Category Archives: Biblical Doctrines

Ask RC- How can we tell the difference between the accusations of the devil, and the conviction of the Holy Spirit?

Jesus, we ought to remember, was betrayed twice by His disciples. While the betrayal of Judas carried Jesus inexorably toward His passion, the betrayal of Peter was of the same dark hue. Both pushed Jesus away as the other, both … Continue reading

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Today’s podcast considers a biblical view of the poor, the Puritanism of secularism and more…

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Everything Old Is New

It’s not always easy to grasp the relationship between the Old and New Testaments. The temptation among those who take a more covenantal approach is to de-emphasize the differences. My dispensational friends are wont to drive a wedge between the … Continue reading

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Sinner in the Hand of Angry Saints

One of the weaknesses that may come from communicating via social media is that we not only speak in short hand, but react in short hand. That is, our answers haven’t the time or characters to be nuanced, and so … Continue reading

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WWJD- What Will Jesus Do?

It’s a quibble that reaches the level of pedantic. Rightly affirming the import of the question, it nevertheless gets it backwards. You have heard it said, “The most important question you will ever face is, ‘What are you going to … Continue reading

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Lisa and I Discuss Life in a Blender, and I Consider Sabbath and Education

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If I built it, will you listen? Today’s podcast covers Field of Dreams, the simplicity of the gospel and more.

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Fairy Dust

It was Arthur C. Clarke who posited this law-Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. I disagree. The technology need not be advanced at all. The truth is that the sole reason we don’t see the world all around … Continue reading

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Does God send hurricanes?

Of course He does. How strange that such should even be a question. But of course, He also sends such strange questions. There is nothing that comes to pass that overpowers God, that He did not plan from before all … Continue reading

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Lies, Lunacy or the Word of the Lord

The Bible is an extraordinary book, and it is an ordinary book. It is not, of course, the only book to cross history’s stage to come with a claim to being the very Word of God. In some instances it … Continue reading

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