“A Christianity which had ceased to be aggressive would speedily have ceased to exist. Christ came not to send peace on earth but a sword; against the restless and resistless force of the new religion the gates of hell should not prevail. But polytheism could not be dethroned without a struggle; nor mankind regenerated without […]
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I am excited to announce that we are (finally) stepping up some formal, elder-led teaching. It’s our conviction that the most important public teaching at RVC takes place from the pulpit. But there is certainly something to be said for going through rich material together. File this under the category of “equipping the saints for
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One of the popular ideas you may see in mainstream media or hear in your UW Religion classes (disclosure: I’m just stereotyping and have no idea if that’s true) is that our modern notion of Christian theology would be unrecognizable to the early church. This is because, it’s said, the current makeup of the Bible
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Hey Fellas, Starting Friday April 4th we are going to have a short 6 week study of a new book titled “The Dudes Guide to Manhood” by Darrin Patrick. The study will be at the RVC office (1605 Monroe Street #103) starting at 6:30 a.m. I think this will not only be a great study for
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I had to drive to Minneapolis twice in the past couple of weeks. The second time was alone, which makes the drive much longer. But it did afford the opportunity to do two things: visit Loome Theological Bookstore (highly recommended) and listen to one of my favorite books: Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. It is
