at YT (HT: DGH)
July 2009 Archive
More Church (re) Planting in the Midwest
There are segments in the USA (Philadelphia, Grand Rapids, Greenville, SC) where there is a relative abundance of confessional Reformed congregations. There are places, however, large swaths of the country where it’s difficult, if not impossible, to find a confessional Reformed congregation. . . . Continue reading →
Chaos Takes T David's Advice
At Creed or Chaos
Another WSC Alumnus to Pastoral Ministry
Congratulations to WSC alumnus Matt Fray who reports: Thank you very much for your encouragement and prayers! By God’s help and grace the Savannah River Presbytery approved my ordination this morning (after the nerve-wracking process of a 3-hour committee exam, preaching for . . . Continue reading →
Let Them Learn Latin (Latinam Linguam Comperiant)
At the Atlantic (HT: Alan Jacobs)
The Mission: Church (re) Planting in Grand Forks, ND
Wes White has the story.
New in the Bookstore at WSC
There is a new section on website for The Bookstore at WSC: a listing for new books. Among the new titles is Engaging with Barth featuring essays by Mike Horton, WSC alumnus Ryan Glomsrud (who is defending his DPhil thesis on Barth . . . Continue reading →
New in The Bookstore at WSC: Risking the Truth
A collection of interviews on handling truth and error in the church. Contributors reflect on this issue in relation to the minister‘s own life, pulpit ministry, local church leadership, seminary training, denominations, the impact of the academy, Evangelicalism, contemporary trends, history, creeds . . . Continue reading →
Audio: CTC Interviews Fekso on the Rule of Love
Online here. My sources at RHB tell me that “there is a special offer on the book for the first 50 participants, but people will need to listen for the coupon code announced in the broadcast in order to qualify for the . . . Continue reading →
New Reformation2Germany Newsletter Out
It was a joy to meet Sebastian Heck in Geneva and to hear firsthand a bit about how the work is going. They have a small core group, a church order, and offices in which to work but they’re searching for a . . . Continue reading →
The Marrow of Modern Divinity on the Covenant of Works
Todd is reading the Marrow and finding it strangely relevant.
Let's Swap Bank Accounts
Martin explains
Martin Downes Interviewed
On Exiled Preacher
On Perspicuity and the Power of the Word
In response to this post on sola scriptura Bryan (a recent convert to Rome) writes, “I understand the desire to give God all the glory. But the problem with the idea that “we have no part, not in this story” is that . . . Continue reading →
The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way
it’s out in April (900+ pages!). Here’s the publisher’s description: Michael Horton’s highly anticipated The Christian Faith represents his magnum opus and will be viewed as one of—if not the—most important systematic theologies since Louis Berkhof wrote his in 1932. A prolific, . . . Continue reading →
Another TV Preacher on Trial
This time it’s a real trial. Yikes! If he’s guilty I hope they bury him.
The Return of Eugenics
In 7 July interview published in the NY Times, Justice Ginsburg makes a stunning admission: JUSTICE GINSBURG: Yes, the ruling about that surprised me. [Harris v. McRae — in 1980 the court upheld the Hyde Amendment, which forbids the use of Medicaid . . . Continue reading →
The Presiding Bishop’s Over-Realized Eschatology
In her opening address to 2009 convention of the Episcopal Church USA (ECUSA) the most reverend the Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, presiding Bishop of the ECUSA, declared, The crisis of this moment has several parts, and like Episcopalians, particularly the ones . . . Continue reading →
Kim Discussing End Times on Issues Etc
This is worth hearing.
Missional Monday: Kauai Reformation Church and Christ Reformed DC
Two of the more exciting missions of the URCs are on two ends of the USA.