Here is the audio from Bob Godfrey’s annual fall convocation chapel message. It was a stirring message on confidence in Scripture as God’s inerrant and infallible Word. (link corrected)
2009 Archive
Confessional Presbyterian Journal Vol 5 Coming Soon
One of the best things to happen to confessional Reformed Christianity in the last several years is the publication of The Confessional Presbyterian. You can subscribe or renew your subscription online. Some of the contributions to the latest edition of the CPJ . . . Continue reading →
The German Reformation Needs Your Help
Sebastian Heck is working toward planting an authentic, confessional Reformed congregation in Heidelberg but he needs your help. It’s coming down to “crunch time” as they say. I’m sure that there are readers of the HB who either can help directly or . . . Continue reading →
Thinking About Seminary? You Need to Hear These Interviews
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 →
Calvin on Law and Gospel
Mike Horton’s essay from EVANGELIUM is now online.
Musculus on the Stages of Knowing God
At the recently re-started (revived even!) Bullinger blog
It's Not Your Church!
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 →
Reformed Confessionalism as An Alternative to the FV
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 →
Gordon Essay Online: Abraham and Sinai Contrasted
“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 →
Cautions About Using Google Books
From an essay in the Chronicles of Higher Education. (HT: John Bales)
Wright Caricatures Opposing Views
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 →
Wright Misses the Trees for the Forrest
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.
WSC September E-Letter
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 →
John Fesko on "Wisdom" and "Signposts" by Joel Kim
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.
Office Hours Update
Here’s a brief (2 min) update on the latest regarding the Office Hours podcast.
Helm Continues His Critique of Wright
At Helm’s Deep.
John Calvin for Today Oct 23-24 Lancaster PA
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 →
Office Hours Episodes One and Two Now Online
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 →
Of Sacred Cows and Secret Societies
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 Secret of Knowing God’s Will
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 →