Category Archives: sovereignty

The God of Space and Time

Posted on February 10, 2022 by RC

We are all by nature Pelagians. Like the heretical monk Pelagius, we like to think in our hearts, even should our lips profess otherwise, that we are basically good. Help in fighting this temptation is one of the great blessings … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- Are we God’s co-creators?

Posted on February 10, 2022 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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The Year of Our Lord

Posted on January 27, 2022 by RC

The world is half full of glass half-empty thinkers, and I am one of them. Puddleglum is my patron saint. And nothing exposes the vast expanse of emptiness in the top half of the glass like listening to the evening … Continue reading →

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Molinism, or Paging Dr. Pangloss; Defining Disciple

Posted on January 11, 2022 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Grumbling Vessels of Mercy

Posted on December 24, 2021 by RC

It is not, I would argue, only those outside the kingdom that are prone to grumble against God over His sovereign exercise of His will. Paul, in Romans 9, suggests that those clay vessels that God has prepared for destruction … Continue reading →

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Atomism; Wellness Check

Posted on December 21, 2021 by RC

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Is the Biden presidency God’s will?

Posted on December 13, 2021 by RC

Yes, certainly. And no, most assuredly not. It is not verbal gymnastics but verbal wisdom to recognize that we do, and in fact should speak of God’s will in at least two ways. First, we speak of God’s prescriptive, or … Continue reading →

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The Invisible Kingdom

Posted on December 10, 2021 by RC

It is a sure sign of our own sense of self-importance that we all tend to put ourselves in the center of the story. We’re the princess locked in the tower, never the scullery maid that brings her her food. … Continue reading →

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Forever Friends, Jims Whittle and Southard; The Sky Has Fallen

Posted on December 10, 2021 by RC

Todday”s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Should the elders anoint the sick with oil, and pray for them?

Posted on December 8, 2021 by RC

Yes. The Bible says so. James encourages the saints this way, “Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, … Continue reading →

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