Category Archives: Ask RC

Which of your father’s books is your favorite?

Posted on July 5, 2021 by RC

First, confession time. I am not 100% confident that I have read all his more than 100 books. Most of them to be sure, many of them when they were in manuscript form. Like most people I too delight over … Continue reading →

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How should churches help singles feel valued as members of the congregation?

Posted on July 1, 2021 by RC

By calling them, along with the marrieds, to repent and believe the gospel. I don’t want to diminish the hardship that can come with being single, nor to diminish the calling of churches to minister to people in all stations … Continue reading →

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What is “Cage-Stage” Calvinism, and what causes it?

Posted on June 24, 2021 by RC

Cage-stage describes an all too common phenomenon wherein a believer comes to embrace the doctrines of grace, and for a time becomes an obnoxious lout in defending the doctrines to all comers, whether they are interested or not. It suggests … Continue reading →

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What do you think about the Southern Baptist Gathering?

Posted on June 21, 2021 by RC

I think not much at all about it. Not because I’m not Southern Baptist. Not because I don’t care about the issues they are grappling with. But because the convention barely matters at all. What matters are the local churches. … Continue reading →

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What would you tell someone who has had or encouraged an abortion?

Posted on June 17, 2021 by RC

A great deal would depend on what that someone had to say first. The most important question is, is this person repentant. To such a one I would encourage them to remember that Jesus suffered the wrath of God that … Continue reading →

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How can I be a better peacemaker?

Posted on June 14, 2021 by RC

Jesus, of course, listed peacemakers among the blessed in His Sermon on the Mount. He is the ultimate peacemaker, first reconciling us, His enemies, with our Father. Second, this in turn reconciles us with each other. We, however, are called … Continue reading →

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How should Christians face such rapid cultural marginalization?

Posted on June 10, 2021 by RC

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 in defense of marriage is, in the minds of the world, … Continue reading →

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How has the internet impacted our sense of journalistic integrity?

Posted on June 7, 2021 by RC

There are some of us still around who remember the pre-internet world. There was a time when if you wanted your thoughts to reach an audience you had to find a publisher willing to help you out. That publisher had … Continue reading →

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What about evangelism crusades at large stadiums?

Posted on June 3, 2021 by RC

One of the awkward parts of seeking to follow the regulative principle of worship, that Puritan notion that we are free in worship only to do what the Bible expressly commands, is determining what falls under the category of the … Continue reading →

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Give a listen to my podcast that youtube banned!!!!! It’s about COVID and Christians.

Posted on June 1, 2021 by RC
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