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The Devil in the Details

Posted on September 26, 2019 by RC

The Christian is engaged in a three-front war. The Bible, replete with martial language, bears this out. The great evil trinity against which we fight is the world, the flesh, and the devil. In our day, sadly, we have made … Continue reading →

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Kingdoms in Conflict

Posted on September 25, 2019 by RC

“Theological liberalism no longer announces itself with old men in big steeples but disguises itself in young men in skinny jeans and glasses” I tweeted the above some time ago. From all appearances, based on the responses I received, theological … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- How can we tell the difference between the accusations of the devil, and the conviction of the Holy Spirit?

Posted on September 21, 2019 by RC

Jesus, we ought to remember, was betrayed twice by His disciples. While the betrayal of Judas carried Jesus inexorably toward His passion, the betrayal of Peter was of the same dark hue. Both pushed Jesus away as the other, both … Continue reading →

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Mirror, Mirror

Posted on September 16, 2019 by RC

We are all such moral monsters that we find it rather easy to other-ize other moral monsters. That is, because our sin blinds us to our sin, while making the sins of others bright as a thousand blazing suns, we … Continue reading →

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Castles in the Sand

Posted on September 12, 2019 by RC

There are, when we disagree, almost always two disagreements. Most of the time the smaller disagreement is the bigger one. Consider election. There are some in the church who believe that God chooses whom will believe His gospel. There are … Continue reading →

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Theology Has Consequences

Posted on September 6, 2019 by RC

Richard Weaver first made a name for himself when he published his seminal work Ideas Have Consequences, a brief book whose ideas are still bringing forth consequences. He was to the secular academic world something of a Francis Schaeffer, introducing … Continue reading →

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Chilling With the Scornful

Posted on September 5, 2019 by RC

It has long been my contention that the rampant skepticism about all things supernatural among the Reformed crowd is driven more by modernist assumptions than it is exegesis. We’re in a bit of a pickle, wanting to be true to … Continue reading →

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Lies, Lunacy or the Word of the Lord

Posted on September 2, 2019 by RC

The Bible is an extraordinary book, and it is an ordinary book. It is not, of course, the only book to cross history’s stage to come with a claim to being the very Word of God. In some instances it … Continue reading →

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Rushing to Judgment

Posted on August 28, 2019 by RC

“If he’s guilty of even half of what he’s been accused of, people should run for their lives from him.” Ever heard that said of someone? Ever said it yourself? Here’s a much more biblical version, “If he’s guilty of … Continue reading →

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A Message to My Unbelieving Readers

Posted on August 26, 2019 by RC

Though we don’t feel guilty about it, we are guilty of conflating our feelings of guilt with the reality of guilt. That is, perhaps because we live in a therapeutic culture, or perhaps because we live in a relativistic culture, … Continue reading →

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