Tag Archives: Forgiveness

Where Have You Been? Episode 1 of Jesus Changes Everything Answers That, and More

Episode 1 of the Jesus Changes Everything reboot, answering these two questions, Where have you been? And, what do you do when grievous public sin derails your public life? with one answer- Repent and believe the gospel.  I hope you’ll … Continue reading

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Ask RC- How should we pray for unbelievers?

While I am hard at work at re-launching my own podcast, Jesus Changes Everything, I continue to be blessed to work with my friends at Social Church and to be a guest on their podcast. Check it out.

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Fear and Loathing in Eden

Paranoia, long before it became a psychological term, served as a fitting antonym for not just trust, peace, but love. We know this in part because the Apostle Paul, under the inspiration of the Spirit tells us in I Corinthians … Continue reading

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Ask RC- Does God hear the prayers of the unregenerate?

Of course. And, of course not. The difference depends on what we mean by “hear.” God hears the prayers of all people, before they even leave their lips. Here we are careful to affirm the omniscience of God, that God … Continue reading

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Ask RC- Do we have an obligation to forgive those who sin against us, and fail to repent?

No, and yes. We are called in Scripture, in several different places, to follow the pattern of our Maker in forgiving others. The God of heaven and earth is indeed swift to forgive. But His forgiveness is only given in … Continue reading

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Talking the Walk- Another podcast interview on Growing Up (with) RC

I was blessed to be a guest on The Walk podcast, and to talk there about the blessing my heavenly Father gave me in giving me my earthly father. You can have a listen here Also, if you are in … Continue reading

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Ask RC- Is Christianity a religion, or a relationship?

Yes. There are, of course, all manner of things that separate the Christian faith from all other faiths. Ours is the story of God condescending to us, rather than we climbing to Him. Ours is a story grounded in history, … Continue reading

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Owning My Inner Pharisee

  There are, I suspect, two defining and inter-related qualities that make for a Pharisee. The world would have us believe that one of them is being religious, and the other being powerful. The truth is that one is the … Continue reading

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Honest Conversation Between 2 Sinners About the One Who Never Sinned

  Last week I was a guest on my friend Chris Arnzen’s terrific radio program, Iron Sharpens Iron. We talked, as you might expect, about my book, Growing Up (with) RC but more important we talked about God’s grace for … Continue reading

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Ask RC- What is Sonship theology?

Sonship theology is a set of biblical notions originally propagated by Jack Miller, a former missionary and pastor in the Presbyterian Church in America (former because Jack has gone on to his reward.) The ideas were first spread through a … Continue reading

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