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- 1753Ruth 3:1–10—Boldly Approaching Our RedeemerJoin Mark and Andrew as they discuss how to preach Ruth 3:1–10, where Naomi shows signs of new hope, leading to her and Ruth making Boaz a proposal—a proposal which points to the work of Christ himself. There are numerous points of application in this familiar passage.
- 1754Beyond Babel: Building Faithfully in the Age of AI with Derek C. SchuurmanCamden Bucey speaks with Derek C. Schuurman, professor and chair of computer science at Calvin University, about Christian wisdom in the age of artificial intelligence. Drawing upon Shaping a Digital World, Schuurman explains why technology is never neutral: people shape their tools, and those tools in turn reshape habits, institutions, and communities.The conversation sets contemporary AI within the biblical story of creation, fall, redemption, and new creation. Bucey and Schuurman contrast Christian hope with technicism—the belief that technology can solve humanity’s deepest problems and build a technological heaven on earth. They also discuss human nature, transhumanism, responsible design, Christian higher education, autonomous weapons, and the need to keep human moral judgment and accountability in the loop.Chapters00:00 Introduction03:41 Derek C. Schuurman’s path from engineering to Christian higher education08:29 Technology, cultural change, and the need for wisdom11:45 Technology is not neutral14:36 How tools reshape people and societies18:08 Reading technology through creation, fall, redemption, and new creation20:18 Two cities, two loves, and the biblical story22:22 Babel, idolatry, and the temptation to build heaven on earth23:21 Technicism and the promises of Silicon Valley26:52 Transhumanism and a Christian account of humanity29:14 Practical frameworks for responsible technological design30:36 Dooyeweerd’s non-reductionistic view of creation33:19 Eight norms for faithful design37:34 Integrating Christian faith throughout education41:21 Liberal arts, AI, and well-rounded technical formation42:29 AI, labor, and the human calling to work43:42 Autonomous systems, accountability, and just-war questions45:55 Why moral judgment requires a human in the loop49:12 Faithful presence and wise Christian vocation51:41 Resources for engineers, designers, pastors, and parents53:24 Calvin University’s “Wisdom in the Age of AI” conference55:36 ConclusionResourcesShaping a Digital World: Faith, Culture and Computer TechnologyA Christian Field Guide to Technology for Engineers and DesignersWisdom in the Age of AI Conference, Calvin University, October 8–10, 2026Magnifica HumanitasEpisode resources
- 1755The Lord to Come (Ch 9) | The Unfolding Mystery (Lesson 6)This is the sixth 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 Chapter 9 of Edmund P. Clowney’s The Unfolding Mystery: Discovering Christ in the Old Testament, addressing the following topics: 00:00 The Servant of the Lord in Isaiah 42 and 5306:03 Baptism and Temptation23:12 The Cross as the "Opportune Time"30:58 Exile as Death38:56 Isaiah’s Servant Songs and the Christ Hymn (Philippians 2)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/un...Your donations help us to provide free Reformed resources for students like you worldwide: https://reformedforum.org/donate/#biblicaltheology #gospel #reformedtheology #biblestudy
- 1756Cultivating Reformed Piety: Scripture, Prayer, Meditation, and Family WorshipWhat does it mean to cultivate a life of Reformed piety? Camden Bucey speaks with Joel Beeke about the ordinary practices by which God forms reverential love for himself in Christian homes: Scripture reading, prayer, singing, biblical meditation, family worship, and faithful participation in the church’s public worship.Dr. Beeke explains why meditation serves as a “halfway house” between Bible reading and prayer, how deliberate meditation gives rise to spontaneous reflection throughout the day, and why small, repeated habits often bear their richest fruit over decades. The conversation offers practical encouragement for parents, spouses, pastors, and every believer who desires an integrated life of devotion—one in which home, church, and daily vocation are oriented toward the glory of God and maturity in Christ.Topics DiscussedReformed piety as reverential love for GodBuilding durable habits of family worshipReading Scripture, praying, singing, and instructing childrenPraying with one’s spouseDeliberate and spontaneous biblical meditationCarrying the ministry of the Word from church into the homePreparing