Category Archives: justification

What It Means to Be a Christian II; Vrabel & Russini; & More

Posted on April 22, 2026 by RC

Where is our hope? Our outrage? Where is His good Hand? All this is found where? In today’s podcast. Find it, and then share it. This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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The Pharisee Pharisees and the Way Back Home

Posted on April 21, 2026 by RC

Dear Exvangelicals, I’m probably the last person you’d want to hear from, an old school evangelical. I’m more conservative politically than the most ardent President Trump fanboy. Reformed, head of my home, still affirming that marriage is only between one … Continue reading →

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Why do we have such a hard time grasping grace?

Posted on March 16, 2026 by RC

Because we need it. I mean that in two ways. First, we have a hard time grasping grace because we are sinners, and sin begins with pride. All of us, from the most pious saint to the most egregious sinner … Continue reading →

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Assessing Self Assessments: Poor Richard’s Lesson

Posted on March 5, 2026 by RC

The story is told that for a time a young Ben Franklin had the diligence to daily score his own performance on a number of character issues. On a scale of 1-10, how respectful had he been that day? How … Continue reading →

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Child Abuse in the Godhead? Penal Substitutionary Atonement

Posted on February 2, 2026 by RC

One of the great dangers that comes of stripping words of their meaning is the constant need to up their intensity to try to get the work done. That is, if we embrace the idea that words have no meaning, … Continue reading →

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Where are we evangelicals “wrong” on the Bible?

Posted on November 10, 2025 by RC

The evangelical position on the Bible, that it is inspired, inerrant, and infallible, true in all that it teaches is true, from top to bottom. Our orthodoxy (right doctrine) on the Bible is orthodox. It is our orthopraxy (right practice) … Continue reading →

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I Always Feel Like, Somebody’s Watching Me

Posted on November 6, 2025 by RC

Privacy has long been an escalating battle. For every idea and technology to hide ourselves we come up with an idea and technology that reveals ourselves. VPNs, pseudonyms, combat ip addresses and facial recognition software. All of which is by … Continue reading →

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Three Invaluable, Necessary, Life Changing Truths

Posted on September 2, 2025 by RC

There are three great truths which, to the extent that they are believed, result not just in eternal life, but in a faithful life in the here and now. Three truths that can never be too familiar, never too impactful, … Continue reading →

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What does it mean that the church is holy?

Posted on June 2, 2025 by RC

The Nicene Creed affirms that the church is one, holy, catholic and apostolic. I discussed what is means that the church is one here. When the creed affirms that the church is holy it is making at least three important … Continue reading →

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Finding Judgey McJudgerson: A Comic Tragedy

Posted on May 29, 2025 by RC

It is both tragic and comic when it happens. I fear we miss the tragedy in the comedy. Person A makes an observation that Person B has done something wrong. Lied, or cheated, or some such. Person B offers as … Continue reading →

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