Tag Archives: God’s love

Believing the Invisible

Posted on March 17, 2021 by RC

We are all tempted to be practical deists. The deists were the poster children for god-of-the-gaps theology. Because they wanted the universe to make sense, but didn’t want to have to answer to the living God, they posited a creator … Continue reading →

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What’s the worse thing you’ve ever done?

Posted on March 15, 2021 by RC

My friend and co-author Paul Derry said it, and I’ll never forget it. We were talking about working together on a book, that book which became Call Me Barabbas. I was concerned my battered reputation might hurt his chances to … Continue reading →

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Reformed Jerks

Posted on March 10, 2021 by RC

It’s an irony that hits close to home, so it’s one I make note of regularly. We who confess to being Reformed, Calvinistic, embracing the doctrines of grace, begin our confession of our distinctives with the doctrine of total depravity. … Continue reading →

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New Theses, New Reformation

Posted on March 9, 2021 by RC

Thesis 65- We must believe He will never let us go. Fear can be a potent motivator, or conversely, a great de-motivator. Many of us have a deep fear of change. However disappointed we may be in ourselves, in our … Continue reading →

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The Gospel- Just for the Unsaved?

Posted on March 8, 2021 by RC

It stretches credulity to suggest that anyone would answer this question in the affirmative. We know better than to say such things. It also stretches credulity, however, to deny that we in the church have a terrible time grasping the … Continue reading →

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One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism

Posted on March 6, 2021 by RC

The Bible is organic. The Bible is true, and as such is consistent, coherent, and comprehensible. And the consistent, coherent, and comprehensible truth is, it’s not ordered as a systematics text, far less as a book of church order. It … Continue reading →

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Why We Hunger for the Benediction

Posted on March 5, 2021 by RC

The Blessing of Blessings I, along with many others, hopped on the liturgy bandwagon back in the day. I haven’t, in fact, hopped off. I have, however, come to a more modest understanding of the relative merits of high liturgy. … Continue reading →

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New Theses, New Reformation

Posted on March 2, 2021 by RC

Thesis 64 We must believe we have the Pearl of Great Price. There may well be many of them, but perhaps not as many as you might think. Though I was blessed to be a son, a student, an employee … Continue reading →

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Parables; Fascism; The Father’s Gifts

Posted on March 2, 2021 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Leaven; Burning Edge of Dawn; Remembering Not

Posted on February 24, 2021 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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