Category Archives: theology

Child Abuse in the Godhead?

Posted on August 6, 2021 by RC

One of the great dangers that comes of stripping words of their meaning is the constant need to up their intensity to try to get the work done. That is, if we embrace the idea that words have no meaning, … Continue reading →

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Why doesn’t God save everybody?

Posted on July 26, 2021 by RC

The idea that God chooses not to save everybody is horrifying to some. The idea that He wants to save everybody and would save everybody but His desire for such is trumped by a deeper desire to leave room for … Continue reading →

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Jesus Changes Almost Everything

Posted on July 14, 2021 by RC

I love Twitter. When I first heard about it I confess I was conflicted. The social commentator in me was appalled. My inner Neil Postman took the curmudgeon approach, bemoaning the dumbing down of our discourse to 140 characters. Has … Continue reading →

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U is for Unconditional Election

Posted on July 6, 2021 by RC
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Bowdlerism; Catechism 81; God’s Hammer

Posted on June 29, 2021 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Does God elect based on His knowing who would choose Him?

Posted on June 28, 2021 by RC

This seems to be the “go to” view of those trying to straddle the line between an Arminian perspective and a Reformed one. It is, however, firmly on the Arminian side of the divide. To its credit it at least … Continue reading →

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S is for Sacraments

Posted on June 22, 2021 by RC
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Q is for Queen of Queens, Theology Proper

Posted on June 8, 2021 by RC
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P is for Perseverance of the Saints

Posted on June 1, 2021 by RC
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Why are there so many churches a mile wide but an inch deep?

Posted on May 31, 2021 by RC

It’s a common enough complaint, so much so that I doubt many would challenge the underlying assumption. Get the right band playing the right songs, the right hipster telling the right jokes, the right technology creating the right ambiance and … Continue reading →

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