Category Archives: RC Sproul

Huldah the Prophetess; Doubting John (the Baptist) & More

Information, inspiration and a dash of consternation. Who could ask for anything more? Give a listen to this week’s podcast. Then go wild, repost it, call your friends on a landline, ask your local top 40 radio station to play … Continue reading

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Why is the government so consistently dishonest?

Because such is conducive to maintaining and growing power. If justice is the goal, honesty is a necessity. If power is the goal, honesty is a hindrance. I remember it like it was yesterday, my father telling me the story … Continue reading

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Rosemary Jensen, Mother in Israel, Rest in Peace

“What’s it like to be RC Sproul’s son?” is certainly number one on my list of Most Frequently Asked Questions. I typically answer that it has been one of the great blessings of my life, not just because my father … Continue reading

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How Dumb to Think Smart Is a Fruit of the Spirit

Leave it to Reformed people to miss the point. When Paul describes the body of Christ as a body, part of which includes hands, ears, and so forth, we are quick to mark our territory. We are the brain of … Continue reading

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The Philosophy of Philosophy: Love It or Hate It

Teaching philosophy is in my blood. I don’t just know how to do it, but I love doing it. Most of the classes I’ve taught over the years have consisted of people not planning to become professional philosophers. There aren’t … Continue reading

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Knot Kneading & Not Needing to Know: Me & the Sanford Mess

One cannot step outside the system. And we are the system. As I argued last week with respect to the war in Iran, truth can be hard to come by, outside of God’s Word and His world. Because every man … Continue reading

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But As the Captain of the Lord’s Hosts I Have Come

Though I didn’t think such was possible, my esteem for both my father and the Bible took a rather sudden spike. I was blessed to be sitting in a seminary class, while he stood, teaching. He mentioned, almost in passing, … Continue reading

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And It Came To Pass: The Tapestry of Providence

I was not, as a kid, a particularly gifted athlete. It’s true I enjoyed sports, however, and so my hours were determined by the seasons: football, basketball, baseball. I realized early on that my gifts were limited, while my desire … Continue reading

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The Stinking Lesson of the Stinking Garbage Can

Experience is overrated. We often learn its lessons too late. Though once it has aged it can pack a punch. My father, about the time I entered into junior high school, impressed upon me the lesson experience taught him too … Continue reading

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What does it take to be a student of the Word?

All believers know that the Bible is God’s Word, that it is true in all that it teaches. We know we’re supposed to not only read it, but to be read by it. We’re to study it and to be … Continue reading

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