Listen in as CW and Wresby talk about many of the things they love about their presbyterian churches, flawed though they be. Marvel as their positivity wafts winsomely about the airwaves. Link to PCA overtures: www.pcaac.org/general-assembly/overtures/
Lee Irons and Chris Caughey of the Glory-Cloud Podcast (http://glorycloudpodcast.libsyn.com/) join us to talk about the life, career, and contributions of biblical theologian Meredith G. Kline. We had a hyphenated good-time talking covenant, neologism, and controversy with these students of Kline. More resources may be found at these websites: http://www.meredithkline.com/ http://www.upper-register.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/186624674718299/permalink/1523470111033742/ https://twitter.c...
Some of our favorite people join us for a look back at 2017 and a squint forward to 2018. This wide-ranging discussion with a diverse panel considers the present church and political climates, and -- not surprisingly -- takes a few unexpected turns.
CW and Wresby react to a piece by Todd Pruitt and share some audio from a controversial speaker to provide further context. http://www.mortificationofspin.org/mos/1517/a-thought-experiment#.Wk239N-nGCo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Davis Urbana talk: https://vimeo.com/150226527
OPC cool guy Dan Borvan joins us for grievances aired, strength displayed, and hope extolled...at the most wonderful time of the year. Few emerge unscathed from this ecclesial slugfest which veers occasionally into hugfest.
Pastor Mike Abendroth of @NoCoRadio joins us for his take on indie, presby, and coalitional Christianity (or what passes for it) in the Year of Our Lord 2017. Don't mess this unificatorial, ecumenical lovefest which barely survived a Massachusetts winter squall. https://nocompromiseradio.com/ https://bbcchurch.org/
A quick bit about the Top 100 Protestants list and our new Patreon thing. https://juicyecumenism.com/2017/12/06/100-influential-protestants/ https://www.patreon.com/presbycast CW article: https://oldlife.org/2017/11/30/morality-divides-coalitions-unite/ (full: https://chortlesweakly.weebly.com/of-commandments-confessions-and-coalitions.html) Voicemail line: 865.888.6209
Virgil Walker and Darrell B. Harrison from the B.A.R. (Biblical and Reformed) podcast join CW and Wresby for a surprising and wide-ranging discussion of doctrine, race...and funk music. Maybe we'll get to food next time...and there will be a next time. Darrell's podcast "Just Thinking" will soon spin off on its own feed but is now mixed in with B. A.R. podcast feed. Read Darrell here: justthinking.me/ Learn about Virgil here: thebarpodcast.com/index.php/virgilwalker/
Dr R. Scott Clark of Westminster Seminary California joins us talk about the Second Commandment and the particular challenges Christians face during the winter holiday season regarding images and the so-called church calendar. Here are a number of resources on the topic from Dr Clark's web site: https://heidelblog.net/category/images-of-christ-2/
This is a recording of a 2005 talk that the late Dr. Morton H. Smith gave to a congregation in Los Alamos, NM on the history and future of the Presbyterian Church in America -- the denomination that Smith was instrumental in founding. Here is Dr. Smith's obituary: http://byfaithonline.com/morton-smith-1923-2017/ Here is the website of the church at which the talk was given: http://www.bapca.org/ The talk is available for viewing on YouTube though the audio quality is lower than on this recording...
CW talks with New Cal celebrity megablogger Tim Challies and we unleash the first listener emails from our dedicated line. Leave your own message at (865)888-6209. "I ask permission to revise and extend my remarks: In the latest show I said 10% of PCA churches are confessional. This was wrong. "Confessional" was shorthand for Old School/strict subscriptionist. Most/all PCA churches would consider themselves confessional. I also referred to 7-day creationism...of course I meant 6/24 creationism."...
Here's a brief on-the-drive-to-work talk about church security in light of recent events. Recorded in an actual Presbaru in driving rain on state and federal highways.
Drs. T. David Gordon and Robert Godfrey speak with us about worship and the challenges faced by Reformed churches and believers in the 21st century. Recorded at the Reformation Worship Conference at Midway PCA in Powder Springs, GA.
Tricks were being treated and a World Series game was being played, but four guests -- two baptists and two presbys -- joined us for a wide-ranging discussion of Reformation 500 and the events surrounding it...plus a message from Silent Topher and a brief visit from two young Presbycast fans. With: @JonnyYounboi,@khendarian, has-been podcaster @bkben3, and meme star @acmills237.
Rev. William Castro, Archbishop G. Vijay Raju, and Dr. Jonathan Master speak to us at the Reformation Worship Conference. From Peru to Greenville, from India, from...the Alliance -- three interesting guests that demonstrate the range of Reformed witness. https://emmanuelupstate.org/ http://www.placefortruth.org/
This show features conversations with Terry Johnson, a pastor and prolific author, and Chad Van Dixhoorn of RTS, an authority on the Westminster Assembly and standards. The interviews were recorded at the Reformation Worship Conference at Midway PCA in Powder Springs, GA. Below you'll find links to each man's books and to the Westminster Assembly Project. https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=terry+johnson+worship https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_n...
