Category Archives: philosophy

Rainbow Colors

Posted on October 12, 2023 by RC

It’s 84 degrees. My face and my noggin are sunburned. And it’s October as I write. I live not only in the northern state of Indiana, but in the northern portion of the state. Which pushes me, as a lover … Continue reading →

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The Unbearable Oughtness of Being Or, Postmodern Pharisees

Posted on October 10, 2023 by RC

The appeal of ethical relativism is rather plain to see. If there is no right and wrong then I can’t be convicted of any wrong. Ethical relativism allows me to write my own law, to edit on the fly, to … Continue reading →

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Rabbits & Hats or, Money For Nothing & Your Checks for Free

Posted on September 26, 2023 by RC

The heart of magic is misdirection. Sure, there are specially made tools of the trade. There is well-trained prestidigitation. There are moments of art and flourish. The magic, however, is to get the audience to look one direction while you … Continue reading →

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Crying Wolf

Posted on August 24, 2023 by RC

It’s a simple enough exercise, good for getting to bedrock principles. I ask my ethics students if it is ever right to tell a lie. Roughly 90% of them answer in the affirmative, with almost all of them embracing the … Continue reading →

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Taking Our Losses

Posted on August 10, 2023 by RC

I’m not as much of a twitter warrior, or I suppose X-man might now be the term, than I once was. The medium I love, with its character limitations driving us more toward the poetic than the precise and careful. … Continue reading →

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Five Common Expressions I’ve Never Understood

Posted on August 8, 2023 by RC

Common sense may be more common than sense. There are any number of shorthand aphorisms in the world and in the church that shape our thinking, but don’t stand up to scrutiny, at least right away. Below are five common … Continue reading →

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Lawless Law, or No Dog in This Fight

Posted on July 25, 2023 by RC

The purported value of ethical relativism, the idea that there are no transcendent, binding rules for right and wrong that all humans are morally required to submit to, is that it allows us to live in peace. That is, if … Continue reading →

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Seen any good movies lately? Nefarious

Posted on June 12, 2023 by RC

I’m so glad you asked. After weeks of trying and failing to see it in the theater my precious wife and I were able to download and watch Nefarious last night. I am both an enjoyer of movies and a … Continue reading →

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What makes a person a hero?

Posted on May 29, 2023 by RC

I was blessed, over the years, to teach a number of the Great Works courses at Reformation Bible College. It is my contention that we ought to cover the great books of western civilization not so we can prepare our … Continue reading →

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Two Thumbs Down

Posted on April 28, 2023 by RC

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

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