Category Archives: Biblical Doctrines

What is The Shepherd’s College?

Posted on July 19, 2021 by RC

I’ve long said that, for all its blessings, one failure of your typical seminary is that most graduates make it all the way through without either knowing, or caring that the whole of the Bible says not the first word … Continue reading →

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Knowing the Enemy

Posted on July 17, 2021 by RC

There are, no matter what may be happening around the globe, at least three wars going on at the same time. There is, from the garden of Eden to the consummation of the Kingdom of God the battle between the … Continue reading →

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Does God want me to be happy?

Posted on July 15, 2021 by RC

The Bible is replete with warnings. Those yet outside of His grace are warned of the certainty of judgment. Those weighing life and death are warned to consider the cost before taking up the cross. And those born from above … Continue reading →

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Jesus Changes Almost Everything

Posted on July 14, 2021 by RC

I love Twitter. When I first heard about it I confess I was conflicted. The social commentator in me was appalled. My inner Neil Postman took the curmudgeon approach, bemoaning the dumbing down of our discourse to 140 characters. Has … Continue reading →

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V is for Vim, Vigor and Vitality

Posted on July 13, 2021 by RC
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New Theses, New Reformation

Posted on July 13, 2021 by RC

Thesis 83- We must see our good deeds as filthy rags. It is easy enough to laugh at the folly of Tetzel. The crass salesman of indulgences that played such a vital role in the Reformation is something of a … Continue reading →

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Anachronism; Catechism 82; The Grace of Law

Posted on July 13, 2021 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Why are we so awful to people on social media?

Posted on July 12, 2021 by RC

First, because we are so awful to people. We are so awful to people because we are awful people. Technology does not create fresh wickedness in us. It can, however, invite our wickedness out to play. There is something about … Continue reading →

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Sacred Marriage, For Richer or For Poorer; Bible in 5 Minutes, Acts

Posted on July 12, 2021 by RC

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A Matter of Life and Death

Posted on July 10, 2021 by RC

We live in strange times. It used to be said that the only two things we could be certain of were death and taxes. Taxes you can still be pretty sure of, but death has recently become rather more cloudy. … Continue reading →

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