What a great match! (HT: Justin)
Podcast
Podcast
Audio: Ligon Duncan on Covenant Theology
From WSC: Lecture 1 Lecture 2 Lecture 3
Podcast
Audio: Hywel Jones on Ps 119
From last night’s New Student Orientation at WSC
Podcast
Audio & Pics: Bob Godfrey on Ps 85 and Hearing the Lord
This morning’s annual fall convocation address is online at WSC. (HT: Geneva Redux). Pics of convocation here.
Reformed Bible Study at USC
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Guide to Herman Bavinck
At RHB
Pre-Order Reforming or Conforming via the Bookstore at WSC
for $15.71. Click on the image for more info. Here’s the publisher’s blurb: Thirteen Reformed scholars take on postmodern evangelicals and provide a solid, biblical critique of their ideas. While self-described “post-conservative evangelicals” enjoy increasing influence in the evangelical world, they represent . . . Continue reading →
The Differences Between Canonical and Non-Canonical Writings
The way some write about some of the extra-canonical or post-canonical or deutero-canonical writings one would expect the differences between the canonical and non-canonical texts to be negligible. That’s not what I find.
An Interview with Steve Baugh on the ESV Study Bible
By Andy Naselli at Justin Taylor’s blog.
The Social Crisis is Too Great to Be Arguing About…
Fill in the blank here. I can’t say how many times I’ve had emails or read comments to this effect. Often these earnest comments come from ostensible theological “conservatives” urging me and others to be more moderate on things such as justification. . . . Continue reading →
Why We're Not Emergent (Even Though We Could Be)
This Sunday morning, in the adult catechism class at Oceanside URC, I begin a series on the emerging/-ent church movement. Catechism begins at 10:15 AM and worship begins at 11:00 AM (I’m also preaching the next two Sunday mornings and WSC Jon . . . Continue reading →
God Declares Wicked People Righteous
God bless Wes White for speaking the truth in love.
After the Federal Vision: The Return of Moralism
August, 2008 (rev 2012) Preface The Federal Vision is a self-named, proposed, radical, revision of the Reformed covenant theology, doctrine of salvation, and doctrine of the church. In place of the biblical doctrine of unconditional election, it proposes to add a second, . . . Continue reading →
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Speaking Schedule: Christ Reformed Authors' Forum 14 Nov
The folks at Christ Reformed Church Anaheim have kindly invited me to their Authors’ Forum for 14 November, 2008. If you’re in the Orange County/LA metro area come on out. Watch for details here. They plan to have copies of the book . . . Continue reading →
Therapeutic American Deism
It was the religion of many of the founders. According to sociologist Christian Smith, it’s the religion of local youth group, and that does not bode well for the future of American Protestantism. Check out last week’s White Horse Inn episode. The . . . Continue reading →
The Last Four Years Never Happened
Not for Husker fans: (HT: Corn Nation). That voice belongs to John Facenda. “The Autumn wind is a pirate….”
Your Weekly Machen Fix
Thanks to Dan.
Book Review
On Being Black and Reformed: A Review
Part 1: Overcoming the Musical Divide There is an interesting discussion at Reformingchurches.org [Ed. note: this discussion is no longer online] on what it means to be black and Reformed. This is a question of great importance to the Reformed churches. 11–13% . . . Continue reading →
Whence the Reformation Solas?
From where do we get the Reformation solas? I get this question with some frequency, usually around Reformation Day. Here is a preliminary answer: The ideas were present from the earliest stage of the Reformation, but the actual phrases developed over time. . . . Continue reading →