Today, in the Adult Class at OURC I began a series of talks explaining the “Nine Points” of “pastoral advice” adopted by URCNA Synod Schereville in 2007. Here is the first 30 minute talk:
Office Hours is the official podcast of Westminster Seminary California. Many of HB readers have subscribed or are regular listeners at the OH site. I thought it would be good if you saw some of the people behind the scenes who make . . . Continue reading →
Darryl makes a very good point at the OLTS.
The White Horse Inn folks interviewed Sebastian yesterday.
Romans has a unique place in the history of Reformed theology. Calvin’s work in Romans resulted in a transformation of his Institutes. For many of us, simply reading the book of Romans produced a revolution in our theology, piety, and practice. Yet, . . . Continue reading →
It’s a series of talks brought to you by Christ Reformed Church in Washington, DC. Speakers include Rob Norris, Bob Godfrey, Darryl Hart, and Bob Godfrey. If you’re in the DC metro you should go. If know someone who is in the . . . Continue reading →
There are more than 1900 posts on the HB. There are more than 9700 comments. Some of those are questions that have to be answered. The HB also tends to increase email traffic with even more questions. Some days I spend most . . . Continue reading →
Here is the audio from Bob Godfrey’s annual fall convocation chapel message. It was a stirring message on confidence in Scripture as God’s inerrant and infallible Word. (link corrected)
One of the best things to happen to confessional Reformed Christianity in the last several years is the publication of The Confessional Presbyterian. You can subscribe or renew your subscription online. Some of the contributions to the latest edition of the CPJ . . . Continue reading →
Sebastian Heck is working toward planting an authentic, confessional Reformed congregation in Heidelberg but he needs your help. It’s coming down to “crunch time” as they say. I’m sure that there are readers of the HB who either can help directly or . . . Continue reading →
Update 8 Sep 9AM Pacific: The interview is online now. Westminster Seminary California is releasing a special episode of Office Hours. This is a two-part special. Part 1 is an interview with three current WSC students: Dan Borvan, Ross Hodges, and Chuck . . . Continue reading →
Mike Horton’s essay from EVANGELIUM is now online.
At the recently re-started (revived even!) Bullinger blog
We often speak of “my church.” That’s a colloquial way of saying, “the congregation of which I’m a member.” We often act, however, as if the church actually belongs to us. One doubts that many people would be willing to admit that . . . Continue reading →
I’ve been pushing the Office Hours podcast so aggressively lately I’ve forgotten to Heidelflog RRC. The writer of The Writer and the Muse has been reading RRC, however, and hit on something really important. One of the goals of RRC was to . . . Continue reading →
“Abraham and Sinai Contrasted in Galatians 3:6-14” in The Law is Not of Faith: Essays on Works and Grace in the Mosaic Covenant, ed. Bryan Estelle, J. V. Fesko, and David VanDrunen (P&R, 2009), pp. 240–58. The book is available through the . . . Continue reading →
From an essay in the Chronicles of Higher Education. (HT: John Bales)
So says Mike Horton as he continues he review of Wright’s latest: “As typical throughout this volume, Wright both caricatures the opposing view and transforms an important insight into the main point. It is in the Gospels that we first encounter questions . . . Continue reading →
So says Kevin DeYoung. When one knows a priori what a passage has to mean, in light of a grand theme that one has discovered in Scripture, before one ever gets to a given passage actual biblical exegesis is imperiled.
The lead of the September 09 WSC e-Newsletter is from Mike Horton’s essay on the importance of seminary, “As you know, at seminaries like Westminster Seminary California, the choice between being a pastor and being a scholar is regarded as a false . . . Continue reading →