Category Archives: post-modernism

How Should the Church Prepare for Persecution?

Posted on April 14, 2025 by RC

Apologists for the world inside the church love to downplay the power plays of the powerful. They argue that since, so far, no Christians in the west are being fed to the lions we are not persecuted. Persecution, however, is … Continue reading →

Posted in abortion, Biblical Doctrines, Big Eva, church, covid-19, Devil's Arsenal, ethics, kingdom, persecution, politics, post-modernism, RC Sproul JR, scandal, sexual confusion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Christians Oddly Obsessed With Homosexuality?

Posted on April 8, 2025 by RC

Really? I’m not sure such is true anymore. Some, to be sure. Many professing Christians, however, are joining the world in embracing a love and let love ethic. Given the choice between being culturally marginalized or marginalizing the Bible, too … Continue reading →

Posted in 10 Commandments, apologetics, Biblical Doctrines, church, creation, ethics, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, persecution, politics, post-modernism, RC Sproul JR, repentance, scandal, sexual confusion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Kingdoms in Conflict, Enemies in Disguise

Posted on March 28, 2025 by RC

“Theological liberalism no longer announces itself with old men in big steeples but disguises itself in young men in skinny jeans and glasses.” I tweeted the above some time ago. From all appearances, based on the responses I received, theological … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, apologetics, Bible Study, Biblical Doctrines, church, Devil's Arsenal, inerrancy, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, post-modernism, RC Sproul JR, resurrection, worship | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Rebels Without a Cause: Fighting the World With Its Weapons

Posted on March 25, 2025 by RC

It was Marx who argued that, rather than man shaping economic realities, it was the economic realities that shape man. Despite his manifold and manifest follies, he had something of a point here. Setting aside for a moment the chicken … Continue reading →

Posted in abortion, Biblical Doctrines, Devil's Arsenal, ethics, Heroes, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, persecution, philosophy, post-modernism, RC Sproul JR, wisdom | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Fool Me Once: None So Blind as Those Who Won’t See

Posted on March 20, 2025 by RC

Americans are not so much a forgiving people as we are a forgetting people. Great evils are not so much atoned for as they are moved on from, especially in the political sphere. The news cycle is a rinse cycle. … Continue reading →

Posted in 10 Commandments, covid-19, cyberspace, Devil's Arsenal, Education, ethics, Health, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, persecution, politics, post-modernism, RC Sproul JR, scandal, sexual confusion | 3 Comments

Holding the Center: Tyranny, Liberty and Covenant

Posted on February 14, 2025 by RC

We are a litigious people. We not only like to sue one another, we like to avoid being sued, and having to sue. That is, we hire lawyers not only to write up contracts, but to help enforce contracts. Handshakes … Continue reading →

Posted in 10 Commandments, abortion, Biblical Doctrines, Devil's Arsenal, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, philosophy, poetry, politics, post-modernism, RC Sproul JR | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Holding the Center: Tyranny, Liberty and Covenant

Too Easily Distracted, Too Easily Satisfied

Posted on February 7, 2025 by RC

We live in a world where work gets done tomorrow. All deadlines must be flexible, negotiable in our day, lest we have no deadlines at all. Excellence has gone the way of the dodo. We are, in the words of … Continue reading →

Posted in beauty, Biblical Doctrines, creation, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, music, on writing well, poetry, post-modernism, RC Sproul JR, wisdom, wonder, work | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Evangelizing, Amidst the Ruins, Our Barbarian Hordes

Posted on January 31, 2025 by RC

Our strategies are often rather far from God’s strategies. Indeed, the simple fact that we sit down to strategize may be a sure sign that we are far from God’s chosen path. We are plotters and planners, who believe that … Continue reading →

Posted in abortion, assurance, Biblical Doctrines, church, creation, Devil's Arsenal, eschatology, grace, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, persecution, politics, post-modernism, preaching, RC Sproul JR, sovereignty | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Tipping Points, Peer Pressure and Public Discourse

Posted on January 23, 2025 by RC

One should not be surprised that calamity follows in the wake of post-modernism and its dogmatic truth claim that there is no truth. To deny the possibility of knowing truth is not only self-referentially absurd, but is poison to decision … Continue reading →

Posted in "race", ethics, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, logic, persecution, philosophy, politics, post-modernism, RC Sproul JR, sexual confusion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

When Libs Speak for God, or The Sour Reign of Pope Lemon

Posted on January 21, 2025 by RC

Sometimes it’s tough to learn our lessons. Don Lemon, some years ago, said this on national TV (if you count CNN as national TV)- “Jesus Christ– if that’s who you believe in— Jesus Christ admittedly was not perfect when he … Continue reading →

Posted in 10 Commandments, Biblical Doctrines, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, philosophy, post-modernism, RC Sproul JR, scandal, sexual confusion | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on When Libs Speak for God, or The Sour Reign of Pope Lemon