Category Archives: church

Losers ‘R’ Us, or First Church of the Base and Foolish

Posted on March 28, 2020 by RC

One of the common complaints 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 … Continue reading →

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One Giant Leap- Or, Reading Providence with Dyslexia

Posted on March 27, 2020 by RC

It is a good thing to affirm the sovereignty of God over all things. God delights in the truth and we ought to draw the deepest comfort from it. It is right and proper to understand that His sovereignty is … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- What makes a person a hero?

Posted on March 26, 2020 by RC

I was blessed, over the years, to teach a number of the Great Works courses at Reformation Bible College. It is my contention that we ought to cover the great books of western civilization not so we can prepare our … Continue reading →

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Looking for Love

Posted on March 25, 2020 by RC

How important it is to not allow our grasp of man’s total depravity to cause us to miss the remnants of the image of God in us. We are plenty bad. Sin touches every part of our being, and makes … Continue reading →

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Last Night’s Sermon on the Mount Study- Do Not Fret, But Seek His Kingdom

Posted on March 24, 2020 by RC
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New Theses, New Reformation

Posted on March 24, 2020 by RC

Thesis 18 -We must practice true and undefiled religion. Christians are notorious retreatists. We would, in all the wrong circumstances, rather switch than fight. In the early part of the twentieth century those inside the church who had jettisoned the … Continue reading →

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Philosophical Realism, Did All Mankind Fall and Sinner in the Hand of Angry Saints

Posted on March 24, 2020 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Ask RC- What should we do in these strange days?

Posted on March 23, 2020 by RC

The story is told of the older woman who was blessed to have Martin Luther as her pastor. One Sunday, however, she determined to express her displeasure, “Why, Dr. Luther,” she asked, “do you seem to preach the same sermon … Continue reading →

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The Faith of Demos

Posted on March 21, 2020 by RC

Fallen man, we are told, having refused to acknowledge his maker, worships creatures instead. What we find here is a curious reality, the intersection of man’s fallen and man’s created natures. Creature worship, strictly speaking, isn’t the exact opposite of … Continue reading →

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Going the (Social) Distance

Posted on March 20, 2020 by RC

Both humor and angst are going viral on the interwebs. With no other place to express either our cleverness or our fear, it doesn’t surprise me. Of course, for some the two are wrapped around each other. We put up … Continue reading →

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