Category Archives: RC Sproul JR

Getting Our Back Up and Forgetting Our Back Up

It is because we are saved by grace that we sinners are able to confess publicly that we are sinners. It is because we are sinners, however, that we are so quick to get defensive anytime someone accuses us of … Continue reading

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Why do some oppose homeschooling? Another Brick in the Wall

More than 15 years ago I was invited to London for a nationally televised debate with Robert Reich, a well-known Stanford scholar (not to be confused with Robert Reich the former Clinton cabinet member) who had written extensively on why … Continue reading

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Standing on the Rock Against Paper Goliaths

We live in an age of spin and propaganda. We no longer weigh careful arguments and reach our conclusions judiciously. Instead, we inhabit what one cultural critic called a “sensate culture.” We do not think, we feel. We do not … Continue reading

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Who Killed Jesus? Heaven and Earth On Trial

While crime solving podcasts are all the rage, and murder mysteries have a long history with us, there is one death that has rightly been investigated more than any other. There remain, despite all the energy that has gone into … Continue reading

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Today’s Classic JCE- Sentimentalism; Love Is; Philosophy

Love of Emotion, Defining Love and the Love of Wisdom. Just lovely. https://oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_id=16928201

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Being RC’s Son- Living in the Shadow of Love

It isn’t at all unusual, when I am scrolling through twitter to see someone tweet some version of this simple but poignant idea- I miss RC. These are people who, like me, benefitted from his teaching and were charmed by … Continue reading

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Who loves the church? And Why We Should Too

For a year now, in this space, most Mondays here at RCSproulJr.com I’ve sought to answer questions related to the nature and calling of the church. Such is driven in large part by my contention that the evangelical “church,” for … Continue reading

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Discerning Why We Are So Greedy: Sinners Gonna Sin

We, not just they, but we are greedy because we’re people. The problem isn’t in the money. Which means, by the way, that one does not become more greedy than someone else by having more money than someone else. Greed … Continue reading

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Traditions; Lewis’ World Changing Essay, Myth Became Fact

Some call them summer re-runs. We call them revisiting great classics. You be the judge. Check out this episode of Jesus Changes Everything, wherein we consider traditions, and dive into CS Lewis’ great essay, Myth Became Fact. This week’s classic … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday To Me- Sixty Trips Around the Sun

On the occasion of my fortieth birthday I wrote- “Wisdom means in part, recognizing the blessing of growing older.” Ten years later I opined about this nugget, “Easier said than done.” Ten years later still and I’m learning that each … Continue reading

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