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No, this is not some particular man’s cult. I’m referring to the 2 vol. set by James Bannerman. It has been said “Bannerman’s two-volume Church of Christ is one of the greatest classic treatments of doctrine of the church in the history of the church. He is unashamedly Reformed and distinctively Presbyterian. The church mattered to Bannerman and his work

Finally! A decision was made in our staff meeting this morning to release the audio from this year’s Spring Conference. All sessions are located online here. Please do pass along the word that they are available. If you prefer to have CDs or DVDs, contact the seminary (there will be a charge). One more resource, I noticed that The Mystery

In one sense, a Christians teacher, should desire to simply teach the plain truths of the Bible, feeding God’s people, until we all grow into the unity of the Faith. On the other hand, we know that there are difficulties we all have to deal with, therefore, we contend for the faith. The Supernatural creation of man, should not be

To some, this topic may seem inconsequential, but others know it is a major topic in YE and OE creationist debates. I listened again, to Matt Holst’s recent (GPTS Conference) lecture and was pleased with the presentation. He added light to the discussion. Below is a brief outline of what I picked up from the lecture (any missing elements are

I wanted to briefly mentioned that if you missed the GPTS Spring Theology Conference, you missed a good conference. By the way, as some of you know, going to conferences is not only about listening to the speaker(s), but also includes (at least at the GPTS conferences) good fellowship, singing together and of course, good food. The two evening sessions

GPTS graduate, and pastor, Ryan McGraw recently published the first chapter of his new book Christ’s Glory, Your Good: Salvation Planned, Promised, Accomplished, and Applied on the Katekomen Website. You can read the first chapter “The Eternal Christ” here. McGraw is also the author of By Good and Necessary Consequence and Day of Worship: Reassessing the Christian Life in Light

UPDATE: After realizing I can make my point without by critical of another, I removed the reference to Normal Vincent Peale. I need to be careful with every word I speak (and write) and believe there are no reasons to be critical, when not necessary. I am sorry! === There are some who may tell you that the above terms

I mentioned in a previous post that I’ve been on a quest to find homeschooling resources that fit my specific wants and needs. I have in my possession, and I know of other materials that come close to what I’m looking for; but so are, I’ve been a bit disappointed. There maybe a number of reasons for this: 1) I’ve

Don’t you love titles that capture your attention? Well, now that I have your attention, let me point you to an audio program that featured the president. No, not Obama, but the president of Greenville Seminary, Dr. Joseph Pipa. On the latest Confession Our Hope, Mr. William Hill and Dr. Pipa discussed social issues such as homosexuality, women’s ordination, head

As a seminary student (5 years and counting), preparing for gospel ministry, I have had the great privilege of exhorting/preaching (whatever you’d like to call it) quite a bit. There are times when I’m able to preach in the same place, and there are other times when I’m simply all over the map. Well, Psalm 1 is a text I