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Avoid the Cave (Walk in the Light)
(04/03/2023) From John MacArthur's Truth for Today June 27 - John 12:35 (So Jesus said to them, “The light is among you for a little...
Tom C
Apr 3, 20236 min read
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Listen Up!
Have you ever been to the store looking for something and the clerk who is there to help just does not listen to you? I went in looking...
Bill B.
Feb 15, 20213 min read
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Knowing God
Bill B. sent me this essay, attributed to Billy R. Philly. Is that a real name? Who knows. I did a superficial web search and found...
Tom C.
Jul 31, 20183 min read
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The Compelling Case of the Capable Convert
This is the first sermon I preached for the Preaching Course I took. I preached it to the UnShackled Life group with about 30 members...
Tom C
Jun 23, 201813 min read
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The Morality of Liberalism vs. Conservatism
I read an article yesterday about a study that was done not so long ago concerning how liberals and conservatives differ in their views...
Tom C
Feb 13, 20184 min read
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UnShackled Weight Loss Accountability Project
As we get up in years, it seems like adding extra pounds is a lot easier than it used to be. Maybe we are getting less exercise but...
Tom C
Sep 18, 20178 min read
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Competitive Victimhood
I was thinking about writing a post on "white privilege." Or maybe it was going to be on "racism" (as newly defined). But it might have...
Tom C
Sep 15, 20174 min read
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The Truth Will Set You Free
Many years ago, I read an article where the author postulated that school uniforms actually gave students more freedom rather than less. ...
Tom C
Jul 19, 20173 min read
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Economics Lesson - How Much is a Job Worth?
Colleges are in the news a lot these days, and generally not from a favorable perspective. One of the big issues has to do with college...
Tom C
Oct 25, 20163 min read
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Virtue Signaling
For years, I have criticized liberalism for being concerned primarily with feeling good about oneself rather than achieving desired or...
Tom C
Oct 22, 20163 min read
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Will God Fight For Us?
Since the UnShackled LIFE group is currently studying Deuteronomy, I was skipping around at random through the book, but stopped back...
Tom C
Aug 7, 20162 min read
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How I Became a Conservative
This is a companion to my testimony, where I describe how I became a Christian. It isn't as dramatic as Whittaker Chamber's journey from...
Tom C
Jul 18, 20164 min read
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Speak to Me, God
Tom C's Final Sermon for Preaching Class. Sorry about the formatting; it didn't copy over well. Use your imagination for the slides....
Tom C
May 22, 201613 min read
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Revival - Heal Our Land
"if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I...
Tom C
Jan 2, 20162 min read
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God or Government
Most of you have probably heard about the New York Daily News headline pictured here. There seems to be a concerted effort on the part...
Tom C
Dec 4, 20151 min read
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Thanksgiving
When I think of Thanksgiving, one of the first non-turkey images that comes to mind is Washington at prayer. We have much to be thankful...
Tom C
Nov 25, 20151 min read
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A Shadow of Evil
I recently finished a book on the impact WWI had on the lives and the writings of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien (A Hobbit a Wardrobe and...
Tom C
Oct 9, 20153 min read
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Instruments of God
I read an article today about how many years ago Dr. Ben Carson saved the life of a child thought to have an inoperable brain tumor. See...
Tom C
Sep 10, 20152 min read
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War Room - The Power of Prayer
I went to see War Room today with some of the family. In summary, it was a powerful movie and I enjoyed it a lot. Be sure to bring...
Tom C
Aug 31, 20152 min read
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We the People
Consider the opening words to the preamble of the Constitution of the United Sates: We the People. And consider the Tenth Amendment: The...
Tom C
Aug 28, 20153 min read
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