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Should we take up an offering during worship?

Posted on February 11, 2021 by RC

It was likely the most surreal thing I’ve ever witnessed at a worship service. Not surprisingly it happened on a Sunday morning at the Orlando Convention Center. My esteemed father was scheduled to preach at this service in conjunction with … Continue reading →

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Why are you starting a church?

Posted on February 8, 2021 by RC

For the preaching of the gospel. That’s the only reason any church should start. Perhaps though the question is, Why are you starting a church? More than four years ago I made headlines across the Christian world when I was … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- What is heresy?

Posted on February 4, 2021 by RC

Too Hard There are at least three working definitions of what constitutes heresy. First is the view that all error is heresy. This view has as an advantage that it recognizes the unity of truth. Because God is one, and … Continue reading →

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What’s missing from the contemporary church?

Posted on February 1, 2021 by RC

Sinlessness. That is, the weaknesses that plague the contemporary church aren’t, in the end, all that different from the weaknesses that plagued the historical church. The more things change and all that, after all. It is said that one Lord’s … Continue reading →

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What should I look for in a church?

Posted on January 14, 2021 by RC

First, that it be a church. The Reformers argued that there are three distinguishing marks of the church- the Word, sacraments and discipline. That means your campus ministry isn’t the church; your podcasts are not the church; your family sitting … Continue reading →

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How did we get in this mess?

Posted on January 11, 2021 by RC

What if I told you that on September 12, 2001 terrorists in the United States killed 3000 people, and the story didn’t even make the news? What if I told you that on January 7th terrorists killed 2500 people in … Continue reading →

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Why is the church so biblically illiterate?

Posted on January 7, 2021 by RC

Because of the church’s failure to teach the Bible. It’s no great mystery. Teaching the Bible has at least two strikes against it for the church looking to prosper. First, it is not easy. The Bible is a book of … Continue reading →

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What would future RC say to present RC?

Posted on January 4, 2021 by RC

Ask RC- If it were 2046, and you could come back to today to warn yourself, what would you say? It is, I confess, a rather convoluted question, but the principle isn’t so hard to grasp. We often try as … Continue reading →

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Should we pay taxes that finance abortion?

Posted on December 31, 2020 by RC

It is one of my great passions, the desire to see me, and the evangelical church take the evil of abortion more seriously, to have our hearts more deeply broken, and our actions more faithful. We have all, I fear, … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- How have you managed 2020?

Posted on December 28, 2020 by RC

Despite the truth that from time to time, whether on my blog or on either of my podcasts, Ask RC or Jesus Changes Everything I dip my toes into political issues, I do not, as a general rule follow politics … Continue reading →

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