Category Archives: Devil’s Arsenal

Is the state responsible to keep people safe?

Posted on February 14, 2022 by RC

Safe from what? Those who would take their lives and plunder their goods? Yes. That is precisely the function of government. God has granted the state the power of the sword to punish those who assault life and property by … Continue reading →

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Assassination ABC’s

Posted on February 8, 2022 by RC

The Bible tells us not that we are what we eat, but that we are what we worship. We are like the idols that we construct (Psalm 115:8). One step removed from the idols, I think we might also be … Continue reading →

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Exorcism; Context, Context, Context

Posted on February 8, 2022 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Catechism 100; Curating Books, Machen’s Education, Christianity and the State

Posted on February 2, 2022 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Moving Lips

Posted on January 31, 2022 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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It May Not Be About Me

Posted on January 25, 2022 by RC

It’s one of my favorite lines, not just because of how funny it is, but how true. “I’ve talked long enough about me… how about you talk about me for a while?” We are all, I suspect, our own favorite … Continue reading →

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What is institutional entropy?

Posted on January 24, 2022 by RC

Institutional entropy is the idea that all institutions tend toward apostasy. I didn’t invent the phrase but took to it the first time I heard it. It describes why Harvard, created to be a bastion of faithfulness to the gospel, … Continue reading →

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Shooting at the Peacemakers

Posted on January 20, 2022 by RC

Whenever there is an issue, one will usually find two issues. You believe, for instance, that it is immodest for a woman to wear pants. I believe, enlightened knight that I am, that it is not necessarily immodest. That’s an … Continue reading →

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Three Wars

Posted on January 13, 2022 by RC

It has long been my habit whenever I speak somewhere, to remind those to whom I am speaking of our historical context. Context is everything. My goal isn’t to place us in the declining years of the west — though … Continue reading →

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What do we say when unbelievers mock God’s law?

Posted on January 12, 2022 by RC

It’s not peculiarly new, this objection to the Christian faith. People have used it for some time when confronted with the plain teaching of the Bible. Those outside the church seek to wiggle out from under the commands of God … Continue reading →

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