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Evangelical taxonomy, political angst, PCA polling, un-civil culture wars and...the place of humor in the Bible, the Christian life and personal sanity—that's pretty much all we talked about with friends Dr. DG Hart of Hillsdale College and Stephen Spinnenweber, pastor of Westminster PCA in Jacksonville, FL.  Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slWmtTp5LKE The article: https://dornsife.usc.edu/...

Pastors Dan Borvan (URCNA), Chris Drew (OPC), Zack Groff, and Ryan Biese (PCA) joined our panel to talk about the latest hot trend in the Reformed and evangelical worlds—ministers and young people decamping to the Anglican communion...whatever that is.  Watch:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5gWHDesuuE https://religionunplugged.com/news/2024/10/1/will-anglicans-save-evangelicalism https://juicye...

Dr. David Hall is the senior pastor of Midway Presbyterian Church in Powder Springs, GA. He is a prolific author, serves on the board of Westminster Seminary California, and is one of the organizers of the Reformation & Worship Conference that will be held October 10-13 at IPC in Savannah. You can register for the conference  here.  You can check out David's books  here  and listen to his sermons...

 The Presbygirls are back with a slightly different kind of show this time - we interviewed PCA minister Perry McCall and his wife Robin about their son's cancer diagnosis at 8, and what it was like for their family and Perry's ministry. The McCalls take us through the timeline of Andrew's treatment, covering topics like the encouragement of the local church, the importance of the Lord's day, and...

Dr. C.N. "Nick" Willborn has pastored Covenant Presbyterian Church (PCA) since 2009 and continues to teach at Reformed seminaries as an adjunct after teaching full time for a number of years.  Dr. Willborn's many previous sermons and presentations on Presbycast may be found here . Special thanks to Nathan Clark George for our opening and closing instrumental. Nathan serves as the Pastor of Worship...

TJ Hallett joins us to talk (and sing) about his Trinity Psalter Hymnal video and guitar chords project. You'll be encouraged by his love for psalms, singing, and congregational praise. Pastor Sean Morris, a regular guest, brings his musical and biblical knowledge to bear as well.  Watch:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E2C4dl8cJ0 Previous TPH show with Danny Olinger: https://presbycast.libsyn.c...

Our friend Pastor D. talks about his educational and preaching mission to China. We examine the size, scope, and health of the Chinese church and we heard an amazing story about the Lord's Day meetings of rural Chinese churches.

Reformed Forum major domo Camden Bucey and a brigade of hot sauce veterans join us to talk heat, theology, and life.   Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcftXn38HCM (episode is uniquely suited to video....tears, etc.) Machen food article: https://presbycast.substack.com/p/what-did-machen-eat

Dr. Joseph A. Pipa Jr. is president emeritus and professor of systematic and applied theology at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Greenville, S.C.  He is also co-pastor of Antioch Presbyterian Church in Woodruff, SC. You can find his books  here  and listen to his sermons  here . Special thanks to Nathan Clark George for our opening and closing instrumental. Nathan serves as the Pas...

Dr. C.N. "Nick" Willborn, senior pastor of Covenant PCA in Oak Ridge, TN, preaches an excellent sermon on the nature and mission of the church.  You may view the service in which it was preached here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fao1cGXmE64

Hillsdale historian DG Hart and California pastor Chad Vegas join us to talk about worship through the centuries and the long, strange trip Vegas' reforming church has made. Again, we look behind a church curtain...and even peek into the drummer cage.  Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmOF98_sAGw

Scholar-pastor Harrison Perkins walks us through his new book Reformed Covenant Theology. His friend (and ours) Derrick Brite helps us along the way. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UbLXl0qCK8 

Our panel of five works through a controversial piece by New York Times columnist and former PCA member David French. Read it or listen to it here: (as long as firewall link works): https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/12/opinion/right-wing-presbyterian-church-canceled.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CU4.WNW_.X-JUJe-yJ6Dj&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare Watch the show: https://www.yout...

