Category Archives: Holy Spirit

The Sole Soul of the Solas

Posted on September 15, 2023 by RC

It puzzles me deeply that so few are puzzled deeply by the paradox. We are so used to the befuddling language that we miss its befuddling nature. It ought to stop us in our tracks and arrest our attention, like … Continue reading →

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Black and White and Red All Over

Posted on September 14, 2023 by RC

What would you do, my father once wisely asked, if Jesus Christ Himself were to speak to you and make this promise- “I promise that nothing bad will ever happen to you again.”? Can you imagine? What would that do … Continue reading →

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Not With Flesh and Blood

Posted on July 27, 2023 by RC

It’s always a good thing to remember that when the Bible reminds us of something it’s likely because we are prone to forget. Given God’s absolute authority, anything He says once is sufficiently compelling that we have a duty to … Continue reading →

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What About Me and My Weeds?

Posted on July 11, 2023 by RC

Jesus’ message about the one with the log in his eye trying to help the one with the speck in his eye isn’t just about measuring different sized irritants in our eyes or different sized sins in our hearts. Its … Continue reading →

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Digging into Romans 5

Posted on May 16, 2023 by RC
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Accusation, or Conviction?

Posted on May 8, 2023 by RC

How can we tell the difference between the accusations of the devil, and the conviction of the Holy Spirit? Jesus, we ought to remember, was betrayed twice by His disciples. While the betrayal of Judas carried Jesus inexorably toward His … Continue reading →

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The Peace that Passes

Posted on April 14, 2023 by RC

The Bible is a book that is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. Look at it from one perspective, and it’s rather a small book. It occupies less space on a shelf than a dictionary. Some … Continue reading →

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Theology Has Consequences

Posted on April 11, 2023 by RC

Richard Weaver first made a name for himself when he published his seminal work Ideas Have Consequences, a brief book whose ideas are still bringing forth consequences. He was to the secular academic world something of a Francis Schaeffer, introducing … Continue reading →

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Chilling With the Scornful

Posted on April 4, 2023 by RC

It has long been my contention that the rampant skepticism about all things supernatural among the Reformed crowd is driven more by modernist assumptions than it is exegesis. We’re in a bit of a pickle, wanting to be true to … Continue reading →

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Fairy Dust

Posted on March 28, 2023 by RC

It was the writer Arthur C. Clarke who posited this law- Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. I disagree. The technology need not be advanced at all. The truth is that the sole reason we don’t see the … Continue reading →

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