This week, Dr. Greg Forster and I discuss his book The Joy of Calvinism: Knowing God’s Personal, Unconditional, Irresistible, Unbreakable Love. Greg Forster is the author of five books and numerous print articles. His writing covers theology, economics, political philosophy and education policy. He has a doctorate from Yale University, is a program director at the Kern Family Foundation and also a senior fellow at the Friedman Foundation.

This week I welcome the Pastor of the church of which I am a member, David Sherwood, and we will discuss the Christian and their liberty. David Sherwood is Pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church
in Providence, RI. David received his B.A. from Duke University and his M.Div from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, where he is currently pursuing his D.Min.

We welcome Colin S. Smith to the broadcast on a special Tuesday edition of ReformedCast. We will discuss his book Jonah: Navigating a God-Centered Life. Colin is  Senior Pastor of the Orchard Evangelical Free Church (previously called the Arlington Heights Evangelical Free Church). He received his Bachelor of Arts in Theology and Master of Philosophy from London Bible College. Colin served as the Senior Pastor of the Enfield Evangelical Free Church in London for 16 years. While in London, he was active in the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches in England, and has served the Fellowship as President.  He can be heard daily on the Unlocking the Bible radio broadcast (www.unlockingthebible.org).

This week, we’ll have a discussion on Charle Hodge with our guest Dr. Andrew Hoffecker, the author of Charles Hodge: The Pride of Princeton. Dr. Hoffecker earned his B.A. from Dickinson College, his M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. from Brown University, and currently serves as Professor of Church History at Reformed Theological Seminary.

This week, we welcome Andy Crouch to the broadcast. We’ll discuss his book Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling. From 1998 to 2003, Andy was the editor-in-chief of re:generation quarterly, a magazine for an emerging generation of culturally creative Christians. For ten years he was a campus minister with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at Harvard University. He studied classics at Cornell University and received an M.Div. summa cum laude from Boston University School of Theology. He is also a member of the editorial board of Books & Culture, a senior fellow of theInternational Justice Mission’s IJM Institute, and a member of the Board of Advisors for the John Templeton Foundation.

We welcome Dr. Phil Cary to the program, when we will discuss his book Good News For Anxious Christians. Dr. Cary is Professor of Philosophy and and Scholar-in-Residence  at Templeton Honors College at Eastern University. Professor Cary has also authored three books about Augustine published by Oxford University Press and a commentary on the book of Jonahpublished by Brazos press, most of which are about the life and thought of Saint Augustine. Dr. Cary is currently working on a book about the meaning of Protestant theology. Dr. Cary earned his PhD at Yale University in Philosophy and Religious Studies, his M.A. from Yale University in Philosophy, and his B.A. from Washington University, St. Louis in English Literature and Philosophy.

This week, we will have Jeremy Walker on the broadcast, author of The Brokenhearted Evangelist. Jeremy is Pastor of Maidenbower Baptist Church in Crawley, West Sussex, UK, and is also co-author (with Rob Ventura, whom we interviewed previously) of A Portrait of Paul.

Dr. Gerald M. Bilkes joins us this week as we discuss his book Glory Veiled and Unveiled: A Heart-Searching Look at Christ’s Parables. Dr. Bilkes is Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, and completed his Ph.D.from Princeton Theological Seminary. He has written several articles on biblical-theological themes and given addresses at several conferences. His areas of special interest include hermeneutics, the history of interpretation, and conversion in the Bible.

We welcome Dr. Hunter Baker to the program, author if the book The End of Secularism. Dr. Baker is Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences and Associate Professor of Political Science at Union University, and is the co-founder of The City, a journal of Christian thought and is a contributing editor to Salvo.   He is also the author of book chapters in the edited volumes Faith and Learning by David Dockery, The Great Books Reader by John Mark Reynolds, and The Baylor Project by Barry Hankins and Donald Schmeltekopf. Dr. Baker holds the bachelor of science in economics and political science from Florida State University, the master of public administration from the University of Georgia, the doctor of jurisprudence from the University of Houston, and the doctor of philosophy in religion, politics, and society from Baylor University.  He served as president of the Florida State University chapter of Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship as an undergraduate.

