Category Archives: Ask RC

Why do good things happen by bad people? Mirrors Crack’d

Perhaps my most shared tweet answers the age old question- why do bad things happen to good people? My answer- “That only happened once, and He volunteered.” The lesson, of course, is that apart from Jesus there are no good … Continue reading

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Why is there so much demon possession in the Bible?

I don’t know. The Bible doesn’t say. I do, however, have a few thoughts. The first I remember learning from my father. He suggested that it may that the scope of demon possession when Jesus walked the earth may have … Continue reading

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Will AI Take Over the World? Ghosts in the Machine

Though he was by no means the first nor the last to make this point, my father did a great service to the church by reminding it that “chance” has no causal power. Indeed it has no power at all, … Continue reading

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Today’s Classic JCE- Sentimentalism; Love Is; Philosophy

Love of Emotion, Defining Love and the Love of Wisdom. Just lovely. https://oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_id=16928201

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Who loves the church? And Why We Should Too

For a year now, in this space, most Mondays here at RCSproulJr.com I’ve sought to answer questions related to the nature and calling of the church. Such is driven in large part by my contention that the evangelical “church,” for … Continue reading

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How ought the believer to serve the church?

There are many weaknesses inherent in the mindset that sees the church like a shopping mall. The seeker sensitive movement has encouraged the church to see itself as a business, marketing the gospel to increase market share. This sands down … Continue reading

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How does the church effectively serve the believer?

For almost a year now I’ve been publishing a weekly blog piece under the Ask RC heading on the nature and calling of the church. I have been persuaded for decades that one of the great weaknesses inside the church … Continue reading

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What does it mean that the church is holy?

The Nicene Creed affirms that the church is one, holy, catholic and apostolic. I discussed what is means that the church is one here. When the creed affirms that the church is holy it is making at least three important … Continue reading

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How Should I Leave My Church? A Few Caveats

First, be sure you should. One of the reasons the church is so weak in our day is we have subtly adopted a consumerist mentality. We are the consumer and we shop for the church that best suits us. When … Continue reading

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How can the church grow closer? Chewing on Community

Community and the Christian have something of a love-hate relationship. Most of us long to be part of a vibrant, immersive, community of love built around Jesus and the gospel. We also, however, want to be left alone. We don’t … Continue reading

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