by Fritz Longabaugh | Jul 25, 2024 | Pastor
I support medical use of marijuana. There’s a clear moral distinction between medical and recreational use. But because recreational use of marijuana has gained wide acceptance in American society, I feel the need to address this subject. To America’s sixty million...
by Fritz Longabaugh | May 2, 2024 | Pastor
Jesus forbids judging others. His teaching Do not judge, or you too will be judged (Matthew 7:1) rings loudly in our ears. So does this teaching: How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank...
by Fritz Longabaugh | Apr 18, 2024 | Pastor
A law in Scotland passed on April 1 criminalizes speech deemed insulting to protected groups. The law is intended to protect transgendered people from “hate speech” and it has stirred international controversy. Ross Douthat, commentator for the New York Times,...
by Fritz Longabaugh | Mar 5, 2024 | Pastor
We are delighted to announce that Parker Story will be joining the staff of RCC as our new Worship Leader. Let me tell you the story of how hiring him came about. Nancy Longabaugh, our current Worship Leader, has received excellent feedback from our church for her...
by Fritz Longabaugh | Jul 16, 2023 | Pastor
In 2016 I attended a conference on real estate investing and the presenter mentioned that he took $50 from his tenants’ rent and put it aside as a gift toward the down payment on their future home. I thought: I love that. I could do that for inner city renters. I had...
by Fritz Longabaugh | Jun 16, 2023 | Pastor
Part 3 of the “Flood” blog series Last week in the sermon series “Flood” I began to discuss ways the Holy Spirit works in us. The first way is traditionally referred to as “regeneration”, and it means to receive a new life in the family of God. Here’s how...