Episode 86: Today the profs sit down with Dave Silvernail to talk about church polity. Dr. Silvernail serves as senior pastor at Potomac Hills Presbyterian in Leesburg, VA, and as visiting lecturer in practical and pastoral theology at our campus. Topics include models of polity, church membership and discipline, Reformed ecclesiology, Robert’s rules of order, and more. Enjoy! Learn more about RTS Washington: https://rts.edu/washington Ask a question: https://rts.edu/washington/podcast/
Nov 03, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Episode 85: Continuing our series on the Ten Commandments, today’s discussion is on the fourth: the Sabbath day. What are the biblical, theological, and pastoral reasons for this commandment? What does it look like to keep the Sabbath holy? Enjoy the conversation! Learn more about RTS Washington: https://rts.edu/washington Ask a question: https://rts.edu/washington/podcast/
Oct 27, 2021•37 min
Episode 84: Today the profs welcome Oliver Crisp as a guest to the podcast. Dr. Crisp is the Professor of Analytic Theology and Director of the Logos Institute for Analytic and Exegetical Theology at the University of St. Andrews. Topics: Are analytic theology and Reformed theology incompatible? Is analytic theology a top-down, deductive method? How does it intersect with Bavinck studies? What are some of its implications for seminary and pastoral contexts? How should we think about theological ...
Oct 20, 2021•56 min
Episode 83: What does it mean to take name of the Lord in vain? Is this commandment kept by simply avoiding using God’s name as an expletive? In sum, no. Enjoy! Learn more about RTS Washington: https://rts.edu/washington Ask a question: https://rts.edu/washington/podcast/
Oct 13, 2021•28 min
Episode 82: Today the profs talk about evangelism with Randy Newman. Dr. Newman is the Senior Teaching Fellow for Apologetics and Evangelism at The C. S. Lewis Institute in the Washington, DC area, and a guest lecturer at RTS Washington. Enjoy! Books by Randy Newman: https://www.amazon.com/Randy-Newman/e/B001KI1W0S Learn more about RTS Washington: https://rts.edu/washington Ask a question: https://rts.edu/washington/podcast/
Oct 07, 2021•49 min
Episode 81: In this installment, profs talk about the second commandment. Does the Lord care about how we worship him? What does it mean that God is jealous? Are representations of Christ okay? Do images enhance or diminish our worship? Why is the regulative principle so freeing? And don’t miss the excursus on demons. Learn more about RTS Washington: https://rts.edu/washington Ask a question: https://rts.edu/washington/podcast/
Sep 29, 2021•43 min
Episode 80: Today the profs talk about the first commandment. What does it mean to have no other gods but the Lord? Can we obey this commandment? How? Are “other gods“ even real? What does idolatry look like in our lives and in the church? Enjoy the conversation.
Sep 22, 2021•43 min
Episode 79: Today we begin a series on the Ten Commandments. Why are they important? What role ought they play in the Christian life? Topics include Law & Gospel, the three uses of the Law, the law of Christ v. legalism, delighting in the law of the Lord, and more. Enjoy! Learn more about RTS Washington: https://rts.edu/washington Ask a question: https://rts.edu/washington/podcast/
Sep 15, 2021•37 min
Episode 78: Yet another bonus Summer ShoRTS! Our executive producer asks Tommy about corporate prayer—how we can do it better. Also, next week we’re getting the whole Washington faculty back together to start a new episode series on the Ten Commandments. Learn more about RTS Washington: https://rts.edu/washington Ask a question: https://rts.edu/washington/podcast/
Sep 08, 2021•8 min
Episode 77: A bonus ShoRTS episode! Did Jesus and Paul preach the same message? How did we get from Jesus’s teaching to Paul’s preaching? Is it legitimate to read Paul’s theology and terminology into the Gospel accounts? Listen as Tommy Keene answers these questions. Ask a question: https://rts.edu/washington/podcast/ Learn more about our campus: https://rts.edu/washington
Sep 01, 2021•10 min
Episode 76: Scott Redd and Tommy Keene talk with Dr. Michael Horton about the Holy Spirit. Dr. Horton is the J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics at Westminster Seminary California, and a guest lecturer at the RTS Washington campus. Resources: Horton. Rediscovering the Holy Spirit. https://www.amazon.com/Rediscovering-Holy-Spirit-Perfecting-Redemption/dp/0310534062/ Horton. “Lord and Giver of Life: Rediscovering The Holy Spirit.” Video lecture at RTS Washington, 201...
Aug 25, 2021•29 min
Episode 75: Scott Redd sits down with Rev. Dr. Rufus T. Burton, senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Martinsburg, WV, and instructor in church history at RTS Washington. Dr. Burton talks about his calling to pastoral ministry and doctoral studies, his dissertation on the holiness of God as a communicable attribute, dogmatic and Trinitarian theology, the role of the Holy Spirit in the Christian life, and more. Dr. Burton will be teaching the History of Christianity II course starti...