PCA church planter Alexandre Sarran and pastor-scholar Dr. Dan Borvan join us to talk about religious life in France now and in the 16th and 17th centuries, the era of the Huguenots.  Learn more here: https://theaquilareport.com/about-confessional-presbyterian-church-planting-in-calvins-homeland/ and here: https://www.egliselyongerland.org/ Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_X74acSxkU

The late Dr. Martyn Llloyd-Jones joins us as we fight through a collection of 20th-century patriotic (mostly) gospel songs and cultural artifacts. Our conclusion: Little has changed in the USA and it's easy to find weird songs.  Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye2UY6L-M88

We hear the unique story of Wilson Van Hooser, the  pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Stillwater, OK and host of the Gospel Gazing podcast. He is a former RUF minister, and played college and professional football. Sean Morris joined us as well. Here's a Substack by Wilson: https://substack.com/home/post/p-66526538 Watch the show:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moPBhL9lLl4

Carl Robbins is the Senior Pastor at Woodruff Road Presbyterian Church in Greenville, SC. He has served on the boards of crisis pregnancy centers, Christian schools, and seminaries. He has spoken to college groups, medical school forums, state legislative groups, seminary chapels, and church conferences. His special passion is training pastors in developing countries, from Hungary and Bulgaria to...

OPC ruling elder and seminary student Kevin Vasquez tells us about his progression from pentecostalism to Manhattan network church planter to the church of Machen. Fellow OPC ruling elder Dr. D.G. Hart joined our panel as well. Follow Kevin at https://twitter.com/KevinRVasquez Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35CaQl6AKho

A proper discussion of theology proper (the doctrine of God) with PCA pastor Derrick Brite of First Presbyterian Church, Aliceville, AL. Tremendously encouraging and pastoral. (Be sure you have the 1 hour, 24-minute version - if you have the 1 hour, 19-minute version delete and download again.) Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJGPvj2mCPM  

This is a reading of "Of Scots-Irish Chieftains & Hillbilly Ideals," an essay Brad wrote about Donald Trump's followers—who they are and why they are drawn to him.  Read on Substack: https://presbycast.substack.com/p/of-scots-irish-chieftains-and-hillbilly

OPC minister Chris Drew joins us to walk through chapter 17 of the Westminster Confession of Faith, Of the Perseverance of the Saints. This is a tremendously encouraging chapter. Here is the text: 1. They, whom God hath accepted in his Beloved, effectually called, and sanctified by his Spirit, can neither totally nor finally fall away from the state of grace, but shall certainly persevere therein...

Enjoy this simple Gospel sermon on Romans 8:1-4 by Sean Morris, associate pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Oak Ridge, TN, preached at the church on July 7, 2024. The intro is congregational singing of Psalm 104, and the outro is an arrangement of "What Wondrous Love Is This?" played by Sarah Morris. You may view the entire service here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pme6hk5X3I8 ,...

Terry   Johnson  has served as the senior pastor of the Independent Presbyterian Church in Savannah, GA since 1987.  He is the author/compiler of the  Trinity Psalter and many other helpful books you can see  here .   You can also listen to his sermons here. Special thanks to  Nathan Clark George  for our opening and closing instrumental. Nathan serves as the Pastor of Worship alongside Kevin DeYo...

Let's be honest—this is an odd show. We had a few friends (including Dr. D.G. Hart) to talk politics and 'Merica. There is some good content and discussion, but the show was about the debate and was for those watching it live. Give it a listen, there's some good content and some weird parts. Thanks to Ben Glaser, our friend, Mary, Josh Torrey, and Dr. Hart. Content warning: there was professional...

Dr. Dominic Aquila joins us to assess the latest PCA General Assembly in the context of the entire 51-year context of the Presbyterian Church in America. Brad's recent article (below) was our jumping-off point. Dr. Aquila is a former moderator of the assembly, a former long-time Standing Judicial Commission member, and is currently a pastor, church history professor, and editor of  The Aquila Repo...