Some of you may have seen this important article over at The Gospel Coalition about the decline and relocation of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) by Collin Hansen, who is a graduate of the school. Reformed Theological Seminary has been friends with TEDS for many years. Over the years, a number of our faculty have done their studies there before coming to RTS, and a number of our graduates have gone on to do doctoral work there. We wish TEDS all the best in this new stage of their institutional life. The last twenty years have been tough for accredited graduate theological education…RTS and the Current State of Theological Education
Some of you may have seen this important article over at The Gospel Coalition about the decline and relocation of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) by Collin Hansen, who is a graduate of the school. Reformed Theological Seminary has been friends with TEDS for many years. Over the years, a number of our faculty have done their studies there before coming to RTS, and a number of our graduates have gone on to do doctoral work there. We wish TEDS all the best in this new stage of their institutional life. The last twenty years have been tough for accredited graduate theological education…
I want to make a case for you (especially pastors) to approach your planning of public worship, with a view to being “historic.” Let me explain. Using a word like historic in connection with worship can immediately raise defenses and lead to misunderstandings. When some folks hear “historic” they think: “Oh no, you want a boring formal service with no new songs” or “you are trying to impose extra-biblical standards on our public worship.” Indeed, a word like “historic” may have (and…
As Jesus, when He sat in the judgment hall of Annas offering Himself as a victim for the saving of the world, yet had time to turn a significant glance upon Peter as he stood denying Him before the courtyard fire, and thus saved His poor repentant follower in the saving of the world; so God in his use of Elijah for the teaching of Israel also found time to train the heart of the prophet himself.” B.B. Warfield, “The Cause of God” in Faith and Life (Banner of Truth) 1 Kings 19 “The Underestimated God”
On August 29, 2005, nine years ago today, Hurricane Katrina crashed ashore, and changed New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast forever. Here is the article that I wrote for the First Presbyterian Church newsletter, The First Epistle, that following week. Mississippi has endured in this last week was, perhaps, the most significant “natural” and human disaster in the history of our State. Yes, one could argue that the Flood of 1927 rivals the extent of this storm’s impact, and one could rightly note the impacts of the Civil War,…
Every Christian ought to want to know more of the Father’s great love for us and our Savior’s dying work for us in the atonement. The cross is at the heart of the Gospel, the heart of the Christian faith and the heart of the Christian life. The…
My heart has been deeply grieved over the whole complex of events and aftermath of the situation in Ferguson, Missouri. Particularly painful has been hearing esteemed and beloved African-American Christian friends who have been disturbed, angered and…
Yesterday was a special day at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson. We celebrated a new (and large) incoming class of students and installed our newest chaired professor during Convocation. This was the 49th Convocation of RTS in Jackson, and…
A year ago yesterday (August 18, 2013), I announced to the congregation of First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, MS my intention to accept the call of Reformed Theological Seminary to become the 5th chancellor of the institution (thanks for the kind…
There is good news for RTS out of Orlando today! The Reformed Theological Seminary Board of Trustees announced the appointment of Dr. R. Michael Allen to the faculty of the Orlando campus. Dr. Allen will serve as the associate professor of…
I was thrilled to receive this in the mail today from our good friends at The Banner of Truth Trust. It is Dr. Chad Van Dixhoorn’s new commentary on the Westminster Confession of Faith. Chad teaches Church History at Reformed Theological…