Is Calvinism the Problem?
CW reacts to a Twitter thread from Janet Mefferd which blames "Calvinism"(or a certain permutation thereof) for the leftward drift in evangelicalism.
Jun 09, 2020•45 min
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Presbycast is the podcast of Chortles Weakly and Wresbyterian.
We're Presbyterian, and we take lots of umbrage.
Decently and in order, of course.
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The Machen Time Machine w/D.G. Hart
In which we answer the question (that maybe no one was asking) -- How might things have been different of J. Gresham Machen, who died in 1937, had lived another 20 or 30 years? Dr. D.G. Hart of Hillsdale College is Machen's foremost living biographer and is a ruling elder in the OPC.
Jun 05, 2020•1 hr 38 min
Reviewing the PCA Sexuality Report w/Todd Pruitt
PCA pastor and host of Mortification of Spin Todd Pruitt joins us to talk about the just-released PCA report on sexuality. Download the report here and read it for yourself: https://pcaga.org/aicreport/
May 29, 2020•1 hr 38 min
Revoice Revisited w/Jared Moore & Josh Gielow
We return to Revoice with Dr. Jared Moore and Josh Gielow . Jared wrote a doctoral dissertation on the movement and Josh attended the 2018 Revoice conference. See Jared's articles and his dissertation at the following links: Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4 , SBTS dissertation Here's the Revoice FAQ: https://revoice.us/about/faq/ Here's our original Revoice show with Josh: http://presbycast.libsyn.com/the-revoice-conference-an-attendees-view...
May 27, 2020•1 hr 38 min
SBC - Past, Present & Future w/Tom Buck
SBC pastor Tom Buck joins us for a wide-ranging conversation about the issues facing the Southern Baptist Convention, most of which are strangely parallel to those facing the PCA.
May 19, 2020•1 hr 26 min
In the Presby Alley with GA Junkie
Steve Salyards aka GA Junkie joins us to talk about general assembling (or the forsaking thereof) in the year of the 'Rona. We talk polity, PCUSA, parallels, decent order, and more. Don't miss his highly informative blog: https://blog.gajunkie.com/ https://blog.gajunkie.com/
May 15, 2020•1 hr 31 min
Worship, the World, Wuhan, and the Woke...it's 2020!
Our panel of six discusses, well, everything you might expect given the state of the world today, but with a churchly focus, a bit of humor, and a dose of realism.
May 13, 2020•1 hr 38 min
BONUS: Machen's Testimony Against a Federal Dept of Education
Quarantined CW reads J. Gresham Machen's testimony before a US Senate committee against the formation of Federal department of education in 1926. Suffice it to say Machen sounds like a prophet here. These words are essential to understanding Machen. You may read them here , but beware of some page repeats.
Apr 30, 2020•59 min
Live from the Corona Cabana
As CW awaits corona virus test results he and Wresby get together for an old-school, two-person show with discussion of current events in the church and society, and a listener favorite: Fun With Baptists! (There is some audio degradation in the first 17 minutes)
Apr 29, 2020•1 hr 18 min
Longing for the Un-Shutdown!
Podcaster-YouTuber Hutch of the True Presbyterian show joins us to talk about things temporal (lockdown life) and eternal (the gospel and the church) in the tumultuous days of COVID-19. Find his podcast here .
Apr 22, 2020•1 hr 26 min
Being Hans Fiene -- Lutheran Multimedia Maven
LCMS pastor, writer, and Lutheran Satire content creator Hans Fiene joins us to talk about humor, snark, confessionalism, culture, corona virus and kayfabe. See his Federalist articles here . Check out his video channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2-3Cf7Hw10b3NW05p2Z7IA
Apr 16, 2020•1 hr 31 min
Riding w/CW -- No PCAGA in 2020
CW talks about his Aquila Report article in questions raised by the postponement of the 48th PCA General Assembly. Here is the article: https://www.theaquilareport.com/the-48th-pca-general-assembly-postponed-some-questions-to-consider/
Apr 14, 2020•31 min
Coronanomics -- Time to Shut Down the Shutdown?
An all-star cast of Reformed Twitter worthies join us to talk about the economics and effects (long-term and short-term) of the COVID-19 shutdown on the country, the society, and the church.
Apr 09, 2020•1 hr 29 min
SIDE SHOW: Tiger King and the Real America
This episode is most assuredly not for everyone, but examines the cultural phenomenon of a Netflix documentary series that puts a new "T" in the TULIP...with special guest Dan Borvan.
Apr 03, 2020•1 hr 26 min
PCAGA -- There's an app for that?
The author of an overture to squelch the use of organized electronic communication at the PCA General Assembly joins us along with a concerned ruling elder. Here's the overture: https://pcaga.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Overture-15-New-Covenant-PCA-RAO-11-2.pdf
Apr 03, 2020•1 hr 2 min
Bar-B-Q(uarantine) Live Show
CW thought it would be a great idea to pass the day of quarantine by streaming Presbycast music while he smoked some pork...for 8 hours and 45 minutes! Don't worry, we've edited it down to a few songs, a 1960s Lutheran freak show, a chat with Wresby and his uncle Joe, a call from BL, and a discussion with R. Scott Clark about "virtual communion." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74jsqTanKnA
Mar 29, 2020•2 hr 5 min
TRANSMISSION FROM THE VIRUS BUNKER w/D.G. Hart
We talk with church historian and cultural/political observer Dr. D.G. Hart of Hillsdale College about his mild skepticism of the Corona virus pandemic response and the place of skepticism more generally in the church. We also heard clips from country baptists and city megachurches as we examine how churches are adapting to worship in an age of social distancing. Here's an article we mentioned: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8141929/Why-Germanys-coronavirus-death-rate-low.html?ito=soci...
