Category Archives: apologetics

What is the ad hominem fallacy?

Posted on October 5, 2020 by RC

Ad hominem may be the most common of all informal fallacies. We commit it when we reject an idea or an argument not on the basis of a flaw in that idea or argument but on the basis of a … Continue reading →

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What Love is This?

Posted on October 3, 2020 by RC

The simplicity of God is a doctrine that provides a rather useful fence. The perfections of God are, of course, worthy of our excitement. Their infinity is, of course, staggering. But the simplicity of God is that place where these … Continue reading →

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Two Thumbs Down

Posted on October 2, 2020 by RC

Neil Postman, in his delightful, albeit ominous, little book Amusing Ourselves to Death, draws an insightful comparison to two important dystopian novels. Utopian novels, of course, are those designed to show us edenic cultures. Dystopian novels show us hellish futures. … Continue reading →

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Is Christianity a religion, or a relationship?

Posted on October 1, 2020 by RC

Yes. There are, of course, all manner of things that separate the Christian faith from all other faiths. Ours is the story of God condescending to us, rather than we climbing to Him. Ours is a story grounded in history, … Continue reading →

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Savorless Salt or Normal Evil

Posted on September 30, 2020 by RC

When we are yet outside the kingdom, before we are born a second time, we suppress the truth in unrighteousness (Romans 1). This does not mean we are stupid. It does mean we are foolish. We know what we know, … Continue reading →

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Elisha & the Bears; A Taste of Heaven; Shannon, Hero

Posted on September 30, 2020 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Pugilism; Love Is ii; What Are You Worried About?

Posted on September 29, 2020 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Who Are You To Say? or The Bliss of Ignorance

Posted on September 25, 2020 by RC

It is my general direction to encourage people to believe they’re not quite as dumb as they think they are. I remind my philosophy students that Immanuel Kant was just a man who put his pantaloons on one leg at … Continue reading →

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Lisa & I on Alias Grace, Devil’s Advocates

Posted on September 25, 2020 by RC

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Rastafarianism; Love Is; Sell Everything?

Posted on September 22, 2020 by RC

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