Category Archives: kingdom

Great Ideas, Terrible Men

Posted on January 15, 2024 by RC

Martin Luther would certainly be among the top ten people who’ve had an influence on me. CS Lewis would as well. Among more contemporary thinkers, I’d have to list Ravi Zacharias and RC Sproul. Luther, of course, had some less … Continue reading →

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Everything Old Is New

Posted on January 12, 2024 by RC

We are, I believe, dispensationalists by nature. That is, dispensationalism has so dominated the evangelical church over the past one hundred years, boldly and faithfully standing on the inerrancy of the Word of God when so many turned their backs, … Continue reading →

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Embodied Faith

Posted on January 11, 2024 by RC

A culture that denies that truth exists and can be known is already dead whether its obituary has been written or not. Cultures are built on truths, even if those truths are false. It is bad enough to be wrong, … Continue reading →

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Sinner- n. One who sins.

Posted on January 9, 2024 by RC

I have noticed in recent years a great upsurge in objections to the objective truth of what we are. Any time I speak of the believer as a sinner, let alone a miserable sinner, I can always count on someone … Continue reading →

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What are We Supposed to Do?

Posted on January 5, 2024 by RC

Though teleology may be the most neglected of all branches of philosophy, it cannot long be ignored in our daily lives. We need to know what we are for, what the goal is. And in a harried world, it is … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Call Me AI

Posted on January 4, 2024 by RC

A “Man on the Street” interview asked people this question- what’s the most impressive invention of the last 150 years?” One gentleman suggested that it had to be the automobile. What else, he reasoned, had had such an impact, reshaping … Continue reading →

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What are some good goals for the new year?

Posted on January 1, 2024 by RC

I’ve never read a book on leadership. I’ve not hired a life coach. I haven’t ever attended a personal development event. And I’m not much one for to-do lists. That said, I can see the wisdom in this aphorism- if … Continue reading →

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Dream a Little Dream

Posted on December 29, 2023 by RC

It is a great thing to dream great dreams. A small vision of God and His kingdom will birth a small vision of the future. Jesus, who has already overcome the world, promised His followers that they would do greater … Continue reading →

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Reading Their Mail

Posted on December 28, 2023 by RC

One of the great boons God has given us in dealing with unbelievers is our ability to read their mail. That is, while unbelievers may be saying x, y or z, we know, based on Romans 1, that they are … Continue reading →

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Ex-vangelical Pharisees, or, Judging We Are Judged

Posted on December 26, 2023 by RC

There is, purportedly, a movement out there, a movement out of the church. A bevy of young, feckless and deformed men and women have weighed the evangelical church in the balance and found us wanting. They self-identify as ex-vangelicals. And … Continue reading →

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