Valiant for Truth Blog

Meditations on the Larger Catechism, pt. 3

2012-05-16T14:03:49+00:00

We exist to glorify and enjoy God. But that begs the question of whether there are reasons for belief in a god in the first place. There are three offered in Q&A 2: the light of conscience, the light of creation, and the light of the canon.

Book Review: Everything You Know About Evangelicals Is Wrong by Wilkens and Thorsen

2012-05-14T16:08:50+00:00

The use of the words “evangelical” or “evangelicalism” continues to be the source of no little consternation in conversations amongst professing Christians. In some corners, they have come to connote everything that is thought to be wrong with Christianity in the 21st century.

Meditations on the Larger Catechism, pt. 2

2012-05-09T13:57:43+00:00

“What is the chief and highest end of man?” This is our ultimate question and should be the heartbeat of who we are, thinking of it daily. This is what it is all about as a Christian. To have a “chief end” means that we were made for something, that we have a main purpose in life. And we have a “highest end,” among the many goals and accomplishments of our lives.

Book Review: Herman Bavinck by Gleason

2012-05-07T15:59:09+00:00

What I knew of Herman Bavinck prior to reading this volume came solely from his Reformed Dogmatics. Gleason’s work encompasses all aspects of Bavinck, as indicated in the subtitle.

WSC Book Soon to be Released!

2012-05-07T14:39:50+00:00

Keep your eyes peeled (I know, as painful as that might be). There's a new book soon to be released later this summer: Westminster Seminary California--A New Old School, written by W. Robert Godfrey and D. G. Hart. This book has been in the works for a number of years and tells the history of the seminary. Recently there have been some who claim to know what the seminary is all about, but such purported "histories" reveal more about the critic than they do the seminary.

Desert Island Books with Dr. Bob Godfrey!

2012-05-03T04:08:49+00:00

Imagine yourself on a beautiful desert island. You've unplugged from the digital world. No cellphone, no Twitter, no Facebook, no radio, and no TV. With you on the island you have your Bible. In addition, you can only take with you five books. Which five books would you choose and why?

Why Seminary Is Still Relevant

2012-05-02T15:43:31+00:00

Why do seminaries exist? There are undoubtedly a number of different answers to this question, but in the light of recent discussions on the web regarding revisiting the nature of seminary education, hopefully VFT readers will find some helpful answers to this question as it relates to WSC.

Meditations on the Larger Catechism, pt. 1

2012-05-02T13:50:39+00:00

I am thankful for the invitation to contribute to the Valiant for Truth blog. In the series that follows, I will be offering Meditations on the Larger Catechism, which will include exposition and application of this wonderful statement of Christian teaching from our Reformed Protestant tradition.

Book Review: The Worship Architect by Cherry

2012-04-30T15:53:33+00:00

This book does not delve into detail into the Regulative Principle. It does not quote the Westminster Confession of Faith, or the Three Forms of Unity. It is not a book on Reformed worship. So if the book that you are looking for is an introduction to Reformed worship, this book is not for you. Before you stop reading this review, however, know that a book cannot be summarized by what it is not.

Latest Faculty Publication!

2012-04-26T19:44:12+00:00

If you're interested in the doctrine of union with Christ, check out WSC's latest faculty publication, J. V. Fesko, "Geerhardus Vos and Louis Berkhof on Union with Christ and Justification," Calvin Theological Journal 47/1 (2012): 50-71.