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 →
2009 Archive
But If We Don't Do it We'll Lose Them…
As Wes Bredenhof explains it’s an old temptation faced by pastors every day.
Godfrey to Speak at Pacific Northwest Reformation Conference Oct 9-10
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.
Office Hours Episodes One and Two Released (We have 10 Winners!)
A bit like Wizard of Oz floating helplessly as the balloon goes up, this post is to announce that episodes one and two of Office Hours have been released but if you have subscribed by RSS feed or in iTunes you already . . . Continue reading →
Interview with Hart (Pt 2)
At Letters from Mississippi.
Caspar Olevianus on Church and Kingdom
“The Kingdom of Christ in this world is the administration of salvation by which Christ the king himself, outwardly, through the gospel and baptism, gathers to himself and calls to salvation a people or visible church (in which many hypocrites are mixed).” . . . Continue reading →
David Strain Interviews Darryl Hart
David is a Glaswegian in exile. He writes at Letters from Mississippi. Part 1 covers Old Side Presbyterianism (if you don’t know what that means, you should read this interview) and evangelism. It’s a nice follow-on to the Dever interview. There’s audio . . . Continue reading →
Sept 18-19 Speaking in Traverse City, MI
I’ll be in Michigan at the meeting of presbytery at Redeemer PCA on Sept 18-19th. Traverse City is a beautiful place equidistant between Grand Rapids (to the south) and the Upper Peninsula (to the north). I look forward to seeing some old . . . Continue reading →
Horton Reviews Wright (pt 2)
At the WHI blog.
Countdown to Office Hours Episodes One and Two
Office Hours the podcast of Westminster Seminary California that takes you inside the seminary and (aurally) face to face with the seminary begins next Monday, August 31. Episodes one and two will be released on Monday morning (Pacific time). Click on the . . . Continue reading →
St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
Thanks to Gil Garcia for reminding us that the week of August 23 is the anniversary of the 1572 St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. One of the great paradoxes of the history of Reformed theology is that “Calvinism” is often pictured as marching . . . Continue reading →
Missional Monday: Help Bring the Reformation Back to Poland
Thanks to Kevin DeYoung for letting us know about the Tolle Lege Institute which is seeking to reach Poland with the confessional Reformed faith. They’re in the process of translating Joel Beeke’s Meet the Puritans and they have plans to introduce Poland . . . Continue reading →
Risking the Truth: the CTC Interview
Martin Downes, editor of Risking the Truth, sits for an interview with Christ the Center.
Transcript of WHI Interview with Robert Schuller Online
At the new WHI site. (HT: Cal.vini.st)
Horror Films Online
Well, not quite but they might be to some. First, the video clip of my Reformation Day sermon from a couple of years ago was removed from YouTube (how bad must one be to be removed from YouTube?) and re-posted. It’s now . . . Continue reading →
Interpreting Providence
Apparently a bizarre and unforeseen tornado struck Minneapolis recently. According to this post by John Piper, it hit an ELCA (mainline) Lutheran Church just as they were about to consider ecclesiastical policy regarding homosexuality. John offers a somewhat restrained interpretation of providence, . . . Continue reading →
Horton Reviews Wright
This hitherto unpublished review is appearing on the new WHI blog.
Has the Experiment Succeeded?
Not according to Bob Godfrey (HT: Brenden): “One obvious effect of psalm-singing was that Reformed worshipers had the psalms well planted in their minds and hearts. If we should hide God’s Word in our hearts that we might not sin against him . . . Continue reading →
The FV Making Inroads in E. Europe?
One of our graduates, a Reformed pastor and church planter in the Mediterranean region, pointed me today to a troubling blog. The Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC) is planting congregations in Europe, exporting the FV to Europe, and attempting to recruit . . . Continue reading →
Thanks for the Response
Response to the roll-out of Office Hours has been very good. Thanks! Please let your family, friends, pastors, elders, and anyone you can think of know about it.