White Horse Inn - Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Bob Hiller, Walter R. Strickland II

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How the Local Church Can Minister to the Dechurched Apr 14, 2024

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What happened in American culture and in the church from the 1970s-1990s? What were the conversations and big concerns of that time when White Horse Inn recorded its first episodes? In answering some of these questions, churches can get their bearings as to what trends have impacted those who no longer sit in their pews and what to do about it.

"The early 1990s was an inflection point for American religion. Between the early 1970s and 1990s, the share of Americans who had no religious affiliation had only risen two points. But from that point forward, the nones would grow by a percentage point or two nearly every year through the following three decades." - Ryan Burge, "'OK Millennial': Don't Blame the Boomers for Decline of Religious America"

Michael Horton, Bob Hiller, Walter Strickland, and Justin Holcomb discuss how modern historical events and trends have impacted church attendance today and how to respond.

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The Great Dechurching: Who's Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back? by Jim Davis and Michael Graham, with Ryan P. Burge.
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Featuring: Michael Horton, Bob Hiller, Walter Strickland, and Justin Holcomb

The Great Dechurching, with Michael Graham and Jim Davis Apr 07, 2024

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Justin Holcomb interviews Jim Davis and Michael Graham, authors of The Great Dechurching, to discuss why forty million Americans have stopped attending church in the past 25 years. Many attribute church decline to encroaching secular trends, abuse in the church, or spiritual deconstruction. While all of these trends have spiked in recent years, Davis and Graham, with the help of Ryan Burge, reveal that these factors are not the primary causes for the erosion of church attendance and share what the church can do to turn back those estranged from her.

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The Great Dechurching: Who's Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back? by Jim Davis and Michael Graham, with Ryan P. Burge.
Become a Partner to support the work of White Horse Inn as we apply the riches of the Reformation to the modern church.
Subscribe to Modern Reformation magazine. Our March/April issue is "The Head & the Heart," where we feature essays, poems, and articles about how the Bible does not separate the "rational" mind and the "emotive" heart; rather, "In the Bible, the intellect, will, and emotions are all capacities that belong to the whole, integrated person."

For more information, visit us at whitehorseinn.org or email us at info@whitehorseinn.org

Featuring: Justin Holcomb, Michael Graham and Jim Davis

Preaching the Resurrection Amidst the Mockery of the World Mar 31, 2024

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On this Easter Sunday, we join Paul at the Areopagus in Acts 17. Hosts Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Walter Strickland, and Bob Hiller dive into Paul's apologetic approach as he speaks to his pagan audience and how on Easter we will, like Paul, be mocked by some for preaching the resurrection of the dead, while others will want to hear more about its hope and promise.

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Knowing the Bible: Acts Study by Justin Holcomb
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Featuring: Michael Horton, Bob Hiller, Walter Strickland, and Justin Holcomb

Preaching That Frees Us from the Law Mar 24, 2024

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In Acts 13:16-41, we encounter the newly converted Paul preaching at the synagogue in Antioch. In this episode, Michael Horton, Bob Hiller, Walter Strickland, and Justin Holcomb discuss what happened between Stephen's death and Paul's conversion, and what uniquely transformed Paul from a law-abiding Pharisee to preaching "[freedom] from everything from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses."

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Knowing the Bible: Acts Study by Justin Holcomb
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Featuring: Michael Horton, Bob Hiller, Walter Strickland, and Justin Holcomb

Preaching That Endures the Anger of Mobs Mar 17, 2024

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In Acts 7, we see Stephen's sermon before the Sanhedrin. What did he say that enraged those he was speaking to and how can we model his posture of forgiveness in the face of persecution? Hosts Michael Horton, Walter Strickland, Bob Hiller, and Justin Holcomb trace Stephen's redemptive historical tour de force that ultimately culminates in his martyrdom and ask how we can model our own lives and ministries after his example.

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Knowing the Bible: Acts Study by Justin Holcomb
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Featuring: Michael Horton, Bob Hiller, Walter Strickland, and Justin Holcomb

Preaching Repentance to the Religious and Irreligious Alike Mar 10, 2024

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Why was Jesus sent to the Jews first? How does the church relate to Israel now? In Acts 3:12-26, Peter continues to unravel for the "Men of Israel" how Jesus is the fulfillment of the promises made to the Patriarchs, Moses, and the Prophets. In this episode, Michael Horton, Bob Hiller, Justin Holcomb, and Walter Strickland discuss Peter's second sermon, how Christianity and Judaism became their own distinct religions, and how the preaching of the gospel calls for the religious and irreligious alike to repent and have faith in Christ.

