Good stuff here—as expected.
Recovering the Reformed Confession
An Alternative to the PCA's Strategic Plan (Updated and Expanded)
The Rev. Dr. Jon D. Payne is pastor of Grace PCA in the Atlanta metro and author of John Owen on the Lord’s Supper and In the Splendor of Holiness: Rediscovering the Beauty of Reformed Worship. He is also deeply committed to . . . Continue reading →
The Inspiration and Inerrancy of Scripture
The White Horse Inn is a great gift to the churches. If you’re not a regular listener, you’re missing out. The last two programs have demonstrated just why the WHI is so valuable. Mike, Kim, Rod, and Ken have been discussing the . . . Continue reading →
Calvin's Plan for Recovering Psalmody in Our Time
Wes describes the discovery of a very interesting Genevan practice that we might well adopt.
The Addiction to Religious Euphoria
Mark Galli (HT: Alex Webster) has an interesting story in CT Online today about the power of religious euphoria. He likens the attraction to, indeed the addiction to euphoria to attraction and addiction to a drug. Galli writes: We disdain faith that . . . Continue reading →
Bavinck Contra Biblicism
Good stuff from Brandon Wilkins, a WSC grad, working through Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics. You can read more about biblicism in RRC. Update 12 Mar 2010 Brandon defends his reading of Bavinck.
New from Westminster Seminary California- Free iPhone App – Christian Creeds and Reformed Confessions
If you’re an iPhone, iPod touch user and interested in the Reformed faith then have we got a gift for you: a free iPhone app from WSC. This app contains the ecumenical creeds and Reformed confessions. Thanks to app developer James H. . . . Continue reading →
A Very Brief Response to John Frame’s Review of Recovering the Reformed Confession
John Frame has written a lengthy (20,000 words!) review of and response to Recovering the Reformed Confession. To put the size of the review into perspective, a typical book chapter is 10,000 words. I appreciate the detail of the review and, in general, . . . Continue reading →
Andy IS Recovering the Reformed Confession (Updated)
December 16, 2009 Andy not only read RRC but he gave a lecture on it at a conference on “A Defence of Calvinism” in Yorshire (UK). Here is part 2. Here is part 3. Update Feb 1, 2010 Here is part 4.
Underdog Reviews RRC (Update)
Warren is the Underdog and Recovering the Reformed Confession is the book. Here’s part 2. Here’s part 3. Part 4 Part 5
Westminster Assembly Project to Publish Studies via RHB
Chad van Dixhoorn and the Westminster Assembly Project are adding to the minutes and papers to be published by OUP a series at Reformation Heritage Books. According to the release from RHB, this new series will include
Office Hours: Caspar Olevianus, the Creed, and Classic Reformed Theology
Katie Wagenmaker fills in as host of Office Hours this week and she interviews yours truly about the series Classic Reformed Theology and particularly volume 2 of the series, Caspar Olevianus, An Exposition of the Apostles’ Creed. This volume is available from . . . Continue reading →
On Defining Conservatives, Liberals, Latitudinarians, and Good Behavior
Pastor (Teaching Elder) Brian Carpenter has an update about the FV controversy in the Siouxlands Presbytery (PCA). In two PCA presbyteries men are doing the hard work that needs to be done for the sake of the peace and purity of the . . . Continue reading →
Happy Birthday to the Heidelberg Catechism
A belated Happy Birthday to the Heidelberg Catechism. On 19 January 1563 (Julian Calendar) the first edition of the catechism was adopted by the Palatinate Church. Though earlier scholarship thought and wrote about the catechism as if it were the product of . . . Continue reading →
Pastor Dave Sarafolean is Reading RRC (Updated)
Jan 4,2010 And he chronicles his reaction in the first of a series of posts. Jan 7, 2010 Here are his reflections on chapter 2 (QIRC). Jan 9, 2010 Here’s part 3 on the QIRE. Jan 18, 2010 Here’s part 4 covering . . . Continue reading →
Revisiting the URC Creation Decision
At Bylogos Dr John Byl, Professor of Mathematics at Trinity Western University and Member of the Advisory Board of Reformation International College comments on a joint letter that Kim Riddlebarger, Mike Horton, and I sent to the Christian Renewal in 2001. Dr . . . Continue reading →
To Reform or Leave?
At the Puritanboard Mike asks About six months ago I started listening to the Whitehorse Inn (and about 1 month ago Office Hours and reading this board). What I heard on Whitehorse made much more sense to me than what I heard . . . Continue reading →
Pastor Chris Thinks that RRC is the Answer
Chris Gordon is a URC pastor in Washington State who is seeing that the children (and the grandchildren) of the boomers aren’t all that different from their Narcissistic parents (and grandparents). The Reformed churches aren’t untainted by Narcissism. He says that RRC . . . Continue reading →
Sola Scriptura and the Limits of Special Revelation
Darryl has a great post at Old Life featuring a quote from Ken Myers on the limits of Scripture. A lot of non-confessional evangelicals and too many ostensibly confessional evangelicals misunderstand sola Scriptura.They think it means either that, if the Bible doesn’t . . . Continue reading →
What Does it Mean to Be Reformed?
Joe has been reading RRC.