Tag Archives: Justification

A Matter of Life and Death

Posted on November 14, 2020 by RC

We live in strange times. It used to be said that the only two things we could be certain of were death and taxes. Taxes you can still be pretty sure of, but death has recently become rather more cloudy. … Continue reading →

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Lutheranism; Love Is; Just My Imagination

Posted on October 27, 2020 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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What is solo Christo?

Posted on October 26, 2020 by RC

Literally the Latin phrase simply means “Christ alone.” It is often written solus Christus and I know enough Latin to know I don’t know why. The Reformation, of course, built its message around five solas. Sola fide and sola scriptura … Continue reading →

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Sibling Rivalries

Posted on October 23, 2020 by RC

There are people who preach a false gospel of prosperity. There are people who are bought by the blood of Christ who believe wrongly that God wants us all to be healthy and wealthy. There are people who teach a … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- Was the Reformation necessary?

Posted on October 12, 2020 by RC

Yes. It may be easy to miss that truth when one considers all the seemingly random things that came together to bring the Reformation to pass. What if that thunderstorm had not re-routed Luther from law school to monkery? What … Continue reading →

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Lisa & I on Enneagram; Imputation & Infusion

Posted on October 9, 2020 by RC

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Let No Man Tear Asunder

Posted on September 26, 2020 by RC

My favorite theologian of all time was known to argue that the defining quality of the theologian is to make distinctions. That’s what we do. We bring clarity through precision, precision through distinction. That man who may well be my … Continue reading →

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First Church of the Not So Bad

Posted on September 23, 2020 by RC

We are adepts not at fighting our sins but hiding them. We gather each Lord’s Day dressed in our smiles, share our praise reports and our health concerns, pat ourselves on our backs, and return home to our gross and … Continue reading →

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Perfectionism; Covid Is Weird; God’s Hammer

Posted on September 15, 2020 by RC

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Ask RC- Why is the church so full of phonies?

Posted on September 14, 2020 by RC

It is my habit when asked “Why is the church…” to look for what is often the obvious answer, that the problem is people, and not at all exclusive to the church. This is certainly true in this case, that … Continue reading →

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