Reformed Forum

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.
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:33 Stephen Yuille and Reformation Heritage Books
2:24 Stephen Yuille’s ministry and Puritan publishing work
8:46 What gave rise to 90 Days with the Puritans
11:15 Five lively truths in Puritan spirituality
15:51 Biblical meditation and the Puritans
22:42 Thomas Manton as a guide to meditation
25:20 Holiness as beauty, not divine scowling
31:07 Beholding Christ without mysticism
36:10 Sin, holiness, and the doctrines of grace
39:12 Christ altogether lovely
45:53 Providence, affliction, and fatherly discipline
51:24 Death, glory, and the blessed hope
57:45 Closing thoughts and resources

Participants
Camden Bucey
Stephen Yuille

Resources mentioned
Reformation Heritage Books
Thomas Manton, Holy Meditation
Stephen Yuille, The Sight of Christ
Stephen Yuille, The Heart Taken Up
Stephen Yuille, The Fullness of Grace

This week on Theology Simply Profound Bob talks with Pastor Imre Szoke and Deacon Akos Szolosi of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Central and Eastern Europe. These brothers were in the Midwest to join with the OPC’s Diaconal Summit.

This is the tenth 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 New Life (vv. 1–10)
12:56 A Better Life (vv. 11–18 )
22:04 The Peaceful Life (vv. 19–23)
26:30 Faith and Life (vv. 24–31)
Register for this free on-demand course on our website to track your progress and assess your understanding through quizzes for each lesson. You will also receive free access to dozens of additional video courses in covenant theology, apologetics, biblical studies, church history, and more: https://reformedacademy.org/course/gospel-of-john-a-study-in-the-truth-chapters-11-21
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In this episode of Christ the Center, Camden Bucey welcomes Adam York and Randy Lee back to the Reformed Forum classroom for the second part of a conversation on global theological education and OPC foreign missions. Whereas the previous discussion focused especially on Uganda and faith-centered finance, this episode turns to York’s recent teaching trip to Ethiopia and the biblical-theological material he taught on the Gospels and Acts.

The conversation traces major themes from John 1:51 and Jacob’s ladder to Matthew’s genealogy, Jesus as true Israel, the Sermon on the Mount, the parables of the kingdom, Peter’s confession, Matthew 24–25, the Great Commission, and the book of Acts. Along the way, York shows how the hope of heaven opened in Christ, the end of exile, the gift of the Spirit, and the church’s missionary calling all belong together in the unfolding work of the risen and ascended Lord.

Participants

Camden Bucey
Adam York
Randy Lee

Resources mentioned

Hope Orthodox Presbyterian Church
OPC Foreign Missions
OPC Short-Term Missions
Reformed Academy

This is the ninth 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 Last Adam (vv. 1–16)
16:35 The True King of Israel (vv. 17–30)
23:10 Jesus as the Enthroned King (vv. 31–42)
Register for this free on-demand course on our website to track your progress and assess your understanding through quizzes for each lesson. You will also receive free access to dozens of additional video courses in covenant theology, apologetics, biblical studies, church history, and more: https://reformedacademy.org/course/gospel-of-john-a-study-in-the-truth-chapters-11-21
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