Allan and Ben of the late, lamented (or at least hiatused) Regular Reformed Guys podcast speak with us from the Reformation Worship Conference about Allan's plans to restart the podcast and Ben's plans not to flunk out of seminary. We also test market a new opening theme and close with a mid-century "gospel" gem. Follow the guys at @RegReformedGuys and @bkben3. (photo not actual)
In our first interview from the Reformation Worship Conference at Midway PCA in Powder Springs, GA we talk to Zack Groff (@zgroff24) of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary about the seminary and its podcast, the PCA, and social media. A certain mustache may also come up. This is the first of several episodes made up of interviews recorded at this conference. Conference website -- http://www.reformationworship.org/Reformation_Worship/Home.htm Seminary website -- https://gpts.edu/ The GPT...
Wresby and CW are joined by two real living breathing deacons to discuss their role in a Reformed church. See Tim's resources at http://reformeddeacon.com/ And since we mentioned it -- to ordain or not to ordain? https://chortlesweakly.weebly.com/tkny-on-deacs.html
Three guests --@acmills237, @NatePaschall, and @pseudoABoethius join Wresby and CW to talk tacos, desert islands, celebrity pastors, and smoking hot current ecclesial events. Slide into that virtual Taco Bell corner booth and join us.
Everyone's favorite presby Dan Borvan, an OPC ministerial intern, joins again to discuss things Reformational and a major issue for the Reformers -- images of Christ. And before you're offended -- the image on the pope's hat is that of Mary, not a person of the Trinity...last time we checked. The article we referenced in the first half of the show: http://byfaithonline.com/protestant-catholic-relations-on-the-500th-anniversary-of-the-reformation/ Here are some links for the Second Helvetic Confe...
Jed Ostoich (https://twitter.com/thejeditor) joins Wresby and CW for the second go-round -- this time to discuss the shadowy and worrying world of ghostwriting and content creation in The Gospel-Industrial Complex/Big Eva. Read Jed at https://www.fathommag.com/ or see http://jedostoich.org/
Presbyterian cool guy Dan Borvan, an OPC pastoral intern, wades in for the third time with us to discuss the trickle of errant baptismal practices and sacramental innovation -- and minimization -- among the P&R in the 21st century. From here we launch into a broader discussion of church order and ordinary means of grace ministry. CORRECTION: John Piper's church never adopted his preference for allowing infant-baptized members without rebaptism. Bethlehem Baptist is not a dual-mode church. Th...
Direct message us for contact details for the Houston area church we mentioned. http://www.cckpca.org/katy-houston-flood-relief This episode also contains several (mostly) flood-themed selections from our little shop of gospel music oddities. We're told this church -- swpres.org -- is flooded and the congregation is hard hit. They are in need. Christ Church Katy will no doubt be helping them, too. We have contact info for Southwest Pres if anyone wants it.
Wresby and Chortles join Colleen (@reformed_gal) and Ashley (@ash_reforming)of the @TheologyGals podcast for a presby polity pow-wow. NOTE: the bumper music is ours, not theirs. Apologies as necessary... http://biblethumpingwingnut.com/theology-gals/
Blogger Darrell B. Harrison (@D_B_Harrison) joins us to discuss "woke theology" and other contemporary church issues. You can read his blog at: https://justthinking.me/ Other notable blogs we referenced: https://wifewithpurpose.wordpress.com/2017/04/07/please-forgive-my-indifference/ and Lisa Robinson's (@theochick): https://theothoughts.com/
This is the third section (chapters 9-12) of a reading of "The Significance of J. Gresham Machen Today," a work by Machen student and colleague Paul Woolley. This odd, personal little book was published in 1977 by Presbyterian & Reformed Publishing Co. and is now out of print. There are 25 brief chapters. Learn more about Woolley here: www.wtsbooks.com/common/pdf_links…FIDENTOFBETT.pdf and here: www.opc.org/today.html?history_id=59 More on Machen the mountaineer: http://www.opc.org/machen/mo...
This is the second section (chapters 5-8) of a reading of "The Significance of J. Gresham Machen Today," a work by Machen student and colleague Paul Woolley. This odd, personal little book was published in 1977 by Presbyterian & Reformed Publishing Co. and is now out of print. There are 25 brief chapters. Learn more about Woolley here: www.wtsbooks.com/common/pdf_links…FIDENTOFBETT.pdf and here: www.opc.org/today.html?history_id=59
This is the first section (preface, chapters 1-4) of a reading of "The Significance of J. Gresham Machen Today," a work by Machen student and colleague Paul Woolley. This odd, personal little book was published in 1977 by Presbyterian & Reformed Publishing Co. and is now out of print. There are 25 brief chapters. Learn more about Woolley here: http://www.wtsbooks.com/common/pdf_links/CONFIDENTOFBETT.pdf and here: https://www.opc.org/today.html?history_id=59
Dr R. Scott Clark joins a solo-flying Chortles Weakly for a discussion of an essential element of Reformed piety and practice -- scripturally-regulated worship. Some call this the regulative principle of worship (RPW). Here's a link to a massive list of worship resources from Dr Clark's Heidelblog: https://heidelblog.net/resources-on-the-rule-of-worship/ Two previous things from Presbycast on worship: https://soundcloud.com/presbycast/worshipping-with-the-church https://soundcloud.com/presbycast...
