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Live Q&A Session Aug 04, 2017

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We took to Facebook to broadcast a live Q&A session. With questions submitted through email and the live comment thread, we covered Lord’s Day observance, fasting and gluttony, and membership in the New Covenant.

Participants: Camden Bucey, Glen Clary, Jeff Waddington

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Saul Aug 01, 2017

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Among other things, Rob and Bob discuss Saul in Acts 9, trying to understand better his meeting with the exalted Lord Jesus Christ and his reception by Ananias and by other believers in Acts 9.

Participants: Rob McKenzie, Robert Tarullo

Episode 500: Doctrine for Life Jul 28, 2017

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We celebrate five-hundred episodes of Christ the Center with an open discussion on worship, the regulative principle, and the apologetic impetus. Join us for a conversation that ties together many of our favorite themes from the past nine+ years.

Links

Redeemer Presbyterian ballet offertory
Carl Trueman, “The Church of England’s Nietzschean Proposal“

Participants: Camden Bucey, Glen Clary, Jeff Waddington, Jim Cassidy

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The Meaning of Tradition Jul 25, 2017

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Camden Bucey reviews Yves Congar's The Meaning of Tradition.

Philip in Acts 8 Jul 25, 2017

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Today, Rob and Bob discuss Acts 8 and the progress of the gospel into Samaria through Philip.

Participants: Rob McKenzie, Robert Tarullo

Vos Group #37 — Offerings, Gifts, and Sacrifices Jul 21, 2017

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We continue our #VosGroup series by opening pages 157–159 of Vos’ book Biblical Theology: Old and New Testaments to consider offerings, gifts, and sacrifices within the Mosaic economy.

Participants: Camden Bucey, Lane G. Tipton

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Scattered Jul 19, 2017

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Reflecting on Acts 8:1–3, Rob and Bob discuss the scattering of the church after the death of Stephen.

Participants: Rob McKenzie, Robert Tarullo

Peter Martyr Vermigli and John Henry Newman on Justification Jul 14, 2017

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Chris Castaldo compares the respective doctrines of justification of the Reformer Peter Martyr Vermigli and the Roman Catholic John Henry Cardinal Newman. Castaldo is the author of Justified in Christ: The Doctrines of Peter Martyr Vermigli and John Henry Newman and Their Ecumenical Implications. In the book, he compares the doctrines of the Reformed convert from Catholicism (Vermigli) and the Catholic convert from Anglicanism (Newman), drawing conclusions that prove insightful both for ecumenical dialogue and pastoral ministry.

Rev. Dr. Castaldo serves as Lead Pastor of New Covenant Church in Naperville, Illinois. You can visit him online at chriscastaldo.com.

Books by Chris Castaldo

Holy Ground: Walking with Jesus as a Former Catholic
Talking with Catholics about the Gospel
The Unfinished Reformation: What Unites and Divides Catholics and Protestants after 500 Years (co-authored with Gregg Allison)

Previous Episodes with Chris Castaldo

Participants: Camden Bucey, Chris Castaldo, Jim Cassidy

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Stephen and Sermons Jul 11, 2017

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Today, Rob and Bob with Melodie McKenzie, discuss Stephen’s speech in Acts 7, which leads us into the muddy of waters of sermons, some questions about preaching, and some thoughts on listening to sermons. Thanks for listening. Enjoy.

Participants: Melodie McKenzie, Rob McKenzie, Robert Tarullo

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Dutch Neo-Calvinism and the Roots for Transformation Jul 07, 2017

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In June 2011, we spoke with Bill Dennison, Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at Covenant College, about Transformationalism and Christian Higher Education. In that episode, we touched upon his article, “Dutch Neo-Calvinism and the Roots for Transformation: An Introductory Essay” from the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 42/2 (June 1999). We only had a few minutes to discuss the article in episode 180, and so today, we pick up where we left off. Dennison contends that while Dutch neo-Calvinism sought to transform culture in response to the threat of the Enlightenment, they stood upon a foundation of Enlightenment principles to do it. Many of the themes discussed in this episode were developed and applied in our twelve-part series on Christ and Culture, in which Dennison debated Darryl Hart, Nelson Kloosterman, and Doug Wilson.