Update 8 Sep 9AM Pacific: The interview is online now. Westminster Seminary California is releasing a special episode of Office Hours. This is a two-part special. Part 1 is an interview with three current WSC students: Dan Borvan, Ross Hodges, and Chuck . . . Continue reading →
Mike Horton’s essay from EVANGELIUM is now online.
At the recently re-started (revived even!) Bullinger blog
We often speak of “my church.” That’s a colloquial way of saying, “the congregation of which I’m a member.” We often act, however, as if the church actually belongs to us. One doubts that many people would be willing to admit that . . . Continue reading →
I’ve been pushing the Office Hours podcast so aggressively lately I’ve forgotten to Heidelflog RRC. The writer of The Writer and the Muse has been reading RRC, however, and hit on something really important. One of the goals of RRC was to . . . Continue reading →
“Abraham and Sinai Contrasted in Galatians 3:6-14” in The Law is Not of Faith: Essays on Works and Grace in the Mosaic Covenant, ed. Bryan Estelle, J. V. Fesko, and David VanDrunen (P&R, 2009), pp. 240–58. The book is available through the . . . Continue reading →
From an essay in the Chronicles of Higher Education. (HT: John Bales)
So says Mike Horton as he continues he review of Wright’s latest: “As typical throughout this volume, Wright both caricatures the opposing view and transforms an important insight into the main point. It is in the Gospels that we first encounter questions . . . Continue reading →
So says Kevin DeYoung. When one knows a priori what a passage has to mean, in light of a grand theme that one has discovered in Scripture, before one ever gets to a given passage actual biblical exegesis is imperiled.
The lead of the September 09 WSC e-Newsletter is from Mike Horton’s essay on the importance of seminary, “As you know, at seminaries like Westminster Seminary California, the choice between being a pastor and being a scholar is regarded as a false . . . Continue reading →
These are both new in the WSC “Faculty Reflection” section of the WSC website. John’s essay is here and Joel’s essay is here.
Here’s a brief (2 min) update on the latest regarding the Office Hours podcast.
At Helm’s Deep.
The Calvinpalooza continues. This conference features, among others, WSC graduate the Rev Dr Brian Lee (pastor of Christ Reformed URC, Washington, DC) and the Rev. Mr Steven Arrick (WSC board member), pastor of Covenant URC in Lancaster. Click on the Calvin pic . . . Continue reading →
The podcast is available via RSS or in iTunes and now the interviews with Bob Godfrey and Julius Kim are on the WSC website. Here’s the interview with W. Robert Godfrey, president of Westminster Seminary California and Professor of Church History. Here’s . . . Continue reading →
At the beginning of the Christian Reformed Church (CRCNA), in 1857, there were three great reasons given for separating from the Reformed Church in America (RCA): the RCA sang hymns instead psalms, the RCA did not send children to Christian schools, and . . . Continue reading →
The single most pressing question I hear is: “How can I know God’s will?” Prospective seminary students want to know whether they should attend seminary. Couples want to know whether they should get married. Ministers want to know whether to take a . . . Continue reading →
One link led to another and I happened recently upon the website of a large NAPARC congregation. As I often do I looked to see who the pastor was. That link led me to a list of “pastoral staff” who coordinate a breathtaking . . . Continue reading →
As Wes Bredenhof explains it’s an old temptation faced by pastors every day.
Info at the Gordian Knot. This looks good: Christ-Centered Worship in an Age of Spiritual Chaos. If you’re in the Pacific NW you’ll want to get to this.