May 6th, 2014
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When I was regularly preparing my weekly sermons I often wondered whether I would make any type of impact upon my church. After all, a pastor will pour anywhere between 10-20 hours of preparation to preach for 30 minutes, give or take.
March 27th, 2014
Dr. Godfrey, President of WSC, has just had a book review of Jacob Arminius: Theologian of Grace (Oxford: OUP, 2012) by Keith Stanglin and Thomas McCall.
March 5th, 2014
“Before the WDP [Women’s Discipleship Program], we were like dry branches. Now, we are full of leaves.”
February 19th, 2014
I did not go to seminary to marry a pastor. In fact, I was pretty scared of the possibility.
February 12th, 2014
As I considered the flux and uncertainty of life, the sharp contrast of the character of the Lord came to mind.
February 11th, 2014
During my days in seminary I had a number of summer internships where I learned a some invaluable lessons. One that stands out prominently in my mind was the importance of maintaining a strong work ethic.
February 5th, 2014
I scanned the recesses of my brain. What had seminary taught me about demonic activity?
January 29th, 2014
This innocent question has rendered many a female student at a complementarian seminary catatonic.
January 22nd, 2014
Today launches a new series on the blog that addresses many interesting questions asked of our female students.
March 18th, 2013
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, By any other name would smell as sweet.”
March 11th, 2013
We really have a crazy-sounding religion. We confess that God exists as one, yet three. Totally irrational! We confess that one of those three, the Son, became a human by being born of a virgin. What a fantasy!
February 25th, 2013
“No offence, but Muslims love Jesus as much as Christians do.” On December 19, 2001, this is how John Casey, a Cambridge scholar, entitled an article in the Telegraph on the issue of Christian and Muslim theology.
February 18th, 2013
“Jesus Christ is the sum and quintessence of the gospel; the wonder of angels; the joy and triumph of saints” (Watson, A Body of Divinity, 161). He is, as we saw in Q&A 36, the mediator of the covenant of grace between God and man. The question for us to meditate upon is how did he become this mediator?
February 14th, 2013
Seminary has been one of the best experiences for our family. Nick began attending Westminster Seminary California three months before we got married and has a year and a half left.
February 11th, 2013
Although the Westminster Assembly did not choose to use the text of the Apostles’ Creed and to exposit its individual articles within its two catechisms, the Larger Catechism still follows the structure of the Creed.
February 4th, 2013
For many of us who have discovered the Reformed expression of the Christian faith after years in other traditions, “covenant theology” was one of the most eye-opening facets of it.
January 28th, 2013
Words are such a delicate thing. The weakest word can communicate the most powerful truth. Yet strong words can also become impotent. This can happen when we use words as clichés so often that their impact is lost upon our minds and affections.
January 21st, 2013
We finally come to the glories of our redemption with question and answer 30. Yet I hope you have appreciated this feature of the Larger Catechism.
January 14th, 2013
When I was younger I used to think it would have been nice to be born into a family full of riches. Perhaps you did—or do—as well. Now that I am more mature I am thankful I wasn’t, though. Why?
December 31st, 2012
Quick; what’s the first thing you think of when I say the word “estate?” Got it? Now let me take a wild guess and say that you probably thought of the word sale, as in estate sale, right?
