This volume was published in 2010 in celebration of Bob Godfrey’s sixth-fifth birthday. It is a collection of essays by Reformed scholars on a variety of topics. Contributors: Sinclair Ferguson, D. G. Hart, Richard Muller, Michael Horton, Kim Riddlebarger, R. C. Sproul, . . . Continue reading →
For a long time, I have felt that the cause of biblical Christianity has been undermined in our time by sincere people who engage in unbiblical activities for the sake of being an influence. The sad and ironic result of those actions . . . Continue reading →
The WSC bookstore was closed for the summer but it’s open and selling faculty titles online again. This means that the hardcopy of Always Reformed: Essays in Honor of W. Robert Godfrey is once again available via online order. In the interim . . . Continue reading →
After a summer re-model, the seminary bookstore is back online, which makes it again possible to order copies of Baptism, Election, and the Covenant of Grace more easily. Click on the image for your copy. It’s $1.50 plus shipping. You can also . . . Continue reading →
NPR has a story today reminding us that the Branch Davidian episode was twenty years ago (HT: Ann Althouse). The story is worth hearing. Ann Althouse raises the question whether NPR is turning our attention to the Branch Davidians in order to . . . Continue reading →
The impending arrival of the Bishop of Rome to Twitter (@Pontifex) has raised the question of papal infallibility in a new, late modern way. This seems like a good time to remind ourselves of what Rome teaches about the infallibility of papal . . . Continue reading →
Of course I always want you to listen and subscribe to Office Hours but I especially want you (and everyone) to hear this interview with the Rev Dr Hywel Jones on preaching the doctrine of regeneration to Christian congregations. We’re discussing Hywel’s . . . Continue reading →
He writes: “I’m not sure that there are many in the PCA with this conviction. We are going with the flow, paddling with the current of broad evangelicalism seeking relevance, influence, and recognition. And sadly, to the extent we pursue those things . . . Continue reading →
He likes the essay about Sister. Read more».
Pastor Dave Sarafolean has been reading Always Reformed. He writes, “…Godfrey warns about the danger of blindly adding beliefs, practices and insights from other traditions simply because they make sense, are appealing, or may work.” Read more»
The latest episode of Christ the Center is out and the topic is my chapter in Always Reformed concerned Sister Aimee Semple McPherson and what we can learn about the nature of American Religion from her and how that revised perception might . . . Continue reading →
Darryl Hart’s latest interview on Christ the Center is available now. He’s discussing his chapter in Always Reformed, “Make War No More? The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of J. Gresham Machen’s Warrior Children.” Don’t miss it. If you like this interview you’ll . . . Continue reading →
He writes: “It may never catch on, but I like this kind of language better: ‘The Reformed tradition’ or ‘The Reformed part of Christianity’ (or something along those lines). . Read more» Order your copy of Always Reformed from the Bookstore at WSC . . . Continue reading →
He writes: What is striking about this is his forthright approach to creeds and confessions – there will be no picking and choosing of what one likes or dislikes. There will be no shading of truth. There will be the straightforward and . . . Continue reading →
He writes: For those of us in the PCA there is great merit in interacting with these essays. I liked the book so much and thought it to be so timely that I purchased several copies and gave it to the elders of . . . Continue reading →
He likes the passage from R. C.’s chapter (p. 190) part of which says, [Luther] wondered, why is it that people are still spending their money on indulgences and on what [he] called the Pope’s second-hand junk? He said, the Pope is . . . Continue reading →
Lane writes: “In the time of Machen, and even afterward, Reformed folk generally approved of Machen’s fight against liberalism, although even there they were hesitant to adopt the same level of combativeness that Machen had.” Read more»
He like R. C. Sproul’s story about Joseph’s pants.
Austin writes: “I didn’t know what to expect, but I have to say I love this collection of essays. Diverse, stimulating, very readable, reflective, scholarly, page-turning, and a work that I see as advancing Reformed reflection, not regurgitating.” Read More» UPDATE He’s . . . Continue reading →
In 1520 Martin Luther published one of his most influential treatises, On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church. in it he attempted to set the church free from bondage to human opinion by unleashing again, as it were, God’s Word as the . . . Continue reading →