Monthly Archives: September 2020

Ask RC- Does God want everyone to be healthy and wealthy?

Posted on September 10, 2020 by RC

Yes, and no. I have often said that one thing the prosperity preachers have right that so many of us miss is this- because of Jesus our heavenly Father delights to bless us. What they have wrong is they have … Continue reading →

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God is Near to the Hurting; Sharon Bertram, Hero; God’s Moral Law

Posted on September 10, 2020 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Compassion on the Cheap

Posted on September 9, 2020 by RC

We all think in shorthand. That is, we carry with us sundry mental shortcuts that move us from one thought to another swiftly. These give us license to dismiss some ideas quickly so that we might be free to mull … Continue reading →

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Columbo, Apologist, 10th Commandment, Bradbury’s Martians

Posted on September 9, 2020 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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New Theses, New Reformation

Posted on September 8, 2020 by RC

Thesis 41 We must not discipline our children in anger. Paul encourages fathers to raise their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. He then warns us not to provoke our children to wrath. The serpent would have … Continue reading →

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Lisa- A Purpose Driven Wife + Heroism & More

Posted on September 8, 2020 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Ask RC- Did Jesus suffer the Father’s wrath for all sinners, or just for the elect?

Posted on September 7, 2020 by RC

Just for the elect. This truth is hard for some people for what seems like a good reason- It shows God treating people unequally. If Christ’s atoning work covers only some people, doesn’t this somehow make God unfair, treating one … Continue reading →

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Pelosi & Arrogant Elites; BiFM, Judges

Posted on September 7, 2020 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything

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Pragmatic Principle

Posted on September 5, 2020 by RC

It goes against my own principles to argue from the perspective of the pragmatic. Pragmatism, after all, is a worldly thing. We have been called to faithfulness. God tells us what to do, and we are to do it. The … Continue reading →

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History is Our Story or The Church as Co-Star

Posted on September 4, 2020 by RC

There is a process by which a people group loses its privilege. First, lofty standing begins to lose its cache. Second, the once privileged become a matter of insignificance. Last, they become the untouchables. While Christians are fast on their … Continue reading →

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