Tag Archives: RC Sproul

Smile, God Loves You

Posted on September 5, 2023 by RC

In one of his rare less gentle moments with a pen, my father once began an article in Tabletalk magazine this way, “Smile, God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life. Unless your name is Esau.” While … Continue reading →

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Smart is Not a Fruit

Posted on July 14, 2023 by RC

Leave it to Reformed people to miss the point. When Paul describes the body of Christ as a body, part of which includes hands, ears, and so forth, we are quick to mark our territory — we are the brain … Continue reading →

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Ears to Hear

Posted on July 6, 2023 by RC

My father and I had a few rituals. One we practiced whenever he was about to speak at a conference. I typically sat in the front row, right beside him. As he would rise to get behind the pulpit I’d … Continue reading →

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Expunged

Posted on June 29, 2023 by RC

I received a notice in the mail that, despite being from our local government, was most welcome. The local court let me know that my previous conviction of felony OWI has been expunged. As far as the state of Indiana … Continue reading →

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Why does He still find fault?

Posted on April 17, 2023 by RC

Because it’s the right thing to do, and the God of heaven and earth always does what is right. The apostle Paul, in Romans 9, deals with the admittedly understandable objection to the intersection of God’s sovereignty and His judgment … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Podcast- I’m a Guest on Reformed Yinzers

Posted on January 25, 2023 by RC
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What about women preachers?

Posted on November 7, 2022 by RC

The first great theological battle my father fought was over the question of women’s ordination. He was originally ordained in the United Presbyterian Church, until the Pittsburgh presbytery determined not only that women could be ordained but that those who … Continue reading →

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That 70’s Kid, Nostalgia; What Would RC Do?

Posted on May 20, 2022 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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How did you know that you wanted to be a writer?

Posted on January 26, 2022 by RC

My ideological awakenings did not happen in the order most would suspect. I was well taught the Reformed faith in my catechism class in junior high school, working through GI Williamson’s Shorter Catechism for Study Groups. Though I had, of … Continue reading →

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What’s the most important thing your father taught you?

Posted on August 30, 2021 by RC

The gospel. Which is the most important thing any child could ever learn from any parent. Of all the titanic evangelical battles my father participated in, whether it was over the ordination of women in the early 70s, the inerrancy … Continue reading →

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