Walking the Jordan River Trail

By Charlie Johnston Most folks here are familiar with the story of Naaman, the commander of the Syrian King’s armies (2 Kings 5:1-27). Naaman was stricken with leprosy and came to the prophet Elisha to find how he might be healed. Elisha told him to go and wash himself in the Jordan River seven times […]

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Auditioning for God

I have been thinking through some serious things this last week and a half. We are getting a lot of high-quality young people coming out to presentations this year. I want CORAC to mount a real outreach to young folks – and will work to get a group specifically for that purpose, run by young […]

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Darkness and Light

By Charlie Johnston The first thing to understand is that God wins. There is no doubt whatsoever about that. That being the case, there is only one question that is relevant in each of our lives. It is not whether or not the Church will survive and what we must do to save it. Nor […]

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The Division That Brings Peace

By Charlie Johnston “Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.” -Matthew 10:34   When goals are similar, people and representatives can argue vociferously on implementation and make noble compromises. When foundational goals are contradictory and incompatible, compromise is not feasible: […]

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America’s Macbeth Moment

By Charlie Johnston Every person craves transcendent meaning in their life. For those whose hope is in God, that meaning is found in their hope of eternal life with their Creator. The means by which they seek to attain that goal is to love and serve God, primarily through loving and serving those around them. […]

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Prepare Ye the Way

By Beckita There’s just no going back. And who would want to? Oh what a world in disarray with a Church hardly recognizable as its unholy disorder is all too real in too many places! From some comments here, and in listening to people around us, we hear expressions of fear, uneasiness and anxiety – […]

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