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Report of a Planned Attack on Christians in India
There are unconfirmed reports of a planned attack on Christians in the Orissa Province. Please pray. Let’s hope it’s just a rumor.
New in the Bookstore: Calvin for Today
Materials from the various Calvin conferences held in 2009 (the Calvinpalooza) continue to see the light of day. Most recent is Calvin for the 21st Century, a compilation of addresses given at a conference in Grand Rapids. Of particular interest is Ligon . . . Continue reading →
Does the FV Really Say That?
Yes, they do. Once more Wes White shows us the money.
Don’t Miss Tomorrow’s Heidelcast
Subscribe and catch up with the HC here. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. If you missed the broadcast from 7 March 2010, you might want to listen to it first. I’m just saying.
News—Erskine College Officials Obtain TRO Against ARP Synod
The Aquila Report has news that the Erskine College has obtained a temporary (10-day) restraining order preventing the ARP Synod from implementing its plan for reorganizing the college and its board.
500 Christians Slaughtered in Nigeria (link corrected)
The story is in The Times Online. This is a very distressing. Pray for the Christians of Nigeria. There is a large Reformed presence in the south of Nigeria. The Reformed presence in the north is scattered. They have suffered a great . . . Continue reading →
Godfrey: Church or Club?
Bob Godfrey has an provocative essay on the Tabletalk site. Recommended reading.
Kelly Kapic Lectures at Westminster Seminary California
We were pleased to have Dr Kelly Kapic, Associate Professor of Theological Studies at Covenant College, on campus last week to talk to one of our classes and to deliver a convocation lecture. You can hear that lecture on “Evangelical Holiness: Assumptions . . . Continue reading →
Office Hours: Meet John Fesko
Thanks to John Fesko, Academic Dean and Associate Professor of Systematic Theology for sitting for this episode of Office Hours from WSC. You can hear the interview here. John is the author of several books including, Diversity in the Reformed Tradition, Last . . . Continue reading →
North San Diego County in Winter: Mt Palomar
Which English Translation of the Heidelberg Catechism?
There are a several English-language translations of the Heidelberg Catechism. The most popular of these is probably the translation published by the Christian Reformed Church in 1976. There are alternatives, however, which those who intend to use the catechism frequently (which should . . . Continue reading →
Santa Ysabel In Winter
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Congratulations to Phil Ryken
Congratulations to Phil Ryken who this morning was named the new president of Wheaton College. Here’s the brief story by CT. As former “Wheatie” (I think I can say that, can’t I? I taught there from ’95-97) this seems like a very . . . Continue reading →
Hart Interview on American Presbyterianism
The link is at OLTS.
Westminster Seminary California: Valiant for Truth for 30 Years
This week on Office Hours we hear from graduates of Westminster Seminary California and others from across the globe who have benefited from the work of the seminary as they reflect on thirty years of being Valiant for Truth at WSC. You . . . Continue reading →
“A Denial…Of the Biblical Doctrine of the Perseverance of the Saints”
That’s the conclusion of R. C. Sproul, Jr. about the self-described “Federal Vision” movement. You can read it for yourself in his column titled, “Two Birds, One Stone” in the February issue of Tabletalk magazine. The focus of the magazine is on . . . Continue reading →
Brian's God
Brian McLaren has source of continual fascination at the HB. He’s also been so for Martin Downes at Against Heresies. Martin is raising questions about McLaren’s latest in which he demonstrates that concern that the Emergent Movement is just another form of . . . Continue reading →
Thinking About Seminary? WSC Seminary for a Day Mar 4, 2010
Twice each year WSC invites prospective students on campus for a mini-conference with faculty. Prospective students meet with the faculty as a group in the AM, meet with the admission dept to ask and answer questions, attend classes, and meet one-on-one with faculty . . . Continue reading →
Baptism is Not Faith: Reformed Theology v the Federal Vision
Thanks to Shane for reminding us why we should expend the energy to oppose the Federal Vision of baptismal union with Christ. In contrast, Reformed theology is neither sacerdotalist, nor quasi-sacerdotalist, nor mere sacramentarianism.