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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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