Category Archives: Reformation

He Who Has Ears: Reformation at the Stake

Lord Acton was absolutely right that power corrupts and that absolute power corrupts absolutely. He may have been more right, however, if he had adapted a bit of biblical wisdom in articulating the dangers of power. What if he had … Continue reading

Posted in 10 Commandments, Biblical Doctrines, church, eschatology, grace, Heroes, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, politics, preaching, RC Sproul JR, Reformation, repentance, work | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Francis in Hell; Feasting with Jesus; Not Theirs to Give

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

Posted in 10 Commandments, apologetics, Biblical Doctrines, church, Devil's Arsenal, Economics in This Lesson, eschatology, Good News, Jesus Changes Everything, justification, Month of Sundays, politics, RC Sproul JR, Reformation, Roman Catholicism, theology | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Storming Heaven: Women and Children First

There is no calling more fraught with danger and import than leading a family. Certainly bad things can happen if we fall down on our 9-5 jobs. Failures at the local church have deep impact. Every member of every family, … Continue reading

Posted in 10 Commandments, Biblical Doctrines, grace, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, prayer, RC Sproul JR, Reformation, seasons | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

The Reformation Doctrine of A Catholic Love

“I know I have to love him, but I don’t have to like him.” There’s something to this, well, rationalization. That is, it contains both truth and rationalization. Our call to love one another doesn’t mean we can’t have some … Continue reading

Posted in "race", Biblical Doctrines, Big Eva, church, Devil's Arsenal, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, persecution, RC Sproul JR, Reformation, Theses | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on The Reformation Doctrine of A Catholic Love

Why Never Never Land Will Never Never Matter

Dear Peter Pan, Are you having fun yet? It sure looked that way to me back when we first crossed paths. My mom took me to the movies, and there we met. I was like you, though not quite so … Continue reading

Posted in Biblical Doctrines, Devil's Arsenal, Heroes, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, Nostalgia, RC Sproul, RC Sproul JR, Reformation, seasons, wisdom | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

The Oxymoronic Arrogance of Reformed Folk

It’s an irony that hits close to home, so it’s one I make note of regularly. We who confess to being Reformed, Calvinistic, embracing the doctrines of grace, begin our confession of our distinctives with the doctrine of total depravity. … Continue reading

Posted in Biblical Doctrines, Doctrines of Grace, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, RC Sproul, RC Sproul JR, Reformation, sovereignty, theology | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

He Will Never Let Us Go- Believing His Promises

Fear can be a potent motivator, or conversely, a great de-motivator. Many of us have a deep fear of change. However disappointed we may be in ourselves, in our circumstances, in our walk with the Lord, in our church, we … Continue reading

Posted in assurance, Biblical Doctrines, church, Doctrines of Grace, grace, Holy Spirit, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, prayer, psalms, RC Sproul JR, Reformation, theology | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Praying, By Faith Alone, in Christ Alone, for Reformation

Dependence on the grace of God is not a one and done kind of thing. On this, the anniversary of the beginning of the Reformation, let us celebrate the grace of God in the life of Luther, in redeeming him … Continue reading

Posted in Biblical Doctrines, grace, Heroes, justification, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, prayer, RC Sproul JR, Reformation, theology, wisdom | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Repentance; Election Blues; God’s Stewards and More

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

Posted in appeal, Biblical Doctrines, Big Eva, church, Devil's Arsenal, Economics in This Lesson, ethics, Jesus Changes Everything, Month of Sundays, politics, RC Sproul JR, Reformation, repentance, Sacred Marriage, work | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Repentance; Election Blues; God’s Stewards and More

Owning, and Owned By the Pearl of Great Price

There may well be many of them, but perhaps not as many as you might think. Most of the knowledge I was blessed to receive from my Father became melded together with the rest of it. I was blessed to … Continue reading

Posted in 10 Commandments, assurance, beauty, Biblical Doctrines, grace, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, parables, RC Sproul, RC Sproul JR, Reformation, sovereignty | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Owning, and Owned By the Pearl of Great Price