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Category Archives: beauty
Come and Go With Me: Finding Grace in the Gutter
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
Posted in 10 Commandments, beauty, Biblical Doctrines, communion, Devil's Arsenal, evangelism, grace, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, preaching, RC Sproul JR, wonder, worship
Tagged Christian Testimony, God's love, gratitude, heaven, joy, kingdom, kingdom notes, marriage feast of the lamb, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification
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Inkling of Wonder: Why This Calvinist Cherishes Lewis
I am a Calvinist. No, better to say that I am a rabid Calvinist. I am the son of a Calvinist. My spiritual grandfather was the Calvinist’s Calvinist, John Gerstner. When I consider my own theological education, I divide it … Continue reading
Posted in beauty, Biblical Doctrines, Doctrines of Grace, grace, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, RC Sproul JR, sovereignty, theology, Westminster Shorter Catechism, wisdom, wonder, worship
Tagged Christian Testimony, culture wars, doctrines of grace, God's love, gratitude, joy, kingdom, kingdom notes, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification
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Is Liturgy in the Church a Bad Thing?
No. It is an inescapable thing. If we mean by “liturgy” a form of public worship, then every church has one. If, however, we mean a precisely planned form, following patterns handed down over centuries, then some churches are non-liturgical. … Continue reading
The World’s Shortest Epic Poem: He Came Down
He Came Down The King without a shadow The prince that wars for peace The Love that binds Them both Revealer revealed the least. The Mother of all unions Bucket spilling singing stars Limping, laughing Lord of the dance Slaying … Continue reading
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Tagged Ascension, Christian Testimony, eschatology, Forgiveness, God's love, gratitude, joy, kingdom, kingdom notes, marriage feast of the lamb, RC Sproul Jr, writing
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The Greatest Commandment: First Study- Our Worthy God
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What’s the best decision you made in the last ten years?
Responding to a message. No doubt about it. A person I had never met came to me online for counsel during a difficult time. I offered what counsel I could over the course of a few years. Then I brought … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, beauty, cyberspace, friends, grace, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, Lisa Sproul, Nostalgia, RC Sproul JR
Tagged Christian Testimony, friendship, God's love, gratitude, kingdom, kingdom notes, Lisa Sproul, marriage, RC Sproul Jr
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Too Easily Distracted, Too Easily Satisfied
We live in a world where work gets done tomorrow. All deadlines must be flexible, negotiable in our day, lest we have no deadlines at all. Excellence has gone the way of the dodo. We are, in the words of … Continue reading
Posted in beauty, Biblical Doctrines, creation, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, music, on writing well, poetry, post-modernism, RC Sproul JR, wisdom, wonder, work
Tagged Christian Testimony, culture wars, gratitude, kingdom, kingdom notes, lies, RC Sproul Jr
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Encore Podcast- Elisha and the Bears; Shannon Sproul, Hero
This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast
Posted in apologetics, Ask RC, beauty, Biblical Doctrines, church, communion, grace, Heroes, Jesus Changes Everything, RC Sproul, RC Sproul JR, resurrection, wonder, worship
Tagged apologetics, Ask RC, Christian Testimony, God's love, gratitude, heaven, Jesus Changes Everything, RC Sproul, RC Sproul Jr
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What I Found Under the Tree This Christmas Morn
Eight years ago, just weeks before Christmas, through my own sin, I lost my reputation, my job, my income, my platform. Seven years ago, just days before Christmas I lost the one man who stood by me, who loved me … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Testimony, doctrines of grace, eschatology, Forgiveness, God's love, gratitude, joy, Justification, kingdom, kingdom notes, Lisa Sproul, marriage, peace, RC Sproul, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification
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What’s wrong with expositional preaching?
Not much. Here is yet another place where we ought both to define our terms and to put the question in context. The majority of pulpits in this nation are filled with people sharing their own personal thoughts, with sprinklings … Continue reading