Scripture

How to Speak to Fools

April 6, 2017

 God in the book of Proverbs instructs us on how to interact with fools, those who have embraced ways of living that lead to misery and hardship. But God also calls us to examine ourselves, to evaluate the ways we act, and to turn to him as our only hope in this world.

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Seeking God with the Psalmist – 5

April 4, 2017

Westminster Seminary California President Dr. W. Robert Godfrey continues an 8-part devotional series titled, “Seeking God with the Psalmist.”

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Learning to Love The Psalms

April 3, 2017

Office Hours talks to Dr. W. Robert Godfrey about his new book, “Learning to Love the Psalms.” 

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The Wisdom of Worshiping According To The Word.

March 30, 2017

The wisdom literature of the Bible exists primarily in the Hebrew Scriptures but the New Testament capitalizes on the wisdom literature and in Colossians 2:23 and 3:16 the Apostle Paul applies basic themes and structure from the wisdom literature to the Christian doctrine and practice of worship.

 

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Bowing Before the Lord’s Purpose.

March 28, 2017

As Paul struggles with the realities of unbelief and opposition to his work, he resolves his anguish by contemplating the being of God. We may resolve our discouragements by meditating on the Triune God.

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Consider the Work of God.

March 23, 2017

To be happy in this life it's not enough to just do the standard things; we nust consider the work of God.

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Seeking God with the Psalmist – 4

March 21, 2017

Westminster Seminary California President Dr. W. Robert Godfrey continues an 8-part devotional series titled, “Seeking God with the Psalmist.”

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Trees and Their Fruit

March 16, 2017

Examining Matthew 7 in the light of its immediate context, we find that Jesus is contrasting the faithful teaching he brings with the false shepherds of Israel.

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The Way of Wisdom in the Church

March 9, 2017

In this passage, Paul would have us realize that even truth, that is true knowledge, becomes folly if it is employed to accopmplish an end for which it is not adapted.

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Seeking God with the Psalmist – 3

March 7, 2017

Westminster Seminary California President Dr. W. Robert Godfrey continues an 8-part devotional series titled, “Seeking God with the Psalmist.”

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Growing in the Grace of Our Lord

March 2, 2017

As Christians, Jesus has given us everything we need for life and godliness. 

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Named and Desired

February 28, 2017

 In our task of theological education and preparation for the ministry we often sense a feeling of need, a desire for more.  

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Hope and the Heart

February 23, 2017

Through this experiential saying on hope and the heart, we gain understanding into our nature as humans, helping us to live rightly as God's redeemed people in this world.

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Seeking God with the Psalmist – 2

February 21, 2017

Westminster Seminary California President Dr. W. Robert Godfrey continues an 8-part devotional series titled, “Seeking God with the Psalmist.”

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What I Didn’t Learn in Seminary

February 16, 2017

 Dr. Eswine exposited Ecclesiastes 9:13-16. First, we must learn to come alongside our congregation and show care and love for them in God’s grace as we apply the wisdom we learn from His creation and providence as Jesus exemplified. Secondly, we are called to become wise men ourselves and be content with being small and insignificant in the eyes of the world but known and loved by God.

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Contending for the Faith

February 14, 2017

A closer look at Jude’s exhortation. He exhorts us to “keep” ourselves in the love of God, but all the while God is the one who “keeps” us. Our contending comes within the context of his keeping. We persevere because he preserves.

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Silence

February 9, 2017

How much does the world influence how we respond to personal attacks and vitriol? Wisdom literature provides us with an infrequently tried response, namely, silence.

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Seeking God with the Psalmist – 1

February 7, 2017

Westminster Seminary California President Dr. W. Robert Godfrey begins an 8-part devotional series titled, “Seeking God with the Psalmist.”

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Wisdom and the Word

December 1, 2016

In this President's Chapel, Dr. W. Robert Godfrey exhorts from Deuteronomy 4:1-10.

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Scattered Like Seed

November 22, 2016

 “Dispersion,” scattering, is a bittersweet theme. On the one hand, the Creator authorized his animate creatures and humanity, their rulers, to “fill the earth”—very good. 

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