Tag Archives: Christian Testimony

Crying Wolf

Posted on August 24, 2023 by RC

It’s a simple enough exercise, good for getting to bedrock principles. I ask my ethics students if it is ever right to tell a lie. Roughly 90% of them answer in the affirmative, with almost all of them embracing the … Continue reading →

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Sacred Marriage, Reformed Turf Wars, Heavenly Treasures

Posted on August 23, 2023 by RC

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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The Son Rising in the East

Posted on August 18, 2023 by RC

The early church faced at least two distinct and competing enemies. While Jesus walked the earth and after, the great challenge to the kingdom of God was found both in the Roman Empire and in Judaism. An armed force that … Continue reading →

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Power Preaching

Posted on August 17, 2023 by RC

All those who preach want their preaching to have impact. I suspect that in all those who preach, this desire is born of a mixture of two other desires, the desire to have congregants and the kingdom blessed, and the … Continue reading →

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Sacred Marriage, Garden II; Is Revolution Justified? & More

Posted on August 16, 2023 by RC

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Conscientious Objecting- Choosing Your Twitter War Wisely

Posted on August 15, 2023 by RC

Either/or either works, or it doesn’t. Sometimes we really do have to pick our poison. Other times we find ourselves being roped into a false dilemma, and escape through a tertium quid, a third option. Joshua asked the Captain of … Continue reading →

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Where do theological liberals get grace wrong?

Posted on August 14, 2023 by RC

Let me count the ways. I recently came across a tweet (forgive an old man for being slow to change) wherein a gentlemen left of center theologically opined that what people need from the church is not guilt, but grace. … Continue reading →

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Castles in the Sand

Posted on August 11, 2023 by RC

There are, when we disagree, almost always two disagreements. Most of the time the smaller disagreement is the bigger one. Consider election. There are some in the church who believe that God chooses who will believe His gospel. There are … Continue reading →

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This Week’s JCE- Life & Death and, See How Her Garden Grows

Posted on August 9, 2023 by RC

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Five Common Expressions I’ve Never Understood

Posted on August 8, 2023 by RC

Common sense may be more common than sense. There are any number of shorthand aphorisms in the world and in the church that shape our thinking, but don’t stand up to scrutiny, at least right away. Below are five common … Continue reading →

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