Valiant for Truth Blog

Meditations on the Larger Catechism, pt. 4

2012-05-23T13:49:05+00:00

Statistics can be misleading if they are abstracted from the moment they are calculated. But in that moment, they reveal a glimpse of reality. The well-known church growth leader, George Barna, provides us an opportunity to glimpse at the sad reality of the modern evangelical church as well as our culture. Back in 2000 one survey revealed that 75% of Americans agreed with the statement “God helps those who help themselves.” Then in 2005 another survey revealed that 11% of “born-again” Christians said they did not believe the Bible is accurate in all of its teachings.

Book Review: The Catholic Perspective on Paul by Marshall

2012-05-21T16:24:27+00:00

There have recently been a number of Reformed converts to Roman Catholicism and Taylor Marshall is among their number. Mr. Marshall and a number of other converts at www.calledtocommunion.com offered to pay for the book to be given to Reformed seminarians who wrote in.

Office Hours Desert Island Books with John Bales!

2012-05-17T23:15:39+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?

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

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.