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Risk and Vulnerability
“It is one thing to confess that you’re a sinner; it is another thing altogether to confess your sins…People love it when preachers or Christian leaders say they are fallen just like the rest of us, until that preacher or … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, appeal, Biblical Doctrines, church, communion, covid-19, creation, cyberspace, grace, Growing Up (With) R.C., kingdom, Kingdom Notes, prayer, RC Sproul JR
Tagged Christian Testimony, church, Forgiveness, friendship, God's love, gratitude, Growing Up (With) R.C., kingdom, kingdom notes, prayer, RC Sproul Jr, sanctification, scandal, suffering
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Forever Friend, Randy Winton; Appeal; Peace in the Valley
Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast
Posted in appeal, assurance, Biblical Doctrines, church, communion, friends, friendship, Jesus Changes Everything, prayer, psalms, RC Sproul JR, sovereignty
Tagged Christian Testimony, church, God's love, gratitude, Jesus Changes Everything, kingdom, prayer, RC Sproul Jr, suffering
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And It Came To Pass
I was not, as a kid, a particularly gifted athlete. I enjoyed sports, however, and so my hours were determined by the seasons: football, basketball, baseball. I realized early on that my gifts were limited, while my desire to compete … Continue reading
Days of the Dead 9/12
September 11, 2001, was, in many respects, a rather ordinary day. I began the day working at my desk, writing. But my plans quickly changed. Many of us spent hours staring not at our computer screens but at our television … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Commandments, abortion, apologetics, church, Devil's Arsenal, ethics, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, politics, RC Sproul JR, repentance, scandal, sexual confusion
Tagged abortion, apologetics, Christian Testimony, church, culture wars, devil, kingdom, kingdom notes, lies, RC Sproul Jr, scandal, suffering
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Forever Friend, Jeff Hixson; Curating Movies, Cary Grant; Why Unbelievers Hate Us
Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast
Posted in apologetics, church, friends, friendship, Jesus Changes Everything, kingdom, persecution, RC Sproul JR
Tagged apologetics, Christian Testimony, church, culture wars, devil, friendship, gratitude, Jesus Changes Everything, kingdom, RC Sproul Jr, suffering
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What are the biggest changes you’ve seen in your lifetime?
My maternal grandparents were both born within a year of each other, 1903 and 1904. As a schoolboy, when I learned this was just around the time the Wright brothers took flight and that Henry Ford began producing Model A’s … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, apologetics, Ask RC, Christian Testimony, culture wars, devil, kingdom, lies, marriage, RC Sproul Jr, statism, suffering
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And It Came To Pass
I was not, as a kid, a particularly gifted athlete. I enjoyed sports, however, and so my hours were determined by the seasons: football, basketball, baseball. I realized early on that my gifts were limited, while my desire to compete … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Doctrines, grace, kingdom, Kingdom Notes, persecution, prayer, RC Sproul JR, sovereignty
Tagged Ascension, Christian Testimony, church, kingdom, peace, RC Sproul Jr, suffering
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Y is for YHWH, I Am that I Am
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Sniffing Out the Truth
Opinions are like noses, they say, everyone has one. One very common nose is that this bit of received wisdom means that we can never really know the truth. Which, of course, is a truth claim, and so contradicts itself. … Continue reading
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More Pious Than God; The Church and the Sexually Unrepentant
That accusation, “You’re more pious than God,” when rightly used isn’t an argument against piety, but against impiety. That is, when our scruples line up with the law of God we are not being anything other than faithful, as we … Continue reading
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