Category Archives: Biblical Doctrines

Hope

More than once I’ve been asked- “Do you ever get angry with God?” Intellectually it’s a silly question. Emotionally it’s easy to understand. Hard times are hard, and we all know He determined our days before we were born (Psalm … Continue reading

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Ask RC: Who is God? In the Beginning, Gen. 1:1

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Should Christians be good friends with unbelievers?

The Apostle Paul writes to the church at Corinth “Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?” (II Corinthians 6:14). The text at least ought to raise … Continue reading

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The Real Peter Principle

It has long been my complaint that no matter how big the buzz about the latest business book, the truth is that if the book has anything new to say, it is wrong. If it has anything true to say, … Continue reading

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Are you a narcissist?

Of course I am. That is, if you define a narcissist as someone who thinks too highly of himself, who is blind to many of his own flaws, who is given to self-interest. Exhibit A- this blog piece. I ask … Continue reading

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A Time for Silence

When I grumble that some people aspire to be “more pious than God” my beef isn’t that these folks are adamant in their pursuit of godliness. My beef is that their standards are more narrow than the liberty God has … Continue reading

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We Are Family

The serpent, who is more cunning than any of the beasts of the field, is a counterfeiter. It is his wily custom to not merely construct an alternate realm to the realm of Christ, but to craft every piece of … Continue reading

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In the Beginning, Gen. 1:1a; What I’d Say to Derek Chauvin

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How should churches ensure singles feel valued?

By calling them, along with the marrieds, to repent and believe the gospel. I don’t want to diminish the hardship. The church is full of single people wishing they weren’t single. I do, however, want to suggest that such questions … Continue reading

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Four Evangelical Myths or Half Truths

It can happen even in careful systematic theology. How much more so in popular parlance? We take what the Bible actually teaches, rephrase it so we can understand it, and end up believing our own phrasing, rather than the actual … Continue reading

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