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Audio: Hywel Jones on Gen 3
One of the great blessings of a new school year or term is a new series of messages from Hywel Jones. This one is no exception. Remarkably WSC simply gives these messages away gratis. See the link column to left and below.
True Assurance v "American" Assurance
Wes White has a great meditation for the Lord’s Day.
Medieval Source Online: Glossa Ordinaria
Thanks to Todd Rester for pointing us to this resource.
New in the Bookstore: Getting the Blues
There is a nasty, often unspoken law in American evangelical Christianity. It’s a kind of gnosticism – a secret knowledge that some have and others, such as I, apparently don’t have. That law is that we’re supposed to be happy all the . . . Continue reading →
Drug Like the Ocean
WSC student Matt Haeck has a couple of music vids. Here’s the first. Here’s an out take.
There's a Crisis in the Reformed Churches
and it’s back in print. The Bookstore at WSC should have some shortly at a discount.
Audio: Horton on Systematic Theology
There’s another major project in the works. Here’s the preview.
I Get Questions: What About the Sabbath?
Merritt writes to ask, “Where do you stand on the Sabbath?” To which I respond, “In Church, twice.” But wait there’s more. It’s a difficult but no insoluble problem. For me the key was creation. This is the part of the equation . . . Continue reading →
WSC Gear
Okay so it’s not Machen’s blue serge suit (WWMW) but this isn’t 1936 either. The Bookstore at WSC carries hoodies, a fleece, long-sleeve Ts, polos, hats, and beanies. These are nice gifts for WSC students, alumni, and supporters. We’ve got 800 or . . . Continue reading →
It's National Punctuation Day!
Zrim explains.
It's About to Become A Lot Easier
to Recover the Reformed Confession. Reformation Heritage Books (the publisher of the Classic Reformed Theology series) is publishing, at the end of October, the first volume in a multi-volume collection of the Reformed Confessions of the 16th and 17th Centuries.
The Latest Themelios is Online
Containing, among other things, an essay by Carl Trueman on Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism and a review of CJPM. More information on: Covenant, Justification, and Pastoral Ministry. One brief reply to one point in the review.
Ken Myers on the Problem with "Kingdom" Language
Zrim offers some helpful quotations and analysis at the Outhouse.
The New Riddle of Roman Catholicism: Riddles, Mysteries, and Enigmas
Darryl Hart and John Muether are at it again. This time they’ve teamed up to produce a series of essays on contemporary Roman Catholicism.
It's In the Bookstore: Reforming or Conforming: Postconservative Evangelicals and the Emerging Church
Edited by Gary Johnson and Ron Gleason, Reforming or Conforming contains essays on on Scripture (Paul Wells, and John Bolt), on John Franke’s use of postmodernism in theology (Paul Helm), on Brian McLaren’s relation to boundaries (Scott Clark), on Princeton and reason (Paul . . . Continue reading →
Ironically Gnosticism is a Nasty Business
In preparing to reach CH601 (Ancient Church) this fall, I’ve been reading a lot of primary and secondary texts that I’ve not read or that I’ve not read for a long time. One of the more interesting has been Simon Gathercole’s book, . . . Continue reading →
Congratulations to WSC Alumnus John Sowell
Who recently became President of RTS/Atlanta. John and I were in school together at WSC in the mid-80s and worked together from 1997-2000. John held several positions at WSC. He ran our bookstore for several years and served as a our Admissions . . . Continue reading →
Calvin500 Update: Interview with David Hall
One of the bigger Calvinpalooza events in celebration of Calvin’s 500th birthday is the Calvin500 Conference in Geneva, Switzerland next summer.
White Horse Inn: Christianity, Politics, and the Two Kingdoms
Mike hosted an excellent roundtable discussion featuring Darryl Hart, adjunct professor at WSC and Director of Academic Programs at ISI, Dan Bryant, former Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice, and Neil McBride, a strategist for the Democratic Party. This is . . . Continue reading →