Mar 24, 2020•1 hr 44 min
Social Media Distancing Quarantine Call-in
A cast of quarantined characters joined us to talk about church, the COVID-19 crisis, cabin fever, and much more, including special appearances by DBag Worship Guy and Chris Bolt .
Mar 20, 2020•1 hr 44 min
Dispatches from Greenville
Our trip to the Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary conference yielded more interesting interviews -- this time from Hungarian pastor Peter Szabo, GPTS president-elect Dr. Jonathan Master, RTS professor Dr. Guy Waters, and PCA pastor Steven Warhurst.
Mar 17, 2020•1 hr 27 min
Presbys and Pandemics
On a variety live show we heard from a listener, a pastor leaving the PCA, a PCA pastor wrestling with the challenges of the Corona virus pandemic, and we heard an excellent presentation by a PCA pastor on Calvin's Geneva during a plague pandemic....and more including a deep catalog REM cut which intersects with (and inspired?) our own bumper music! Check out Pastor Matthew Everhard's YouTube channel .
Mar 13, 2020•1 hr 29 min
Camden Bucey on the Conference Trail
We talk with Camden Bucey of Reformed Forum on all things Reformed, Presbyterian, conferential, and podcastological at the Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary conference.
Mar 12, 2020•43 min
Alonzo Ramirez - Peruvian Presbyterian Pioneer
We were honored to speak with Peruvian pastor Alonzo Ramirez about his work in church planting, translation, and presbyterian church building by ordinary means of grace ministry in the Cajamarca region of Peru. Learn more about Peru Mission here and about his resources here .
Mar 07, 2020•53 min
Time Capsule Talk w/R. Scott Clark
We talk about a fascinating digital time capsule with Dr. R. Scott Clark , Odd Deacon , and Kirk Cicero , and the discussion covers the gospel, Federal Vision, singing, a certain region of Idaho....and many more oddities of modern Reformed-dom. We start slow with some connection issues, but the discussion really got going. Here's the 2004 "social media" bomb that prompted our discussion: http://www.presbyteriannews.org/volumes/v10/1/pr38.pdf...
Mar 04, 2020•1 hr 38 min
Presbyterian...in China
We speak with Pastor C, a Taiwanese-born American pastor ministering in China, about persecution, epidemics, and the prospects for presbyterianism in China. The bumper music is Psalm 23 in Mandarin.
Feb 27, 2020•43 min
Habemus Clericum - A New Stated Clerk for the PCA
We talk about the news of a new stated clerk for the PCA and the concept of REFORMED FUNDAMENTALISTS in a freewheeling live format. Links: https://ca.thegospelcoalition.org/columns/ad-fontes/what-is-a-reformed-fundamentalist/ https://www.pcaac.org/bryan-chapell-message/
Feb 25, 2020•1 hr 21 min
An Island Ministry -- Preacher-Lobsterman Tom Powell
Bivocational minister Tom Powell talks about his very unusual and rewarding ministry as an out-of-bounds PCA teaching elder on an isolated Maine island. We guarantee you've never heard a story quite like his. Follow him on Twitter at @thomasmpowell .
Feb 20, 2020•1 hr 19 min
Riding w/CW: PCA/Revoice Issues Update
CW provides an update on PCA procedural-judicial actions seeking to address the controversy surrounding a Revoice-affiliated pastor and church. Here is the referenced article: https://byfaithonline.com/sjc-committee-to-review-applicability-of-bco-34-1-to-johnson-case/ Overtures may be viewed here: https://pcaga.org/resources/#overtures...
Feb 11, 2020•30 min
Presby Night Live! A Music Show
Gather round the internet machine with CW and Wresby and enjoy some Presbycast gospel music of the 60s and 70s small-time, regional, vanity press variety in high-quality mono! View the proceedings with album art visuals on YouTube .
Feb 10, 2020•1 hr 36 min
Spirit of Schleiermacher w/Jim Cassidy
Dr. Jim Cassidy of South Austin Presbyterian Church (OPC) in Texas joins us to talk about his recent article " The Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy and the Spirit of Schleiermacher ," which examines the German theologian's influence over two centuries. And we ask if the spirit of Schleiermacher is still with us today.
Feb 07, 2020•1 hr 16 min
Dominic Aquila on the Revoice Overtures
Dr. Dominic Aquila of Aquila Report fame joins us to talk about the early overtures that seek to address the Revoice controversy in the PCA. Here are relevant links: https://revoice.us/ https://www.theaquilareport.com/savannah-river-presbytery-requests-the-48th-pca-general-assembly-to-assume-jurisdiction-over-the-missouri-presbytery-issue/ https://www.theaquilareport.com/savannah-river-presbytery-requests-the-48th-pca-general-assembly-to-assume-jurisdiction-over-the-missouri-presbytery-issue/ ht...
Jan 30, 2020•1 hr 18 min
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