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Was God wrong to ask for Isaac’s sacrifice?

Posted on May 6, 2020 by RC

There are any number of challenges that come from this account in Genesis. Some have used it to deny God knows the future, on the basis of God’s declaration, “Now I know that you fear God” in 12:22. Some have … Continue reading →

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Liars ‘R’ Us

Posted on April 15, 2020 by RC

Liars gonna lie. That’s what we do. I, having been known to tell a lie from time to time, quite understand the temptation and the reality. What is harder for me to understand is why lying is so effective, why … Continue reading →

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God on the Warpath, or The Grace of God in the Virus of Death

Posted on April 8, 2020 by RC

God is in the business of tearing down our idols. We, because we are yet sinners, desperately seek to prove Jesus wrong, to successfully serve two masters. But our Master won’t have it. He will not share His glory with … Continue reading →

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Jesus’ Fools Day

Posted on April 1, 2020 by RC

It is a wise quip, albeit one built on an urban legend, that April Fool’s Day is the national holiday for atheists. The Bible tells us that the fool says in his heart that there is no God (Psalm 14:1). … Continue reading →

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Christian Hedonism, Jesus Meets a Pharisee and a Sinner and Why God Destroyed Canaan

Posted on March 10, 2020 by RC

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything

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Diffusing Deconversions

Posted on March 6, 2020 by RC

There’s a new genre in town. We still have love stories, science fiction stories, crime stories. We also still have conversion stories, testimonies about God’s grace in our lives. What is new is the yang to that yin, testimonies of … Continue reading →

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We’re Only Human

Posted on March 4, 2020 by RC

Some time ago I binge watched HBO’s ten part mini-series, Band of Brothers. It was most excellent and I commend it to you. Based on Stephen Ambrose’s book of the same name, the account, based on real persons and events, … Continue reading →

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Ask RC- What warnings from the Bible are we most prone to overlook?

Posted on February 26, 2020 by RC

CS Lewis, in his essay On the Reading of Old Books, affirms the obvious truth that every age is given to peculiar blind spots. When we read the Puritans we will see them. When we read Athanasius, (Lewis’ essay was … Continue reading →

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Scary Witches

Posted on February 12, 2020 by RC

Witches are real, and witches are evil. To be sure, while warts, brooms and cauldrons are also real the caricature that brings them all together is rather far from the truth. God, in His infinite wisdom, told His people Israel … Continue reading →

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New Theses, New Reformation

Posted on February 11, 2020 by RC

Thesis 12- We must practice the grace of church discipline. The Reformers wisely argued that there are three distinguishing characteristics of the true church. The church is that place where the gospel is rightly preached. It is that place where … Continue reading →

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