Tag Archives: sanctification

Ask RC- Is there any value to the study of philosophy?

Posted on January 6, 2020 by RC

It was the church father Tertullian who asked, “What hath Athens to do with Jerusalem?” His pithy question suggests that the study of philosophy and the study of theology are utterly disconnected, that the former is bad, useless, destructive while … Continue reading →

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Elisha as a Type of Christ, Wayne Alderson, Hero, pt. 2 and “No Christian Could Ever…”

Posted on January 6, 2020 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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When Pigs Fly

Posted on January 4, 2020 by RC

We Protestants tend to have something of a love/hate relationship with Thomas Aquinas. On the one hand, as Protestants, at least we who are Reformed, we value theological brilliance. We admire deeply the mind of Thomas, perhaps even dreaming that … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- What do you see happening in the coming year?

Posted on December 30, 2019 by RC

I am neither a prophet nor the son of a prophet. I am, however, a student of history. Based on where we were as a people five years ago and where we are now, here are ten things I suspect … Continue reading →

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The Second World War

Posted on December 28, 2019 by RC

It is natural, though altogether wrong, to think that somehow when we turn the pages that separate the Old and New Testaments that we are entering into more gentle times, that God in the interim somehow became kinder and gentler. … Continue reading →

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Ask RC-What should I do when feeling completely overwhelmed, with a mountainous “to do” list, while wanting only to pull the covers over my head?

Posted on December 27, 2019 by RC

Three things. The first is to give thanks. Like most clichés, this one became a cliché because it is a powerful and pithy truth- I cried for having no shoes, until I met a man with no legs. This does … Continue reading →

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Evangelical Self-Delusion

Posted on December 26, 2019 by RC

It is because we love the world so profoundly that we think we’re already being persecuted. That is, we see ourselves as bold prophets confronting the sin of the world because we vote for candidates approved by the National Right … Continue reading →

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Christians Aren’t Perfect…

Posted on December 21, 2019 by RC

“By this,” Jesus said, “all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13:35). Here Jesus gives us an apologetic we seem to have lost sight of. One of the blessings that come … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- Why is pride such a sticky sin?

Posted on December 20, 2019 by RC

The story is told that Benjamin Franklin, as a young man, took it upon himself to keep a running inventory of his moral progression. He wrote down a list of ten to twenty character traits and gave himself a score … Continue reading →

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The Scandal of Grace, Christmas Mistakes and more…

Posted on December 20, 2019 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything podcast

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