Category Archives: Ask RC

Ask RC- What has changed in your thinking the past few years?

Posted on October 21, 2019 by RC

One would think that by now I’d be used to people telling me what I believe. For years I had people bundling me together with the Federal Vision crowd, despite my speaking publicly against it, and writing extensively against it. … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- What does it take to write well?

Posted on October 18, 2019 by RC

Though it is most often attributed to the great sports writer Red Smith, no one knows for sure who first bled this great insight- “Writing is easy. You just open a vein and bleed.” Like all great metaphors, this one … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- What Are You Thankful For?

Posted on October 14, 2019 by RC

Though there is nothing I am sufficiently thankful for, the list of things I am thankful for is endless. The pious answer, Jesus, is true. But not much of a surprise. All of us in Christ have the same infinite … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- What is the three-fold use of the law?

Posted on October 11, 2019 by RC

God’s law serves at least three purposes, which Calvin wisely expressed. He affirmed that the law first serves as a mirror for us. It reveals the perfect character of God, and in so doing, it exposes our sin. This might … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- What do you think the church’s deepest weakness is?

Posted on October 7, 2019 by RC

That question is likely above my pay grade. I don’t pretend to know what the deepest weakness is, but I do have some thoughts on one great weakness- we don’t believe God. We don’t believe God when He warns us … Continue reading →

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Why did the Pharisees hate Jesus so much?

Posted on October 2, 2019 by RC

It may well be in the calculus of evil that the only character faring worse than a Nazi is the Pharisee. These were the original black hats. In each of the gospel accounts they are the no-accounts, the very foil … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- How can we tell the difference between the accusations of the devil, and the conviction of the Holy Spirit?

Posted on September 21, 2019 by RC

Jesus, we ought to remember, was betrayed twice by His disciples. While the betrayal of Judas carried Jesus inexorably toward His passion, the betrayal of Peter was of the same dark hue. Both pushed Jesus away as the other, both … Continue reading →

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Today’s Podcast- Sonship Theology, Browns Fans and More

Posted on September 19, 2019 by RC

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Ask RC- Why did God command the children of Israel to kill every man, woman and child in the Promised Land?

Posted on September 9, 2019 by RC

Among the countless nuggets of wisdom I have received over the years from my father is this bit of gold- when you are reading your Bible and you come across something that makes you uncomfortable, resist the temptation to simply … Continue reading →

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Does God send hurricanes?

Posted on September 3, 2019 by RC

Of course He does. How strange that such should even be a question. But of course, He also sends such strange questions. There is nothing that comes to pass that overpowers God, that He did not plan from before all … Continue reading →

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