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The Lord and His Servant and The Rock of Moses (Chs 5–6) | The Unfolding Mystery (Lesson 4) Aug 03, 2026

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This is the fourth lesson in Dr. Lane G. Tipton and Rev. Adam York’s Reformed Academy course, The Unfolding Mystery: A Reader’s Guide. It was originally recorded for one of Reformed Forum’s International Cohort Reading Groups. This lesson covers Chapters 5–6 of Edmund P. Clowney’s The Unfolding Mystery: Discovering Christ in the Old Testament, addressing the following topics:

00:00 Exodus 24 and the Three-Tiered Mount Sinai

05:03 Blood and Smoke: Ascending to God's Presence

10:30 The Seventh Day Rest and Heavenly Worship

30:51 The Golden Calf and Moses’s Intercession

37:46 Show Me Your Glory (Exodus 33–34)

43:27 The Bronze Serpent and the Rock

50:52 Ascension, Pentecost, and Preaching

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Defending Our Hope: An Introduction to Christian Apologetics Jul 31, 2026

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In this episode, we introduce Camden Bucey’s new book, Defending Our Hope: An Introduction to Christian Apologetics, and trace its development from an adult Sunday school class at Hope Presbyterian Church to a twelve-lesson Reformed Academy course and now a beautiful hardcover volume. Camden and Ryan Noha explain why the book is intended as an accessible on-ramp to a distinctly Reformed approach—one grounded in the doctrines of God, revelation, and humanity rather than an imagined realm of neutral reasoning.

The conversation returns again and again to the living hope of 1 Peter 1:3 and the call of 1 Peter 3:15. Christian apologetics is not chiefly about winning arguments or mastering a script; it is about bearing faithful witness to Jesus Christ, who lived, died, and rose for our salvation. Because the power belongs to God and works through his Word, ordinary believers can speak the truth in love with gentleness, respect, and genuine confidence.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction
01:04 Introducing Defending Our Hope
02:12 Upcoming Reformed Forum events
04:03 The story behind the book
04:28 The book and course as an accessible on-ramp
07:58 Formed through the local church
13:28 Apologetics in the community
21:57 Friendship, community, and everyday witness
24:31 Ordinary Christians and the hope within us
27:09 The apologetic context of 1 Peter 3:15
30:04 Always prepared—with gentleness and respect
31:37 The living hope of resurrection
33:39 Apologetics and evangelism
34:39 Why doctrine determines apologetic method
41:28 Scripture as the self-attesting Word of God
50:09 Starting anywhere in God’s world
52:36 Faithful witnesses who tell the truth
60:56 Using the book with the free Reformed Academy course
62:30 Further study and ordering information
65:42 Closing remarks

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The Son of Abraham and The Heir of the Promise (Chs 3–4) | The Unfolding Mystery (Lesson 3) Jul 27, 2026

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This is the third lesson in Dr. Lane G. Tipton and Rev. Adam York’s Reformed Academy course, The Unfolding Mystery: A Reader’s Guide. It was originally recorded for one of Reformed Forum’s International Cohort Reading Groups. This lesson covers Chapters 3–4 of Edmund P. Clowney’s The Unfolding Mystery: Discovering Christ in the Old Testament, addressing the following topics:

00:00 Genesis 15: The Lord Our Shield and Reward

07:26 The Covenant Ceremony and the Valley of Death

15:04 The Gospel Pattern: The Lord Bears the Curse

18:39 Mount Moriah and "The Lord will Provide"

29:23 Jacob and the Heir of Promise

39:00 Bethel, the Gate of Heaven

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Samuel Rutherford’s Systematic Response to Arminianism Jul 24, 2026

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We welcome David Noe and Chad Van Dixhoorn to discuss the first volume in Reformation Heritage Books’ new edition of The Works of Samuel Rutherford: Arminianism: A Systematic and Theological Response. Noe translated the work from Latin, while Van Dixhoorn serves as general editor of the series and edited and introduced this volume.

The conversation explores Rutherford’s significance as a leading theologian of seventeenth-century Scotland and a commissioner to the Westminster Assembly. Rather than treating Arminianism as merely five disputed points of salvation, Rutherford examines it as a theological system reaching into the doctrine of God, divine simplicity, providence, human freedom, ecclesiology, and the sacraments. The guests also discuss the challenges of translating scholastic Latin, recovering manuscripts, correcting citations, and preparing a projected twenty-volume edition.

