Bruce Waltke was recently at Westminster and he gave the chapel message. Here's the link to the audio. Also they recently had a forum on social justice. Here's a link to the archive where you'll find the MP3s from the...

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Website worth your time:Westminster Assembly ProjectThe Westminster Assembly Project exists to make the writings of the Westminster Assembly and its members available to scholars and to the general public. It is the umbrella title for several subprojects, one of which seeks to publish the minutes and papers of the Westminster Assembly. We hope that as this site develops it will prove useful for researchers focusing on Puritanism, the English civil-war, post-Reformation theology, or the history of Presbyterianism and Congregationalism.

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Andy Naselli has some audio and video of Mark Dever speaking on church membership and discipline at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.

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I'm continuing my series entitled "Amillennialism 101."   This is the third lecture in the series, and deals with "Interpreting Bible Prophecy--Part Two"  from a Reformed amillennial perspective. Academy lectures here held at Christ Reformed Church in Anaheim, they begin at 7:30 PM and are free of charge.  There is a time for discussion and refreshments are served.Click here: Christ Reformed Info - Schedule of Academy Classes and Author's Forums

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Vern Poythress's book, The Shadow of Christ in the Law of Moses, is now available online for free.Here is the table of contents:Part 1: Understanding the Different Aspects of the LawThe Challenge of the Law of MosesThe Tabernacle of MosesThe Sacrifices, Prefiguring the Final Sacrifice of ChristThe Priests and the People,General Principles for God's Dwelling with Human Beings Prefiguring Union with ChristThe Land of Palestine, the Promised LandThe Law and Its OrderThe Purposes of the Tabernacle the Law, and the Promised Land: Pointing Forward to ChristThe Punishments and Penalties of the Law... [read more]

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Here are a few blurbs for John Muether's forthcoming biography, Cornelius Van Til: Reformed Apologist and Churchman:“An outstanding introduction to the life and thought of Westminster Seminary’s premier apologist. Muether writes with the spirit of Van Til’s apologetic: suaviter in modo, fortiter in re—‘gentle in persuasion, powerful in substance.’ Read and be persuaded by the powerful impact of Van Til’s gentle yet confrontational blend of vigorous thought, gracious service, and Presbyterian churchmanship. This is essential reading for understanding Van Til’s unique and crea... [read more]

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From the Westminster Bookstore blog:"Thanks to Baker Publishing, we now offer you the chance to peruse the detailed Table of Contents and thorough Editor’s Introduction from the much-anticipated fourth and final volume of the complete English translation of Herman Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics. Volume 4 is titled Holy Spirit, Church, and New Creation. It is due out this May."

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James Grant passed along a link to a site that looks very helpful: The Westminster Shorter Catechism Project.It includes the catechism, along with links to works and commentary by John Flavel, Thomas Watson, Thomas Boston, James Fisher, John Whitecross, and others.

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Leon Kass suggests how to do it.

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Some may remember that a few months back I argued that soul patches on ministers were a sign of pathetic middle aged men in the uncoolest and untrendiest calling on earth trying to pose as -- say it ain't so -- cool and trendy.  Well, a friend in Grand Rapids has challenged that thesis.

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Christianity Today has an interview with G.K. Beale and D.A. Carson on their recent publication, Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament.

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Each year in Preaching Magazine Al Mohler lists his "top 10 books every preacher should read." Here's the new list for 2008:1. Preach the Word: Essays on Expository Preaching: In Honor of R. Kent Hughes, edited by Leland Ryken and Todd Wilson2. Gospel-Centered Hermeneutics: Foundations and Principles of Evangelical BiblicalInterpretation, by Graeme Goldsworthy (IVP Academic)3. Truth War: Fighting for Certainty in an Age of Deception, by John MacArthur (Thomas Nelson)4. A City Upon a Hill: How Sermons Changed the Course of American History, by Larry Witham (HarperOne)5. Pierced for Our Trans... [read more]

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Posted by Lane Keister  It is difficult for me to write concerning my alma mater at a time like this. In so writing, I do not wish to steal the thunder from Gary Johnson, who will be writing shortly on the particulars of this website. Instead, consider this post as a shot across the bow, as a preparatory post, a prelude. I have many friends among the students who have signed this document, and I count Enns, Kelly, Green, and Taylor my friends. I count them as brothers in Christ certainly. My question for the folks who have signed this document is this: what do you suppose is the motivation... [read more]

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Timmy Brister  interviews Mark Dever, the pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington D.C., and president of 9 Marks Ministry, about the Puritan preacher Richard Sibbes. Dever wrote the definitve biography on Richard Sibbes, first as a dissertation, and then as a book.  Dever discusses Sibbes’ life, theology, and both Brister and Dever discuss issues with the SBC and other denominational concerns in light of Sibbes point of view. Brister is responsible for starting the 2008 Puritan Book Reading Challenge; a challenge to read 12 Puritan classics in 1 year, one each month. Th... [read more]

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Just received in the mail a copy of audio books that readers of this blog may be interested in: The Cross of Christ, by John Stott, and Culture Shift, by Al Mohler. You can listen to samples by following the links to the Christian Audio website.

