started). Listen to a tape of him calling…

We know you didn’t see what we meant about your blind spot, that’s why it’s called a blind spot. Stating the obvious, we don’t see blind spots. That’s why they’re called blind spots. So, rather than being defe…

From my Twitter: I admit it I tear up just about every time I read Genesis 29:20. I love that verse. So many good things compete for my time & energy & attention. But Jesus (His Person and Work) is the best thing. After church today man in his 80s told me “I am so glad God is giving us a vision for outreach. We need to keep growing!” You are…

So I am doing something completely different on Sunday. It might turn out to be a bad idea. So why not blog about it ahead of time? The main points of my sermon are coming right out of the journal I kept with me in Turkey and Greece. Let me a…