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…
Just after 3 o’clock in the afternoon on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, in French Camp, Mississippi, the The Presbytery of the Mississippi Valley – PCA (PMV) unanimously approved an overture to the PCA General Assembly “Confession of the Sin of Racism, and Commitment to Christian Unity,” an official correspondence to the churches of the Presbytery entitled “A Pastoral Letter on Racism and the Gospel,” and a bibliography called “Suggested Resources on Race and our History for the Presbytery of the Mississippi…
Christians tend to be encouraged about their justification (if they understand it), but sometimes discouraged about their sanctification (or seeming lack thereof). Consequently, they miss out of something that is intended to be a blessing from God for them for their good and His glory. There are also some bad slogans about and approaches to sanctification on the market out there (perhaps because of the above-mentioned discouragements associated with it). Sometimes preaching that wants to avoid being antinomian, ends up using so many imperatives…
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Psalm 1 may well give us the key to the whole Christian life in its first sentence. As I have studied Genesis 1-2 over the years, I have become more and more aware of the way it connects blessing and obedience. In Genesis 1-2, the commands are…
My friend and colleague Dr. Sean Michael Lucas, Associate Professor of Church History at Reformed Theological Seminary and Senior Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Hattiesburg, MS, has just made a major contribution to the history of Presbyterian…
Wednesday, June 10 at 8 a.m. in Meeting Room 7 & 8 Seminar title: God’s physicians: models of pastoral care and neglect at the Westminster assembly Dr Chad Van Dixhoorn, Associate Professor of Church History, Reformed Theological Seminary,…
William S. Plumer’s commentary on the Psalms is a massive volume of practical divinity and an overlooked treasure. Here are five gems from his “Devotional Thoughts” on Psalm 1. All preaching and writing, which uniformly fail to…
2 Corinthians 12:15 “I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls.” (ESV) This, certainly, was an evidence of a more than fatherly affection — that he was prepared to lay out in their behalf not merely his endeavors, and everything in his power to do, but even life itself. Nay more, while he is regarded by them with coldness, he continues, nevertheless, to cherish this affection. What heart, though even as hard as iron, would such ardor of love not soften or break,…
RTS will have a major presence at The Gospel Coalition National Conference in Orlando next week, Monday to Wednesday, April 13-15. If you are attending, come visit us at the RTS booth. Kevin Collins @RevKevCollins and his team would love to meet you.…