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Dr. Darryl Hart of Hillsdale College joins us from a vacation cabin in Massachusetts to talk about evangelicalism from the 16th to 21st centuries. He blogs at Old Life  and has written numerous books on American and church history. At his request, here is a link to our painful bumper music:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5PLf-2FYIM&feature=youtu.be

CW talks about the deconversion of Joshua Harris, the YRR, and TGC. And episcopacy!  https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/reflections-josh-harris-deconversion/

OPC minister Dan Borvan joins us to talk about the need for a new iconoclasm to clear the accrued idols that clutter the worship of the church. Here are two pieces we referenced: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/rogereolson/2019/07/the-new-american-evangelical-liturgy/ http://www.swrb.ab.ca/newslett/actualNLs/NRC_ch02.htm

Well, hang on to your hats and hide the children, we have a present-day creepy IFB preacher man dispensing marital tips and a couple of interesting vintage tunes -- one from the dramatic gospel-horror genre and the other a very snappy and upbeat Old Testament story song. Enjoy.

We are joined by @CamdenBucey of @ReformedForum to talk about their ground-breaking programming, more than a decade (and hundreds of shows) of Reformed podcasting, and his unique new role as an OPC evangelist.  https://reformedforum.org/  

A reading of "The Separateness of the Church" By J. Gresham Machen, a sermon preached in the chapel of Princeton Theological Seminary on Sunday, March 8, 1925. http://www.pcahistory.org/findingaids/machen/separateness.pdf

Descend into the dark and confusing world of Presbycast bumper music...again. In high-fidelity, long-play stereo! BONUS: See the real Silent Topher here (on mandolin):  https://vimeo.com/216852115

OPC pastor Todd Bordow joins us to work through a helpful article he wrote about the Revoice controversy in the PCA. Todd brings years of ministering to homosexuals and thinking and writing about sexual ethics to the table. He is also co-host of the the Glory Cloud Podcast .  https://www.theaquilareport.com/revoice-the-pca-and-a-way-forward/

The guys get together live and local at Wresby's house and talk about Presbycast's untimely birth and third(!) anniversary, their favorite podcasts, and grilling...pizza.

Ruling elders Charlie Nave of More in the PCA and Scott Hedgecock join us for a mid-PCA GA live show that could not be uploaded via our paltry hotel wifi. The first portion was broadcast live on YouTube. Excuse the occasional intrusion of loud hotel air conditioning and Wresby's early departure due to diapers or bandwidth...we don't know.

Aquila Report founder, pastor, and professor Dominic Aquila joins us to analyze the events of the 2019 PCA General Assembly and shared pastoral advice for the confused and discouraged. We spent a lot of time on the Revoice controversy and the Nashville Statement.

Pastors Nathan Eshelman and Shawn Anderson join us to talk about the RPCNA in our Tour de NAPARC. Amazingly, no psalms were sung! We also talked about their great podcast on the Westminster Standards, The Jerusalem Chamber .

We share a reading of an article about a Methodist's assessment of Machen and his supposed "tempermental idiosyncrasies" in the 1920s, and we ask "What did Machen sound like?" -- and we include an audio clip of his contemporary in Baltimore, H.L. Mencken. Here's the article:  http://www.thisday.pcahistory.org/2019/06/june-10-machen-as-seen-by-a-methodist/

CW talks about the just-ended, two-day Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting, slickly led by megachurch pastor J.D. Greear. Forgive the occasional interference in the middle portions -- I forgot to turn my phone on airplane mode.

Long-serving (and long-suffering?) PCA ruling elder Bob Mattes joins to help us preview the 2019 PCAGA and understand the process, players, and parameters more fully. 

This inaugural episode of Machen Minutes features a word of introduction, a reading from the last chapter of "Christianity and Liberalism," and Machen's favorite hymn as a closing piece. #MachenMinutes Read C&L free at  https://reformed.org/books/chr_and_lib/

Teaching elders Aaron Morgan and Michael Dixon of Fellowship Presbytery (South Carolina) join us by phone to talk about their presbytery's overture "Commend and Distribute RPCNA's 'Contemporary Perspectives Sexual Orientation: A Theological and Pastoral Analysis'". The overture may be found here (PDF link):  http://www.pcahistory.org/topicalresources/sexuality/RPCNA_Study.pdf

Dr. Benjamin Shaw of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary joins us to talk about the upcoming 2019 PCA General Assembly. We talk high concept and specific issues, including the propriety of delegated assemblies, study committees, and "statement" overtures. Be sure to check out his new Ecclesiastes commentary  and his blog -- GPTS Rabbi .

Dominic Aquila of the Aquila Report joins us for a wide-ranging discussion of the last 80 years of conservative presbyterianism in the US, much told through his own experience as new convert, seminarian, minister, professor, pastor, and publisher. We also discuss the DNA, history, and hopeful trajectory of the PCA.

Presbycast presents "The New Evangelical Social Gospel" by Dr. Roger and Dianne Smallings, PCA missionaries to Latin America in three parts. This book is available for free at the  Smallings' website  and on  Amazon for Kindle . The work is read by Noel Henley. We thank the Smallings for their permission to distribute this timely work.

Talking about Revoice issues in the PCA and beyond. Here is the link to the report in question:  https://mopres.org/safari/article/37.html   (download link at bottom of page) https://revoice.us/

Presbycast presents "The New Evangelical Social Gospel" by Dr. Roger and Dianne Smallings, PCA missionaries to Latin America in three parts. This book is available for free at the  Smallings' website  and on  Amazon for Kindle . The work is read by Noel Henley. We thank the Smallings for their permission to distribute this timely work.

Presbycast presents "The New Evangelical Social Gospel" by Dr. Roger and Dianne Smallings, PCA missionaries to Latin America in three parts. This book is available for free at the Smallings' website  and on Amazon for Kindle . The work is read by Noel Henley. We thank the Smallings for their permission to distribute this timely work.

For better or worse it was a live Saturday night: music, voicemails, callers. Would you believe it if we said that the subject matter was diverse ? That the content and delivery were true AM radio-quality? You may watch the proceedings on YouTube .  Featuring Chris Drew ,  @machenwarrior , the hated Drew Mills , Old School Presby , and a newly-minted presby . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kHawH...

A quick bulletin of the withdrawal of Overture 29 (allow ordination of female deacons) to the 2019 PCA General Assembly. Overtures page:  https://www.pcaac.org/general-assembly/overtures/