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Sovereign Grace Ministries has set up a YouTube page of videos related to Dave Harvey's book, When Sinners Say "I Do": Discovering the Power of the Gospel for Marriage. Here are the videos:Why I Wrote This Book 02:37 Why a book on marriage? And why talk so much about sin? Dave Harvey explains. Chapter 1: What Really Matters in Marriage 02:41 What determines the quality of your marriage? Dave Harvey explains in this overview of chapter one: "What Really Matters in Marriage." Chapters 2-4 ... [read more]

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Intro: Admittedly this has only a tenuous connection to the subject of building Old School Churches, but today is 34th Anniversary of one of the darkest days in American history, the anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade Supreme court decision of January 22, 1973. Because the simple phrase “34th Anniversary” doesn’t really carry the [...]

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Here's the history and links:Paul Helm reviewed Peter Enns's book, Inspiration and Incarnation.Enns responded.Now Helm responds in kind.And for those who might be interested, here's a recap of the exchanges between Enns and Greg Beale over this book:G. K. Beale, "Myth, History, and Inspiration: A Review Article of Inspiration and Incarnation," JETS 49 (2006): 287-312.Peter Enns, “Response to G. K. Beale’s Review Article on Inspiration and Incarnation," JETS 49 (2006): 313-326.G. K. Beale, "Surrejoinder to Enns's Response," SBTJ (spring 2007).G. K. Beale, “Did Jesus and the Apostles Pr... [read more]

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A few days ago I received an email from a reader of this site who was concerned about how to answer those who claim that the Bible is a book filled with error and contradiction. Such claims are common and, sadly, are more and more being put forth even from within evangelical circles. This reader affirmed his belief in the inerrancy and authority of Scripture but was looking for some guidance on how to answer the multitudes of claims against the Bible. I’d like to take that on. At first I was going to do that in a single, short article. But as I thought about it and as I began writi... [read more]

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Chris Lehmann, on Joel Osteen and his new book, writes the following in Slate: "if you bracket all the scary, irresponsible health-and-wealth cheerleading that jolts through "Become a Better You", this exurban image of God the indulgent dad is among the more troubling features of the gospel according to Osteen. For it turns out that the divine hand turns up everywhere, at least in Joel Osteen's life. God upgrades his reservations to first class on a long international flight; God spares his car in a water-planing wipeout on the Houston interstate; God allows Osteen and his wife/co-pastor, V... [read more]

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Vern Poythress's book, Understanding Dispensationalism, is now online.Table of Contents Chapter 1: Getting Dispensationalists and Nondispensationalists to Listen to Each Another Chapter 2: Characteristics of Scofield Dispensationalism Chapter 3: Variations of Dispensationalism Chapter 4: Developments in Covenant Theology Chapter 5: The Near Impossibility of Simple Refutations Chapter 6: Strategy for Dialogue With Dispensationalists Chapter 7: The Last Trumpet Chapter 8: What is Literal Interpretation? Chapter 9: Dispensational Expositions of Liternalness Chapte... [read more]

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James Grant points to a new, free online course by Miles Van Pelt (Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson) on biblical theology.

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A pithy reminder from B.B. Warfied's classic work on The Inspiration and Authority of the Bible:"[W]e do not adopt the doctrine of the plenary inspiration of Scripture on sentimental grounds, nor even, as we have already occasion to remark, on a priori or general grounds of whatever kind. We adopt it specifically because it is taught us as truth by Christ and His apostles, in the Scriptural record of their teaching,a nd the evidence for its truth is, therefore, as we have already pointed out, precisely that evidence, in weight and amount, which vindicates for us the trustworthiness of Chris... [read more]

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Doug Wilson plans to blog his way chapter-by-chapter through Piper's The Future of Justification: A Response to N.T. Wright.

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If you aren’t familiar with John Piper, you really should be. Piper is a Baptist Pastor, and Reformed, and he has written some amazingly insightful books. He has quite an ability to draw out and write on the experiential or heart issues of the Christian faith. Normally he writes for Christian laypeople, but in 2002 [...]

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