Category Archives: Ask RC

How will the church respond to marginalization?

Posted on March 13, 2023 by RC

Despite our foolish belief otherwise, there is no bright and shining line that separates the church and the state, at least as we commonly conceive them. One could argue that many of our culture war flash points exist precisely where … Continue reading →

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Are hidden cameras a legitimate tool for exposing evildoers?

Posted on March 6, 2023 by RC

Thinking through the current controversy at Project Veritas, the battle between the founder, James O’Keefe and the board of directors, has led me to a prior question- is the practice of using hidden cameras, inviting others into conversation then publishing … Continue reading →

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Revival?

Posted on February 27, 2023 by RC

Sometimes questions assume premises that have not yet been established. Everyone is debating whether or not what is taking place at Asbury University is genuine revival or not. Precious few, if any, have given a compelling definition of revival to … Continue reading →

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Aliens?

Posted on February 20, 2023 by RC

Yes. Of course yes. Who could doubt it? I don’t mean, either, illegal aliens, or undocumented visitors. I mean beings that are not human, that visit our planet, who snatch up people, who seek to seize control over the whole … Continue reading →

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Is it a sin to eat unhealthy food?

Posted on February 13, 2023 by RC

No. Can one sin eating unhealthy food? Yes. It is a bit simplistic the syllogism commonly used to condemn those who enjoy an occasional bacon cheeseburger. It goes like this, “We are commanded to be good stewards of our bodies, … Continue reading →

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Why are we not more grateful?

Posted on February 6, 2023 by RC

When Paul seeks to communicate in the book of Romans the universal reality of sin he notes two universal sins of the unredeemed. First, they do not acknowledge God as God. Second, neither are they grateful. While we have been … Continue reading →

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Why did God destroy Sodom?

Posted on January 30, 2023 by RC

There are, in our day, two principle competing views on how to answer this question. Because we live in a world where those committing sexual perversion have become a protected class, certain circles of the church have rushed to accommodate … Continue reading →

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What are key theological issues you are unsure about?

Posted on January 23, 2023 by RC

There are two sliding scales at work here. First, there is the relative importance of a given issue and second the relative clarity of the issue. I have no uncertainty about the orthodox doctrines of the trinity and the incarnation … Continue reading →

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What does it mean to be “slow to speak?”

Posted on January 2, 2023 by RC

James in his epistle gives us this command, “So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God” (1:19). Perhaps … Continue reading →

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Now What?

Posted on December 26, 2022 by RC

One cannot miss the irony that the biggest shopping day of the year begins in the wee hours of the day after Thanksgiving. The second biggest shopping day of the year comes with its own irony- it’s the day after … Continue reading →

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