Category Archives: grace

What Love is This?

Posted on October 3, 2020 by RC

The simplicity of God is a doctrine that provides a rather useful fence. The perfections of God are, of course, worthy of our excitement. Their infinity is, of course, staggering. But the simplicity of God is that place where these … Continue reading →

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Two Thumbs Down

Posted on October 2, 2020 by RC

Neil Postman, in his delightful, albeit ominous, little book Amusing Ourselves to Death, draws an insightful comparison to two important dystopian novels. Utopian novels, of course, are those designed to show us edenic cultures. Dystopian novels show us hellish futures. … Continue reading →

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New Theses, New Reformation

Posted on September 29, 2020 by RC

Thesis 43 We must be humble about our ability to understand our neighbors. One of the great evils of pop psychology, and there are many, is the pop part. That is, as psychology has been repackaged for mass consumption, it … Continue reading →

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Pugilism; Love Is ii; What Are You Worried About?

Posted on September 29, 2020 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Ask RC- What do you find so appealing about Autumn?

Posted on September 28, 2020 by RC

People begin to notice, after a while, if they are paying the least bit of attention, that I love the Steelers, that I delight in CS Lewis, that I praise God for Lisa. You might have to be just a … Continue reading →

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Where Were We Then?

Posted on September 28, 2020 by RC

Tune in for a special Jesus Changes Everything, an extended and final Life in the Blender segment as Lisa and I discuss where we were and where He is leading us. Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Let No Man Tear Asunder

Posted on September 26, 2020 by RC

My favorite theologian of all time was known to argue that the defining quality of the theologian is to make distinctions. That’s what we do. We bring clarity through precision, precision through distinction. That man who may well be my … Continue reading →

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Who Are You To Say? or The Bliss of Ignorance

Posted on September 25, 2020 by RC

It is my general direction to encourage people to believe they’re not quite as dumb as they think they are. I remind my philosophy students that Immanuel Kant was just a man who put his pantaloons on one leg at … Continue reading →

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First Church of the Not So Bad

Posted on September 23, 2020 by RC

We are adepts not at fighting our sins but hiding them. We gather each Lord’s Day dressed in our smiles, share our praise reports and our health concerns, pat ourselves on our backs, and return home to our gross and … Continue reading →

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Lisa’s Purpose Driven Wife; Love; Best Burgers

Posted on September 23, 2020 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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