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Ask RC- Is there any value to the study of philosophy?

It was the church father Tertullian who asked, “What hath Athens to do with Jerusalem?” His pithy question suggests that the study of philosophy and the study of theology are utterly disconnected, that the former is bad, useless, destructive while … Continue reading

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Elisha as a Type of Christ, Wayne Alderson, Hero, pt. 2 and “No Christian Could Ever…”

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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When Pigs Fly

We Protestants tend to have something of a love/hate relationship with Thomas Aquinas. On the one hand, as Protestants, at least we who are Reformed, we value theological brilliance. We admire deeply the mind of Thomas, perhaps even dreaming that … Continue reading

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The Law of Grace and the Grace of Law

Some call them “Nice Nazis.” These are those stormtroopers, some professing Christians, some not, who can be counted to race to the aid of the accused. That is, if I say, “It is wrong to do X” the “Nice Nazi” … Continue reading

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Humanism, Apostasy and Perseverance and More…

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything podcast

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New Theses for a New Reformation #5 Worship

We must take worship seriously. He may be the most dangerous and still unrecognized among all the ghosts that haunt us. We are on guard against Darwin, Freud, Marx, and now even Derrida. Our antennae are alert for these worldview … Continue reading

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What Do You Think You Are Doing?

I’m trying to fulfill the great commission. I’m writing a blog, six days a week. I’m trying to put the gifts God has given me to work to edify the saints. I’m growing a fledgling ministry, Dunamis Fellowship. I’m seeking … Continue reading

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Ask RC- What do you see happening in the coming year?

I am neither a prophet nor the son of a prophet. I am, however, a student of history. Based on where we were as a people five years ago and where we are now, here are ten things I suspect … Continue reading

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Financing the Kingdom; Building the Kingdom

Today’s JCE podcast- An interview with David Bahnsen and more…

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The Second World War

It is natural, though altogether wrong, to think that somehow when we turn the pages that separate the Old and New Testaments that we are entering into more gentle times, that God in the interim somehow became kinder and gentler. … Continue reading

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