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Feb 15
3 min

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 f...

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Tom C.

Jul 31, 2018
3 min

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 no...

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The Compelling Case of the Capable Convert

Tom C

Jun 23, 2018
13 min

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 pr...

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The Morality of Liberalism vs. Conservatism

Tom C

Feb 13, 2018
4 min

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 o...

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UnShackled Weight Loss Accountability Project

Tom C

Sep 18, 2017
8 min

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 eati...

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Tom C

Sep 15, 2017
4 min

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...

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Tom C

Jul 19, 2017
3 min

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. ...

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Economics Lesson - How Much is a Job Worth?

Tom C

Oct 25, 2016
3 min

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 ...

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Tom C

Oct 22, 2016
3 min

Virtue Signaling

For years, I have criticized liberalism for being concerned primarily with feeling good about oneself rather than achieving desired or st...

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Tom C

Aug 7, 2016
2 min

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 nea...

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Tom C

Jul 18, 2016
4 min

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...

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Tom C

May 22, 2016
13 min

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. (I...

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Tom C

Jan 2, 2016
2 min

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 h...

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Tom C

Dec 4, 2015
1 min

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 o...

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Tom C

Nov 25, 2015
1 min

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...

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Tom C

Oct 9, 2015
3 min

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 ...

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Tom C

Sep 10, 2015
2 min

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...

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Tom C

Aug 31, 2015
2 min

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 tiss...

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Tom C

Aug 28, 2015
3 min

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 ...

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Tom C

Aug 14, 2015
1 min

Westboro Baptist Church

Westboro Baptist Church has been a blight on Christianity and our nation for quite some time. Famous for it's anti-gay, anti-military an...

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