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Chapters

0:00 Introduction
2:08 David Noe joins the conversation
5:45 Translation projects and Calvin’s Latin Bible
12:41 Reformed worship and the declaration of pardon
15:29 The Works of Samuel Rutherford, Volume 1
17:47 A twenty-volume publishing project
22:22 Samuel Rutherford and the Westminster Assembly
23:54 Why Rutherford addressed Arminianism
27:54 Why the book is more than an “examination”
30:23 Arminianism as a theological system
31:58 Divine simplicity and the doctrine of God
33:56 Middle knowledge, freedom, and providence
36:03 Rutherford’s pastoral and rhetorical power
41:57 Ecclesiology, sacraments, and scholastic method
45:02 The craft and challenges of translation
49:16 Difficult texts and inaccurate citations
54:38 A second manuscript enters the project
56:04 Translating Homer and the meaning of polytropos
60:16 How to read Rutherford fruitfully
62:55 Chad Van Dixhoorn joins the conversation
63:19 Rutherford’s stature in Scottish theology
66:10 Arminianism involves more than five points
68:20 The origins and scope of the Rutherford series
70:38 The search for unpublished letters and sermons
73:35 Rutherford’s final years and posthumous legacy
76:59 Assessing Rutherford’s polemical judgments
82:02 Why the volume remains valuable today
83:30 What is next for the series
85:02 Conclusion

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The New Man and The Son of the Woman (Chs 1–2) | The Unfolding Mystery (Lesson 2) Jul 20, 2026

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This is the second lesson in Dr. Lane G. Tipton and Rev. Adam York’s Reformed Academy course, The Unfolding Mystery: A Reader’s Guide. It was originally recorded for one of Reformed Forum’s International Cohort Reading Groups. This lesson covers Chapters 1–2 of Edmund P. Clowney’s The Unfolding Mystery: Discovering Christ in the Old Testament, addressing the following topics:

00:00 Clowney’s Hermeneutical Approach

18:12 Adam, Christ, and the Covenants

24:25 The True Israel and the Temptation Pattern

30:01 Genesis 3 and the Lie

43:04 Genesis 3:15 and the Promise of the Seed

53:24 The Chosen Seed and the Generations

59:56 Jacob’s Wrestling as Preview of Coming Messiah

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General Assemblies, Rome, and Artificial Intelligence Jul 17, 2026

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In this free-for-all episode of Christ the Center, Camden Bucey is joined by Derrick Brite, Lee Hutchings, and Dan Borvan for a wide-ranging conversation following the summer season of Presbyterian and Reformed assemblies. They reflect on the PCA General Assembly, the OPC General Assembly, and the URC Synod, considering overtures, church order, the spirit of deliberation, and the practical realities of Presbyterian polity.

The conversation also turns to Reformed witness in Italy, Roman Catholicism, and the need to speak the truth clearly and charitably. Camden previews upcoming discussions on Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, Catholic social teaching, artificial intelligence, human dignity, and the need for a sound Reformed anthropology in an age of rapid technological change.

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Introduction | The Unfolding Mystery (Lesson 1) Jul 13, 2026

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This is the first lesson in Dr. Lane G. Tipton and Rev. Adam York’s Reformed Academy course, The Unfolding Mystery: A Reader’s Guide. It was originally recorded for one of Reformed Forum’s International Cohort Reading Groups. This lesson covers the Introduction of Edmund P. Clowney’s The Unfolding Mystery: Discovering Christ in the Old Testament, addressing the following topics:

00:00 The Bible as a Grand Story about Jesus Christ

03:17 John 1:1–5 and The Eternal Son

12:44 Elijah and John the Baptist

26:03 Luke’s Genealogy and the Last Adam

36:49 The Divine Authorship of the Bible

52:04 Typology and David and Goliath

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Meeting God in His Means of Grace Jul 10, 2026

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Camden Bucey speaks with Harrison Perkins about Meeting God in His Means of Grace: How Word, Sacrament, and Prayer Help Us Encounter Christ. Perkins argues that the Christian life is fundamentally receptive: we do not invent our own paths to God, but meet him where he has promised to be present and active for the good of his people.

The conversation explores the ordinary means of grace—Word, sacraments, and prayer—as Christ’s appointed instruments for strengthening faith, assuring believers, and shaping the church’s worship. Perkins discusses the reading and preaching of Scripture, baptism as a covenantal sign, the Lord’s Supper as communion with Christ and a foretaste of the marriage supper of the Lamb, prayer as a means Christ uses to sustain his people, and congregational worship as active participation before God rather than religious spectatorship.

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Followers of the Truth (John 21) | The Gospel of John: A Study in the Truth (Ch. 11–21) (Lesson 11) Jul 06, 2026

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This is the eleventh lesson in Dr. James J. Cassidy’s Reformed Academy course, The Gospel of John: A Study in the Truth. This lesson covers the following topics:

00:00 The True Fish (vv. 1–14)

18:45 True Shepherds (vv. 15–19)

26:06 True Witnesses (vv. 20–25)

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Lively Truths and Puritan Spirituality with Stephen Yuille Jul 03, 2026

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In this episode of Christ the Center, Camden Bucey welcomes Stephen Yuille, director of Puritan publishing at Reformation Heritage Books, for a conversation on Puritan spirituality and the devotional series 90 Days with the Puritans. Yuille reflects on his work with Puritan writings, the relationship between the mind and the affections, and the way the Puritans seek to move biblical truth from mere cognition into doxology, repentance, obedience, and perseverance.

The discussion centers on five “lively truths” that recur throughout the Puritan tradition: the majesty of God, the beauty of Christ, the severity of sin, the mystery of providence, and the hope of glory. Along the way, Camden and Stephen consider biblical meditation, Thomas Manton, holiness as divine beauty, beholding Christ through Scripture rather than mysticism, affliction as fatherly discipline, and the believer’s blessed hope in the face of death and suffering.