Category Archives: apologetics

Selling Our Souls

Posted on May 7, 2020 by RC

It is, according to CS Lewis, one of the most potent pulls into sin, the desire to belong. Were Maslow a bit more honest in ranking our “needs” I suspect the approval of others would make the top five of … Continue reading →

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Was God wrong to ask for Isaac’s sacrifice?

Posted on May 6, 2020 by RC

There are any number of challenges that come from this account in Genesis. Some have used it to deny God knows the future, on the basis of God’s declaration, “Now I know that you fear God” in 12:22. Some have … Continue reading →

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Nestorianism, Cain’s Wife & Knowing the Enemy

Posted on May 5, 2020 by RC

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Is to Ought, or No Judge, No Judging

Posted on May 1, 2020 by RC

Immanuel Kant, though a rather bright fellow, built an imaginary wall. He taught that there are two worlds, the noumenal and the phenomenal. The latter was that world which could be experienced by our senses, what we see, hear, taste, … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- The Great Commission calls us to make disciples of the nations. What is a disciple?

Posted on April 30, 2020 by RC

First, a disciple is just a student. It’s neither a magic nor an unusual word, but a simple one. We rightly distinguish between the twelve before the ascension of Christ and the twelve after, referring to the former as disciples … Continue reading →

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People of the Feast, or, Seaing the Holiday

Posted on April 25, 2020 by RC

Dwarves, as a rule, are a rather recalcitrant lot. It was their stubborn refusal to follow directions that caused some of them to suffer the indignity of being turned into dufflepuds, in C.S. Lewis’ The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. … Continue reading →

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What is a credible profession of faith?

Posted on April 20, 2020 by RC

While I am not at all immune to making mistakes I do try to be careful with my words. I ask my readers to show care with my words as well. I don’t pretend to have the capacity to see … Continue reading →

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What About-Ism; What is the Misery… and What Was I Thinking, RC’s Confessions

Posted on April 14, 2020 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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The Death of Dust

Posted on April 11, 2020 by RC

We never seem to believe the Word of God. We are told, “Those who hate Me love death” and we pat God on the back for the lovely metaphor. Next we conclude that those green haired kids with the needles … Continue reading →

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God on the Warpath, or The Grace of God in the Virus of Death

Posted on April 8, 2020 by RC

God is in the business of tearing down our idols. We, because we are yet sinners, desperately seek to prove Jesus wrong, to successfully serve two masters. But our Master won’t have it. He will not share His glory with … Continue reading →

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