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The Unbearable Oughtness of Being

Posted on November 25, 2020 by RC

Or, Postmodern Pharisees The appeal of ethical relativism is rather plain to see. If there is no right and wrong then I can’t be convicted of any wrong. Ethical relativism allows me to write my own law, to edit on … Continue reading →

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How do I give thanks in these times?

Posted on November 23, 2020 by RC

I will not dispute that these are not the best of times. We seem likely soon to have a political leader that has more in common with King Herod than King David. We are, in turn, discovering that the COVID … Continue reading →

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The Election and Fools; Bible in 5, Nehemiah

Posted on November 23, 2020 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Humble Gods

Posted on November 21, 2020 by RC

We live in an age of uncertainty. We are ignorant of our past, and fearful of our future. And in the here and now, well, we just don’t know. The one thing we’re sure of is that we’re not sure … Continue reading →

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What Paul Didn’t Do

Posted on November 20, 2020 by RC

Though such doesn’t keep us from our appointed camps, we are well aware of the plain teaching Paul gives to the Corinthian church about party loyalties. It demonstrates our pride when we declare “I am of Paul” or “I am … Continue reading →

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What’s the best tack to take with atheists?

Posted on November 19, 2020 by RC

Here are five things to remember as you converse with atheists: 1. There are no atheists. Romans 1 tells us that unbelievers suppress the truth of God’s existence in unrighteousness (vs 8). They want not to believe, but they know … Continue reading →

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Intimate God; Shared Guilt; Illustrated Man

Posted on November 18, 2020 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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New Theses, New Reformation

Posted on November 17, 2020 by RC

Thesis 49- We must remember that we have been bought with a price, that we are not our own. There has been a great deal of talk lately about freedoms won and freedoms lost. On the one hand we have … Continue reading →

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Under what conditions is revolution just?

Posted on November 16, 2020 by RC

A far better place than a blog to read up on this issue would be to pick up Samuel Rutherford’s classic work, Lex Rex. I am currently hard at work writing a children’s American history text and am right now … Continue reading →

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Must we boycott those who support bad causes?

Posted on November 12, 2020 by RC

No. Christians, of course disagree on this. And when we disagree we can usually expect someone to trot out the whole “meat offered to idols” and weaker brother texts discussion in I Corinthians and Romans respectively. Neither of these texts, … Continue reading →

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