We welcome Dr. T. David Gordon this week to discuss his book Why Johnny Can’t Preach: The Media Have Shaped the Messengers. Dr. Gordon is  Professor of Religion and Greek at Grove City College. Prior to that, Dr. Gordon taught New Testament (primarily Pauline studies) for thirteen years at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in S. Hamilton, MA; and for nine years was pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashua, NH. Dr. Gordon is also author of Why Johnny Can’t Sing Hymns:  How Pop Culture Re-Wrote the Hymnal. Dr. Gordon graduated with a B.L.A. from Roanoke College, a M.A.R. and ThM from Westminster Theological Seminary, and a Ph. D from Union Theological Seminary in Virginia

We welcome this week Dr. Craig Blomberg to the program, author of the book A Case For Historic Premillennialism: An Alternative to ‘Left Behind’ Theology. Dr. Blomberg is Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary, and completed his PhD in New Testament, specializing in the parables and the writings of Luke-Acts, at Aberdeen University in Scotland. He received an MA from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and a BA from Augustana College. Before joining the faculty of Denver Seminary, he taught at Palm Beach Atlantic University and was a research fellow in Cambridge, England with Tyndale House. Dr. Blomberg has also authored 15 books, including he has authored or edited 15 books, including The Historical Reliability of the Gospels (now revised in a 21st century edition), Interpreting the Parables, Matthew for the New American Commentary series, 1 Corinthians for the NIV Application Commentary series,and  Jesus and the Gospels: An Introduction and Survey.

We welcome Dr. Michael Kruger to the broadcast this week. We will be discussing the book he co-edited with Charles E. Hill titled The Early Text of the New Testament. Dr. Kruger is Professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte, NC, and is an ordained minister in thePresbyterian Church in America and serve as an Associate Pastor of Uptown PCA in Charlotte, NC. Dr. Kruger earned his Ph.D. from University of Edinburgh, his M.Div. from Westminster Theological Seminary in California, and B.S. from The University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill. He is also the author of Canon Revisited: Establishing the Origins and Authority of the New Testament Books and The Heresy of Orthodoxy: How Contemporary Culture’s Fascination with Diversity has Reshaped Our Understanding of Early Christianity, co-authored with Andreas Köstenberger.

We welcome back to the ReformedCast Dr. Joel Beeke. This time, we will discuss his latest book Living Zealously, a book he co-authored with James La Belle. Dr. Beeke serves asPresident and Professor of Systematic Theology, Church History, and Homiletics. at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, as well as Academic Dean for students from the Heritage Reformed Congregations. He is currently a pastor of the Heritage Reformed Congregation in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a position he has held for 20 years. He has been in the ministry for 28 years. He is also editor of the Banner of Sovereign Grace Truth, editorial director of Reformation Heritage Books, president of Inheritance Publishers, and vice-president of the Dutch Reformed Translation Society. He has written, co-authored, or edited fifty books and contributed over fifteen hundred articles to Reformed books, journals, periodicals, and encyclopedias. His Ph.D. (1988) from Westminster Theological Seminary is in Reformation and Post-Reformation Theology. He is frequently called upon to lecture at Reformed seminaries and to speak at conferences around the world. He and his wife, Mary, have 3 children: Calvin, Esther, and Lydia.

ReformedCast celebrates its 100th episode this week. Appropriately, we turn again to theology with Dr. Kelly M. Kapic, author of A Little Book for New Theologians: Why and How to Study Theology. Dr. Kapic  earned his Ph.D. in Systematic and Historical Theology from King’s College in the UK,  his M.Div. from Reformed Theological Seminary, and his B.A. from Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL. He is als co-author of God So Loved He Gave: Entering the Movement of Divine Generosity, Communion with the Triune God, and The Devoted Life: An Invitation to the Puritan Classics.