Dr. Johnson continues his series on the “I Am” sayings of Jesus.

Rev. Dr. Jon Payne delivers a lecture entitled, “The 21st Century Pastor and Prayer,” at the 2018 WSC Den Dulk Lectures.

Rev. Dr. Jon Payne delivers a lecture entitled, “The 21st Century Pastor and Proclamation,” at the 2018 WSC Den Dulk Lectures.

Rev. Dr. Jon Payne delivers a lecture entitled,”The 21st Century Pastor and Piety,” at the 2018 WSC Den Dulk Lectures.

Office Hours talks with Westminster Seminary California President Joel Kim about the state of the seminary, our current building project, and the future of the seminary. This is part 1 of a 2 part episode.

In Mark 5:1-20 the gospel of the Kingdom of God confronts and conquers the demons who had possessed the Gerasene man. There were three responses to this confrontation. The demons told the truth about who Jesus was, many in the area were repelled by Jesus, however, and responded in fear, in favor of the status quo but the former demoniac responded in faith and confessed him to all who would listen.

Jesus’ “I Am” statements in the Gospel of John show us both our own spiritual neediness and his complete sufficiency as our Redeemer to meet our every need. 

In Matthew 3:1-17, John the Baptist comes as the last of the Old Covenant prophets, preparing for the coming judgment day by calling for repentance demonstrated through baptism. Jesus comes to be baptized as part of his submission to and fulfillment of the Law and the prophets.

Graduating senior Jason Vartanian exposits Revelation 22:1-5

Office Hours talks with Rev. Daniel Ventura about his journey to seminary and pastoral ministry.

Just before the collapse of the walls of Jericho, the nation of Israel was circumcised and celebrated the Passover.   

Jesus’ “I Am” statements in the Gospel of John show us both our own spiritual neediness and his complete sufficiency as our Redeemer to meet our every need.

 Being a disciple isn’t convenient.  But for those of us who live in a fast-food world, the anticipated feast makes it all worthwhile.

WSC President Joel Kim's opening convocation of the Spring 2018 semester. 

Office Hours talks with Rev. Jared Beaird about his journey to seminary and pastoral ministry.

Reformed Theological College in Melbourne, Australia, about the state of Christianity and the Reformed tradition in Australia.

Scripture’s narratives present preachers with pitfalls and privilege. Pitfalls include abstracting timeless life-lessons from the drama experienced by fleshand-blood people, and putting ourselves in the spotlight, leaving Christ in the shadow. Yet narratives offer the privilege to introduce multidimensional, broken people to the real Hero of the Big Story, the multidimensional, allsufficient Lord and Savior.

Good stories are never just stories. Authors by what they include and what they exclude and by how they structure their stories are doing more than developing a plot; they are making a point. Reflecting on the narratives of great literature can help us learn more from the narratives of the Bible.

How does the Bible relate to itself in its own system of cross-referencing? Now that is a BIG topic! Biblical writers frequently refer to other biblical books in a wide variety of ways: direct quote, subtle citation, allusion, or ‘echo’ or ‘reminiscence’. How allusions work in literature and biblical literature especially have not been well understood until recently. This talk will engage some of the latest theoretical work on understanding how allusions function. The first part of this talk will cover how one can develop ‘allusion competence’ when reading biblical narratives. The second part of the talk will illustrate through specific biblical examples how the archeology of allusion hunting can result in a richer understanding of biblical narratives from both Old Testament and New Testament.

The stories of Scripture provide more than just information or a broad background for understanding biblical truth. These stories not only allow us to see our doctrine in action but in many cases they actually become part of our doctrine itself