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Jared Oliphint/April 14, 2014
What Our Culture’s Counselors Do Not Say
RTS Charlotte launches their new biblical counseling program and degrees this upcoming fall. For anyone familiar with the state of seminaries and counseling, this counts as a big deal. …
Andrew Myers/April 7, 2014
April 2014 Book Roundup
This month’s new and noteworthy books offer many exciting and helpful incites on Scripture, Christology, the Christian life, and the relation between reason and faith. Check them out below and …
Jared Oliphint/March 31, 2014
Bannerman’s Application of Union with Christ to Ecclesiology
In his masterful two-volume work, The Church of Christ, James Bannerman explores the various ways the word “church” is used. For example, “the term Church is used in Scripture to …
Camden M. Bucey/March 27, 2014
Johnson’s “One with Christ” Overcomes the Signal-to-Noise Ratio
With the recent flood of books on union with Christ, it’s difficult to know what is worth your time. Some books become redundant while others get lost in the mix. …
Camden M. Bucey/March 26, 2014
Watch Hope OPC’s Marriage and Family Conference Online
Hope Presbyterian Church (OPC) in Grayslake, IL is hosting a Marriage and Family Conference this weekend (March 28-30). We will welcome Rev. Alan Strange to help us to understand how …
Camden M. Bucey/March 22, 2014
Hodge: The Bible Is the Only Infallible Source of Knowledge of Divine Things
Though it is often remarked that Hodge’s theological method is more rationalistic than many Reformed theologians would like it to be, Hodge often drives us back to the only true …
James J. Cassidy/March 19, 2014
5 Reasons Why I Am Not a New Calvinist
John Piper’s recent Richard B. Gaffin, Jr. Lecture at Westminster Theological Seminary was vintage Piper: passionate, learned, articulate, and just right. The connection between Calvinism, sovereign grace, justification by faith …
Andrew Myers/March 18, 2014
March 2014 Book Roundup
From Bondage to Liberty: The Gospel According to Moses Anthony T. Selvaggio P & R Publishing (January 2014) Publisher Description: It is difficult to overestimate the importance of Moses …
Jared Oliphint/March 16, 2014
John Piper’s Twelve Features of the New Calvinism
“I am part of the New Calvinism, and feel a fatherly responsibility to continually speak into it dimensions of truth that I think it needs to hear. As a part …
Jared Oliphint/March 13, 2014
The Logos Reformed Base Package
If I didn’t think it would be repellent, I would write this post in all caps with bold, italics, and underlined font. Behind the scenes in Bellingham, WA, Logos Bible …
James J. Cassidy/March 12, 2014
5 Commentaries on Galatians: For Sermon and/or Lesson Preparation
The history of biblical exposition boasts of a rich heritage when it comes to commentaries on Galatians. We cannot list all of the great commentaries here, so I simply offer …
Camden M. Bucey/March 5, 2014
Better Productivity Is Not Merely Efficient, It’s Effective
I’ve worked through all of Matt Perman’s excellent new book, What’s Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done, in an Adler-esque “structural” fashion, and now …
Jared Oliphint/March 4, 2014
Saving Lives Every Day: The Charlotte Pregnancy Resource Center
I first notice the smiling staff woman working the desk, and I next notice she is pregnant. Facing these two lives joined by one body, I am immediately reminded of …
Jeffrey C. Waddington/February 28, 2014
14 Recommended Scholarly Jonathan Edwards Books
As promised, I now offer a list of several scholarly works on Jonathan Edwards that I think are must reads. Please remember that there are now over 4,000 items of …
James J. Cassidy/February 27, 2014
5 Important Books to Help You Understand Barth
Being interested in learning more about the theology of Karl Barth can be an overwhelming experience. Where does one begin? I would like to offer here just five books to …
