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Thanks to Joe Coker for the photos!
Happy Birthday to the Heidelberg Catechism
One of the Three Forms of Unity
In all the conference business I almost forgot to say happy birthday to the catechism. On 19 January 1563 the catechism was approved by a synod in Heidelberg. Here are resources on the catechism. Heidelberger Katechismus 1.Was ist dein einziger Trost im . . . Continue reading →
Conference Fun
Faculty Conference 2013
I have a special affection for CFA because of their food and because of their stand on the Sabbath. They still believe in the Christian sabbath. I mentioned it to a couple of their employees who were on campus serving lunch and . . . Continue reading →
Alumni Return for the Conference
Whole Armor of God Conference
Great to see WSC grads Jon Moersch and Austin Britton. The latter has recently been ordained and installed as pastor of Calvary OPC in La Mirada, CA and the former is now pastor of Trinity OPC in San Clemente, CA.
The Shield of Faith
The Whole Armor of God
The 2013 Conference is Under Way
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The 2013 conference begins! If you’re not here you can follow live online.
Who Is Your Favorite Theologian?
Of Office and Person
A Little More on Pastors and Wives
As a follow on to the recent post about what confidential information pastors should (or shouldn’t) share with their wives, it seems worth spending a moment thinking about the idea office. In this sense it refers to functions and particularly to duties. . . . Continue reading →
A Canadian (or British) Doppelgänger?
Paul Levy at Ref21 points us to a provocative (in the best sense) post by a Canadian fellow named Clarke, who apparently is a sometime resident in doghouses, about what pastors should tell their wives.
It’s 75° Right Now in Escondido
Don't Miss the Conference
People are beginning to appear on campus for the conference. You’re welcome too!
Does Acts 8 Provide a Warrant for Every Member Evangelism?
An HB Classic
During his recent excellent interview with Darryl Hart, Mark Dever made reference to Acts 8 in regard to every-member evangelism (EME). The question of the nature of evangelism is a popular one on the HB. I’ve addressed the problem of hyping the great . . . Continue reading →
Temp Projected to Be 74° for the Conference
A Few Seats Remain
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Steve Chalke Comes Out For Homosexual Marriage
Opponent of Substitutionary Atonement
(HT: Gary Johnson) When we last saw him he was comparing the catholic, evangelical, and Reformed doctrine of substitutionary atonement (the doctrine that Jesus died in the place of his people thereby turning away the wrath of God) to “cosmic child abuse.” . . . Continue reading →
What Pastors Shouldn’t Tell Their Wives
The Dangers of Too Much Transparency
Megan Hill, a Presbyterian pastor’s wife, has been writing about what pastors tell their wives and what they should tell them. I can answer that question in one word: nothing. By nothing, I mean “no confidential information.” A pastor may tell his . . . Continue reading →
Want to Help Plant a Reformed Congregation in Cincinnati?
Guest post by Zac Wyse. Zac is is an Ohio native and intern at Oceanside United Reformed Church. He spent 5 years working with Christian university fellowships in Europe and is pursuing an M.Div. at Westminster Seminary California. He blogs at Cincinnati Reformed . . . Continue reading →
All Dressed Up With Nowhere to Go
An HB Classic on Recovering the Reformed Confession
I regularly receive an email that says: We love what we hear on the White Horse Inn and what we get from WSC and the HB and the like and we’ve visited ostensibly Reformed congregations in our area and none of them . . . Continue reading →
Armstrong, Absolution, and Oprah
UPDATED 14 January 2013 (see below) 9 January 2013 Sometimes the most interesting words show up in pop culture. A faithful HB correspondent (whom I won’t name for his sake) sent me a link to a story claiming that cyclist Lance Armstrong . . . Continue reading →
Pauma Valley at Sunset
San Diego County in Winter
Office Hours: Bob Godfrey on Hebrews 4:14-5:10
Bob Godfrey is on Office Hours again, for part 2 of our discussion of Hebrews 4:14–5:10. What does it mean to have a high priest “once for all”? If Hebrews is so clear about the end of the temple priesthood on earth why does Rome . . . Continue reading →
To Split or Stay?
When Is It Right to Leave?
Almost from the moment I came into contact with the PCA, in 1984, people were talking about whether the PCA should split. So it’s not entirely surprising that informal talk of splitting the PCA should still exist. Nevertheless, it was a little . . . Continue reading →