“To those who struggle with faith and life, Paul assures that nothing – absolutely nothing – that can keep us from the love of God in Christ Jesus.”

In this episode, Office Hours talks to Dr. Lloyd Kim about his work with Mission to the World (MTW). 

Westminster Seminary California Professor A. Craig Troxel gives a morning devotion from 1 Corinthians 13.

In this episode, Office Hours talks to Dr. David VanDrunen about his latest book, “Politics after Christendom: Political Theology in a Fractured World.”

Westminster Seminary California Professor A. Craig Troxel gives a morning devotion from 1 Corinthians 13.

Westminster Seminary California Professor A. Craig Troxel gives a morning devotion from 1 Corinthians 13.

Westminster Seminary California Professor A. Craig Troxel gives a morning devotion from 1 Corinthians 13.

C.S. Lewis wrote that the first step to “acquire humility” is “to realize that one is proud. If you think you are not conceited, it means you are very conceited indeed.” Lewis is probably correct that pride shadows us more than we know. Thankfully the Word of God helps us to see how we can re-orient our lives, speech and motives more humbly. Moreover, the eternal Word become flesh helps us to see what humbling oneself looks like; especially when it is motivated by love.

When Paul says “Love does not envy” he is addressing the earnestness of our desire. A strong or intense desire is not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, Scripture tells us to “earnestly desire” higher spiritual gifts among other things (1Cor 12.31). But if we desire or love something in the wrong way and to the wrong degree, then we have entered into the realm of envy. The darkness of envy will not rest until it has snuffed out its rival, even if that rival is the “light of the world.” 

This series of chapel talks (based on 1Corinthians 13) is intended to answer the question, “What Is Love?” Few questions could be more important or more practical. Our “greatest” duty is to love God with all of our heart and to love our neighbor as ourselves. So, if we miss this, we have missed the most obvious thing of all. This first lesson looks at the two sides of love—in what it is determined to endure and what it is willing to give.

Love is Passive and Active (1Cor 13.4)

In this episode, Office Hours talks to Rev. Dr. Dolf te Velde about his research and Reformed orthodoxy.

It can be difficult to know how to pray for ourselves and others, but the Apostle Paul reminds us of three things we can pray that we all will increasingly know.

In this episode, Office Hours talks to Rev. Dr. Carl Trueman about Martin Luther's theology of the cross and its implications for today. 

 In these verses we ascend the summit of John’s prologue. In it we hear echoes of God’s appearing on the mountain to Moses, who condescends once again, only now embodied in the Word. He comes in the fullness of his steadfast love and faithfulness for those who look to him out of the emptiness they feel within. And those that do will not be disappointed. 

In this lecture, we will discuss the stereotypical portrait of a leader in Southeast Asia and then explore the implications of Sola Scriptura in the life and practice of leadership in the Church.

We shall discuss the challenges and opportunities to engage in witness to Southeast Asians in light of differences in worldview, authority, and the nature of sacred writings.

Morning devotion from 2 Corinthians 1:1-11