Category Archives: apologetics

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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Ask RC- Is it possible for a Christian to over-repent?

Posted on March 19, 2020 by RC

Yes and no. There is a perspective out there, driven I suspect more by psychology than theology, that looks down its nose at what is sometimes called “worm theology.” It suggests that we can be too down on ourselves, that … Continue reading →

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Plato, Forbidden Fruit and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Posted on March 19, 2020 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything

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Colliding Solipsists

Posted on March 18, 2020 by RC

It is not, of course, a new thing, for one generation to grumble about the weaknesses of the next generation. Indeed it isn’t uncommon for the complaints to be essentially the same- the younger generation is lazy, disrespectful, slovenly, self-indulgent. … Continue reading →

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Myth Made Fact

Posted on March 14, 2020 by RC

It is a holdover from our modernist past that we consider “myth” to be synonymous with false. We also tend to think it means “old.” Now in our postmodern maturity we’ve reached the conclusion that while myth is not true, … Continue reading →

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Christian Hedonism, Jesus Meets a Pharisee and a Sinner and Why God Destroyed Canaan

Posted on March 10, 2020 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything

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Diffusing Deconversions

Posted on March 6, 2020 by RC

There’s a new genre in town. We still have love stories, science fiction stories, crime stories. We also still have conversion stories, testimonies about God’s grace in our lives. What is new is the yang to that yin, testimonies of … Continue reading →

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Lisa joins me to discuss The Last Laugh plus, The Confession on The Fall and Interesting Times

Posted on March 6, 2020 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Ask RC- What advice would you give Christians facing such rapid cultural marginalization?

Posted on March 5, 2020 by RC

What advice would you give Christians facing such rapid cultural marginalization? In the great battle that is the culture war Christians are in rapid and chaotic retreat. On issues of sexuality we are deemed backward, hateful and hypocritical. To speak … Continue reading →

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Plato, Total Depravity and Hell Is Not God’s Absence

Posted on March 4, 2020 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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