Is the God of the Old Testament a Moral Monster? An Interview with Dick Belcher
One of the most common objections to biblical authority is that the God of the Bible is guilty of committing immoral acts. God appears to advocate, endorse, and even commit acts that are normally seen as morally questionable. The classic example is the command to the Israelites to wipe out the Canaanites as they enter into the promised land.
In fact, it is the question of whether God endorses genocide that features heavily in the objections of atheist Richard Dawkins in his book The God Delusion (Mariner Books, 2008). It is also a prominent theme in Peter Enns’ book, The Bible Tells Me So (HarperOne, 2014). See my review of … Continue reading...
Where Are They Now? RTS Charlotte Alumna Elizabeth Parker
I’ve said it before and now I will say it again: more Reformed churches need to consider adding staff positions in the area of women’s ministry. It is so exciting to see the many women RTS Charlotte has trained over the years head out into ministry and be a blessing to the church. These women bring a life and vitality to their ministries that is bearing real fruit.
In prior installments of the Where Are They Now? series, I have highlighted a number of our female grads, including Alyson Averitt, Connice Dyar, and Cynthia Ruble. Now I am pleased to highlight Elizabeth Parker, class of 2014.
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Where Are They Now? RTS Charlotte Alumnus J.R. Foster
One of the most exciting programs over the last few years at RTS Charlotte is the Institute for Reformed Campus Ministry (IRCM). The IRCM is designed to equip our students for the challenges that are unique to campus ministry–and there are many. The college campus is one of the most critical battle grounds in our world today, and we are please to play a role in sending well-trained men and women to labor there.
The IRCM involves a specialized degree emphasis in campus ministry, as well as the IRCM Fellowship (a community of folks headed to campus ministry), IRCM events and lunches, and more. You can read more about it … Continue reading...
My Interview with Ed Welch of CCEF
This past fall, RTS Charlotte launched its new degree program in biblical counseling. We are very excited about how God will use this new program to bless the church with men and woman who have been trained to apply God’s word more effectively in a one-on-one context. You read more about the program here.
Last week (Jan 19-22), Dr. Ed Welch from the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF) came and taught a week-long course for RTS Charlotte entitled, “Ethos and Essentials of Biblical Counseling.” The course was so full (87 students) that we had to move it to our chapel.
During the lunch break on that Tuesday, I … Continue reading...
Where Are They Now? The Complete RTS Charlotte Alumni Series (So Far)
For the last year, I have been doing a series highlighting various alumni from RTS Charlotte entitled “Where Are They Now?” In each installment we ask the alumnus a series of questions about their experience in seminary, how it has helped them in their ministry, and what advice they would give to current students. The responses have been very encouraging and enlightening.
There has been no particular order to the series, but we have covered grads from a variety of different eras and who have entered into a variety of different ministries. And I plan to continue this series in the year to come.
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