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2021 Faculty Conference Preview
January 4, 2021
In this episode, Office Hours talks with the faculty presenting at the 2021 WSC Faculty conference for a preview of their lecture.
ListenKim Riddlebarger: Bringing Reformation to Southern California for 25 Years
December 7, 2020
In this episode, Office Hours talks with Rev. Dr. Kim Riddlebarger about his work with White Horse Inn and his pastoral ministry at Christ Reformed Church in Anaheim, CA.
ListenGive Thanks | Isaiah 12:1-6
December 3, 2020
We are reminded by the Word always to give thanks. No matter the circumstance, the Lord's grace and presence give us sufficient reasons for thanks.
ListenJesus’ Prayer and Desire | John 17
December 1, 2020
A Portrait in Thanksgiving | Luke 17:11-19
November 24, 2020
This devotional highlights Jesus' willingness and power to heal and to save. Furthermore, it reveals the heart of thanksgiving and praise which flows from a life touched by God's grace and mercy.
ListenBut God Meant It for Good | Genesis 50:15-21
November 12, 2020
Among the sterling characters of the Old Testament few surpass Joseph for integrity and faith—which shine all the more given the suffering he was called to endure. From one perspective, his life could be summed up as, “how everything went wrong.” But Joseph would insist that “everything went right.” Is Joseph a special case and have a special faith? Or does he testify to a promise that applies to the people of Christ as well?
ListenPsalm 130
November 10, 2020
Psalm 130 is a microcosm of the ordinary Christian life of guilt, grace, and gratitude.
ListenA Proper Approach to Suffering | 1 Peter 5:6-14
November 5, 2020
Peter exhorts Christians to trust in God’s sovereign plan and remain vigilant while we await our blessed hope.
ListenPaul’s Prayer for Christ’s Church | Ephesians 3:14-22
November 3, 2020
This meditation reflects upon the Apostle Paul's prayer for the church in Ephesus, which he planted, knows, and loves. By extension this prayer is for Christ's church and people in this present age as we await the Lord's return. Paul's prayer is bold and audacious. It is confident and comforting, knowing that the Lord is able and willing to do more than we can even ask and think.
ListenMeet the Staff: Chuck Tedrick
November 2, 2020
In this episode, Office Hours talks to Westminster Seminary California's new Dean of Students, Rev. Chuck Tedrick.
ListenRestoring Zion
October 29, 2020
We will be looking at God’s promise to restore the fortunes of Zion and the various ways in which he has done and will do that.
ListenReformation Day | Romans 3:21-28
October 27, 2020
In his 1521 translation of the Greek New Testament into German Luther used the word allein (alone) in his translation of Romans 3:28, which says, “For we reckon that a man is justified through faith apart from the works of the law.” Luther was right. He captured Paul's intent, which was to teach salvation sola fide, by faith alone.
ListenMary’s Song of Praise | Luke 1:26-38 and 46-56
October 20, 2020
In this devotional we reflect upon Mary's prayer of praise to the Lord for his favor towards her and his mercy toward all of his children. Mary marvels at the word, works, and presence of the Lord, as do all who share the same faith and Lord as Mary.
ListenThe Priest Becomes the Sacrifice
October 15, 2020
The Old Covenant was a visible thing — the priests, the altar, the animals and the blood. The New Covenant is, in many ways, an invisible reality.
ListenHannah’s Prayer
October 13, 2020
In the passage Hannah rejoices in the Lord for answering her personal prayer for a son and sees in him the salvation of all of Israel.
ListenA Covid-19 Update
October 5, 2020
In this episode, Office Hours talks to Westminster Seminary California President Joel Kim about the state of the seminary during the Covid-19 pandemic.
ListenJonah
October 1, 2020
God’s compassion for those outside of Christ is so different from ours. He focuses our attention on this in one of the most sublime short stories in literature: the little book of Jonah.
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