Aug 18, 2021•48 min
Episode 74: Scott Redd offers reasons to study theology at a graduate level. This is the last episode in our Summer ShoRTS series of 2021. Redd, Scott. “7 Reasons to Study Theology.” http://sunergoi.com/?p=1194#.YRMmBi1h1pQ Submit your questions. https://rts.edu/campuses/washington-dc/faculty/podcast/
Aug 11, 2021•13 min
Episode 73: Tommy Keene talks about what makes a good seminary paper.
Aug 04, 2021•9 min
Episode 72: Paul Jeon offers some thoughts on his experience as a church planter.
Jul 28, 2021•18 min
Episode 71: Tommy Keene offers guidance on engaging with imagery in the book of Revelation.
Jul 21, 2021•11 min
Episode 70: Scott Redd talks about defamiliarization—what it is, some biblical examples, and how it can help Bible teachers and preachers be more effective.
Jul 14, 2021•15 min
Episode 69: In this installment of Summer ShoRTS, Dr. Peter Lee offers some thoughts on apocalypticism and the doctrine of union with Christ.
Jul 07, 2021•8 min
Episode 68: Scott Redd and Peter Lee talk with Gray Sutanto about the role of theology proper in our apologetics. This is our fourth Summer ShoRTS series episode. Enjoy!
Jun 30, 2021•14 min
Episode 67: Tommy Keene asks Scott Redd about his dissertation on constituent postponement in biblical Hebrew poetry. This is the third episode of our Summer ShoRTS series. Enjoy!
Jun 23, 2021•16 min
Episode 66: In the second installment of our Summer ShoRTS series, Paul Jeon shares some of his thoughts on preaching.
Jun 16, 2021•14 min
Episode 65: Today we begin a new series titled Summer ShoRTS. Listen as Scott Redd asks Tommy Keene how one should read the book fo Hebrews.
Jun 09, 2021•13 min
Episode 64: In this episode, the profs wrap up the Apostles’ Creed series with a conversation on the Creed’s value and use in the life of the church and the individual believer. Ask a question: https://rts.edu/washington/podcast/
Jun 01, 2021•27 min
Episode 63: The faculty welcome Dr. Lloyd Kim as a guest to the podcast. Dr. Kim serves as the Coordinator for Mission to the World (MTW), the mission-sending agency for the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). They talk about his calling to and experience in the mission field, his work at MTW, and what the work of global missions looks like these days. Enjoy! Ask a question: https://rts.edu/washington/podcast/
May 26, 2021•41 min
Episode 62: Today the profs tackle the last line in the Apostles’ Creed. What is the “life everlasting” and what will it be like? Perhaps the most important question, will our favorite pillows, our home-made swords, Tommy’s kitchen floors, and Disney World be in the new heavens and the new earth? Enjoy! Ask a question: https://rts.edu/washington/podcast/
May 19, 2021•31 min
Episode 61: Today the profs tackle the penultimate line in the Apostles’ Creed, i.e. we believe in “the resurrection of the body.” Listen as the profs discuss why our bodily resurrection is good news for us and for all of creation, even now. Also, don’t worry, Peter Lee has a wonderful plan for your life. Enjoy! Ask a question: https://rts.edu/washington/podcast/
May 12, 2021•25 min
Episode 60: Continuing on the Apostles’ Creed series, the profs talk about belief on “the forgiveness of sins.” Topics include sin’s power and pervasiveness, our need to be delivered from it, how Jesus redeems us from sin, what the forgiveness of sins means pastorally, why forgiveness is scandalous, the wonder of God’s forgiveness, and more. Blessed is the man whose sins are forgiven, whose sins are covered (Psalm 32:1). Enjoy the episode! Submit your questions: https://rts.edu/campuses/washingt...
May 05, 2021•32 min
Episode 59: Today’s guest is Dr. Michael J. Kruger, president and Samuel C. Patterson professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at RTS Charlotte. Dr. Kruger addresses the question of the New Testament canon—why these 27 books? He answers five common misconceptions about the origins of the NT canon, and several related questions from the profs. He also tell us he knows who wrote Hebrews and then he tells us it’s a joke. Enjoy the episode! Canon Revisited. https://www.amazon.com/Canon-Revi...
Apr 28, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Episode 58: Today’s guest is Dr. Vern Poythress, distinguished professor of New Testament, biblical interpretation, and systematic theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, PA, and author of books on pretty much every topic under the sun. Dr. Poythress and the faculty talk about the relationship between science and faith, particularly a Christian approach to science. Topics discussed include science and the interpretation of Scripture, the Bible and sociology, philosophy, history, and comput...
Apr 21, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Episode 57: Today the profs tackle the Apostles’ Creed article on “the communion of saints”—its meaning, distinction from belief in “the catholic church,” and implications for the Christian life and ministry. Also, Dr. Keene explains why Christians aren’t special snowflakes. Vanhoozer, Kevin. Biblical Authority After Babel. https://www.amazon.com/Biblical-Authority-after-Babel-Christianity/dp/1587433931/ Gaffin, Richard. By Faith, Not By Sight. https://www.amazon.com/Faith-Not-Sight-Order-Salvat...
Apr 14, 2021•32 min
