Category Archives: persecution

Our Fundamentalist Betters

Posted on February 24, 2022 by RC

It is no new insight to note that in America the evangelical church is worldly and anemic. We are so earthly minded that we are no heavenly good. The anemia comes from the worldliness. But whence comes the worldliness? Like … Continue reading →

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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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Is it ever right for Christians to disobey the government?

Posted on February 7, 2022 by RC

As always, it is important to define our terms. It is not uncommon for government leaders to use their influence to seek to win over the people to a particular behavior. The government uses airtime on the radio telling us … Continue reading →

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Gaining the World

Posted on February 1, 2022 by RC

It is all too easy, when dealing with a rather crafty devil, to lose sight of the real battle. As we witness the broader unbelieving culture sink ever more deeply into foolishness we exhibit our own foolishness when we think … 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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What can we learn from two years of COVID?

Posted on January 10, 2022 by RC

Far more fragile than the human immune system is the human liberty system. That is, of all the frightening things that have come our way through the pandemic years, none frightens me more than to witness great swaths not just … Continue reading →

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Cults ‘R’ Us

Posted on December 30, 2021 by RC

There are any number of ways that cultural confusion always walks down the aisle with relativism. Divorce, in this instance, isn’t an option. If, for instance, we all agree that there is no such thing as right and wrong, then … Continue reading →

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Culture War Casualties

Posted on December 23, 2021 by RC

While it may be true that there are two kinds of people in the world, (those who like to divide the world into two kinds of people and those who don’t), there are in turn myriad places to draw these … Continue reading →

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The DARVO Initiative or, Guilty By Reason of Giving a Defense

Posted on December 20, 2021 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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