Rob Faircloth
Full time lawyer, bi-vocational pastor of Covenant Grace Baptist Church. Christian, husband, father. Play (at) drums, classical guitar, bass guitar. Believe that all of life -- thought, emotion, play, society -- is lived under the lordship of Jesus Christ or is lived resisting it.
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What Have You Done for Me Lately?There is something significance about hearing someone say something; it acknowledges, confirms, assures. The same is true for our desire to hear from our God that all is all right. Do you know how to hear that?
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A Reverse Copernican RevolutionRevelations of manufactured test results and intentionally skewed findings reveal more than simply that the green agenda has infiltrated science, but also that the scientific community is now the one arguing for the flat earth.
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Transformation (and If You Act Now! ...)Some people present the Christian faith as a mere life improvement strategy. But Christianity asserts that there is no life, and trusting Jesus for salvation brings life where there was once none.
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Useful as a Park Bench in a GraveyardRoadside crosses, automobile memorials, cemetery benches. All these reminders of the death of individuals reminds the rest of us of something. But it isn't merely that someone who once lived is now dead. But what?
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Making Sense of the Debt CeilingPoliticians are making hay out of raising (or not) the debt ceiling, some forecasting doom if we don't, others forecasting doom if we do. How do we sift through the political double-speak?
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Pine Straw and Blurry VisionStuff gets on our car windshield all the time -- pine sap, leaves, bird poo. We respond in different ways. What does that tell us about life?
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Eternity and the BrainMany find the concept of living in eternity difficult. But simple things that happen to us now demonstrate that eternity is not a concept that far out of reach.
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Lo! The Power of the LaptopWhat happens when your computer goes down? Here I lament the tragic consequences of dependence upon electronic masters.
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Evolution and RevengeAccording to Darwinian evolution, everything about humans can be explained in terms of what is or has been useful in preserving the species. But revenge doesn't fit that template. How does evolution account for such things?
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Hungry? How 'bout An Oil Tortilla?An energy policy that uses food and fuel and leaves fuel unused raises serious moral questions about that policy's effect on the poor and hungry of the world.
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When the Cure is Worse Than the DiseasePeople all resist the lordship of Christ at some point. For these, it was at the point Jesus' calming the storm help implications for what he would require of them.
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When Pigs FlyMost of us have some point at which we resist the lordship of Chirst -- a point at which we put up defenses to what Jesus might require us to do. For the people in this story, that point was when Jesus' restoration caused economic problems.
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Morality, Christian Ethics, and the "Fair Share"Balancing budgets is not simply an economic issue, or a political football to be passed, punted and kicked all around. There are also moral implications of taxing and spending. What does the Christian faith say?
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Who Holds the Atoms Together?The bible says that Jesus Christ sustains all things. This is true not only for the big things, like solar systems and galaxies, but it is also true for the smaller, closer things, like hearts, and lungs, and brains.
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Crude on the CobLeaving oil in the ground and putting corn in our gas tanks? Who dreamt this up? US energy policy has defied logic for years, and threatens the well-being of of world markets and millions of people.
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Hibernating Bears and Frost-Proof CricketsWe frequently speak of animals 'adapting' or 'developing' certain abilities. But do they, really? Simple examples of extraordinary abilities display not evolution, but creation.
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Finding the Obituaries in the BibleThe most popular pages in a newspaper are the comics and the obituaries. We want to see who died, perhaps to confirm that we are still alive. The Bible talks about death, where it came from, and where we are all going.
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Faith in Faith?Popular sentiment is that as long as our beliefs are sincerely held, we are in good shape. But it is the content of faith that matters, not just faith in faith.
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Easter with No Eggs? Who Knew This was Possible ...Holiday icons are so popular that many parents think that they cannot celebrate without them. But are Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny really necessary? Not really, and doing without them may help us see the truth of the holy day we commemorate.