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Knowing the Bible: Acts Study by Justin Holcomb
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Featuring: Michael Horton, Bob Hiller, Walter Strickland, and Justin Holcomb

A Tribute to Rod Rosenbladt Mar 08, 2024

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Watch this conversation at youtube.com/@whitehorse1990 Let's just go to the OK Corral together to defend the gospel and help people." In this episode of White Horse Inn, original hosts, Michael Horton, Ken Jones, and Kim Riddlebarger discuss the impact and legacy of their dear friend and former co-host, Rod Rosenbladt. Rod died after a brief illness on February 2, 2024. For those at White Horse Inn, "Dad Rod" was more than just a regular voice articulating a confessional Lutheran distinctive on the radio. He was a mentor, a father in the faith, and a trusted friend. Listen in to hear how Mike, Kim, and Ken met Rod, how he had a desire to win people, not arguments, and how he never forgot to point us all away from ourselves to "the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

Preaching That Cuts to the Heart Mar 03, 2024

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What can the modern church learn from apostolic preaching in Acts? More than we may realize. In this episode, Michael Horton, Walter Strickland, Justin Holcomb, and Bob Hiller uncover many of the key themes, components, and characteristics of apostolic preaching. Starting with Peter's Pentecost sermon in Acts 2:14-40, the hosts discuss the hermeneutics of the apostles and how we can use their insights in the Old Testament to "cut to the heart" of those who hear our message today.

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Knowing the Bible: Acts Study by Justin Holcomb
Subscribe to Modern Reformation magazine, and don't miss this month's issue, "The Head & the Heart."
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For more information, visit us at whitehorseinn.org or email us at info@whitehorseinn.org

Featuring: Michael Horton, Bob Hiller, Walter Strickland, and Justin Holcomb

Art in the Christian Life with Guest Ann Tarwater Feb 25, 2024

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Michael Horton is joined by Ann Tarwater to discuss the place of art in the Christian life, if art is just for the elites, and how churches can emphasize truth, but neglect goodness and beauty.

Ann started her career as a model for famous American fashion designers Oscar de la Renta, Mary McFadden, Alpert Nipon, and many others. She also graduated with a Masters of Divinity from Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina. Building upon her background in modeling and fashion as well as theology, Ann launched The Appropriate Method, a business teaching etiquette and protocol to children and adults. Ann currently serves on the Advisory Board for the Arts at Queens University, the Board of Craft and Design for the Mint Museum, and the Chaplains Advisory Board for Atrium Health.

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Subscribe to Modern Reformation magazine, and don't miss this month's issue, "The Arts."
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Featuring: Michael Horton and Ann Tarwater

Art and the Pulpit with Guest Dr. Carl Ellis Feb 18, 2024

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Walter Strickland and Carl Ellis discuss how the sermon is a piece of rhetoric that is not merely made of wise words (Acts 4:13), but could also be described as a piece of art. Even if there are no icons, tapestries, and stained glass windows in a church, there is still art in worship and in the sermon.

Dr. Carl Ellis began his ministry as a Senior Campus Minister in New York, he studied under Francis Schaeffer at LÁbri in Switzerland, completed his MAR at Westminster Theological Seminary, and holds a D.Phil. from Oxford Graduate School.

In recent years, Dr. Ellis has served as an adjunct faculty member at the Center for Urban Theological Studies and as Dean of Intercultural Studies at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia and is now the leader of the African American Leadership Initiative at Reformed Theological Seminary, where he teaches, and collaborates with RTS presidents, deans and faculty to cultivate mentoring and modeling of students who aspire to serve in predominantly black church and multi-ethnic contexts.

CHECK OUT THIS MONTH'S OFFERS:

Sign up to receive an original art print for this series at whitehorseinn.org/offers
Subscribe to Modern Reformation magazine, and don't miss this month's issue, "The Arts."
Become a Partner to support the work of White Horse Inn as we apply the riches of the Reformation to the modern church.

For more information, visit us at whitehorseinn.org or email us at info@whitehorseinn.org

Featuring: Walter Strickland and Carl Ellis

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