Category Archives: Biblical Doctrines

Beating Mr. Bulver; The Spirit of Christmas Presents & More

Posted on December 18, 2024 by RC

This Week’s Encore Presentation of Jesus Changes Everything

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The Boy Behind the Curtain or, Silence of the Clams

Posted on December 17, 2024 by RC

It’s a simple rule really, but a powerful one, one I have found quite helpful to my peace of mind, making the best use of my time and my mental energy. I follow this rule- anyone speaking ill of another … Continue reading →

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What should I look for in finding a church?

Posted on December 16, 2024 by RC

A Church First, that it be a church. The Reformers argued that there are three distinguishing marks of the church- the Word, sacraments and discipline. That means your campus ministry isn’t the church; your podcasts are not the church; your … Continue reading →

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Encore Edition; Limited Atonement, Pastor Pinhead & More

Posted on December 11, 2024 by RC

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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The Worst Thing I’ve Ever Done; And You Did Too

Posted on December 10, 2024 by RC

My friend and co-author Paul Derry said it, and I’ll never forget it. We were talking about working together on a book, that book which became Call Me Barabbas. I was concerned my battered reputation might hurt his chances to … Continue reading →

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The God of Space and Time in Space and Time

Posted on December 6, 2024 by RC

We are all by nature Pelagians. Like the heretical monk Pelagius, we like to think we are basically good. Help in fighting this temptation is one of the great blessings that comes from embracing Reformed theology. Now we understand not … Continue reading →

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Taking Takes Off, or, Nebby Is as Nebby Does

Posted on December 5, 2024 by RC

They were heady days, the first decade of the internet. The market seized on this new technology to do what it does best, spread pornography. The Reformed seized on it to do what it does best, skewering our brothers. I … Continue reading →

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God is Near; Corporate Guilt; Illustrated Man

Posted on December 4, 2024 by RC

You can call it a re-run if you like. I prefer “Greatest Hits.” We’ll be posting more greatest hits the rest of the month. Most of you haven’t listened to this one, and its themes are ever green. This week’s … Continue reading →

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All Quiet On the Western Front

Posted on December 3, 2024 by RC

It probably says more about what defines our moments, the television, than the moments themselves, that we keep multiplying defining moments. For my parents’ generation, it was the death of John F. Kennedy. Everyone remembers where they first heard, or … Continue reading →

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Why did God chose us? 1st Church of the Base and Foolish

Posted on December 2, 2024 by RC

One complaint against the doctrine of unconditional election is that it seems to make God out to be capricious. The late great John Gerstner, in trying to emphasize the sovereign grace of God in election once, with his tongue firmly … Continue reading →

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