the family for the Lord’s DayThe long-term fruit of ordinary spiritual disciplinesLearn more: https://reformedforum.org/ctc973Chapters00:00 Introduction01:41 Puritan Reformed Seminary, Reformation Heritage Books, and current ministry06:24 Recent and forthcoming books15:05 Cultivating Reformed piety in the home16:22 Family worship and the Family Worship Bible Guide24:46 Prayer with one’s spouse and family27:22 Biblical meditation between reading and prayer34:03 Recommended writers on Reformed piety40:04 Connecting church, home, and school45:51 The Lord’s Day as an uninterrupted exercise of piety51:13 Beginning family worship simply53:58 Cultivating spontaneous prayer and spiritual conversation55:50 Conclusion
- 1757The Logos Asarkos: The Eternal Word and Pre-existent Son | Christology I: The Person of Christ (Lesson 1)This is the first lesson in Dr. Lane G. Tipton’s Reformed Academy course, Christology I: The Person of Christ. This lesson covers the following topics:00:00 Introduction: The Centrality of Christology01:19 Three Dogmatic Perspectives on the Person of Christ04:04 The Logos Asarkos: The Eternal Son05:21 The Logos Incarnandus: The Son Appointed Mediator06:28 The Logos Ensarkos and the Hypostatic Union08:01 The Logos Asarkos in Orthodox Christology10:45 Person, Essence, and Subsistence16:28 The Divine Attributes of the Eternal Son31:30 The Fullness of Deity and the Son’s Aseity36:03 Biblical Witness to the Son’s Aseity and Worship54:31 Autotheos and Eternal Generation1:04:46 John 5:26 and the Son’s Mediatorial Life-Giving WorkRegister 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 systematic theology, apologetics, biblical studies, church history, and more: https://reformedacademy.org/course/christology-1-the-person-of-christYour donations help us provide free Reformed resources for students like you worldwide: https://reformedforum.org/donate/#christology #systematictheology #reformedtheology
- 1758A Christian View of Economics in the Age of AICamden Bucey speaks with economist Shawn Ritenour about what makes an account of economics distinctly Christian. They discuss economic law as part of God’s created order and the biblical principles shaping stewardship, private property, labor, capital, exchange, and care for those in need. Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas provides the occasion for a searching conversation about the universal destination of goods, Big Tech, data, subsidiarity, sphere sovereignty, GDP, and human dignity.The conversation presses beneath policy to theology. Neither markets nor governments escape the effects of sin, and material prosperity must never be confused with sanctification. Christians seek just and prudent arrangements in this age while recognizing that scarcity, exploitation, and disordered desire will not finally be overcome by human construction. The church’s hope rests in the crucified and risen Christ and the consummation of his kingdom.Topics DiscussedEconomic law, creation, and Christian stewardshipPrivate property, labor, capital, exchange, and human dignityLeo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas and Catholic social teachingGDP, inequality, and the common goodThe universal destination of goodsData, privacy, Big Tech, and non-rivalrous goodsSubsidiarity and Kuyperian sphere sovereigntyUniversal basic income and the economic disruption of AISin, scarcity, eschatology, and Christian hopeLearn more: https://reformedforum.org/ctc974Chapters00:00 Introduction02:09 What makes economics Christian?09:52 Economics at Grove City College14:01 Introducing Magnifica Humanitas19:23 GDP and the dignity of the human person23:46 The common good, inequality, and economic law29:36 Private property, markets, and solidarity35:12 The universal destination of goods43:20 Data, privacy, and non-rivalrous goods50:21 Subsidiarity and sphere sovereignty55:04 Big Tech, state privilege, and central banking58:02 Labor, capital, and human worth63:26 Universal basic income in the age of AI72:33 Economics between the fall and the consummation80:03 Resources and conclusion
- 1759The Logos Incarnandus: The Son Foreordained to Become Flesh | Christology I: The Person of Christ (Lesson 2)This is the second lesson in Dr. Lane G. Tipton’s Reformed Academy course, Christology I: The Person of Christ. This lesson covers the following topics:00:00 Introduction to the Logos Incarnandus01:38 Eternal Generation and the Possibility of Incarnation05:05 The Son as Word and Image13:25 The Logos Incarnandus and the Pactum Salutis16:38 The Decree of God and the Covenant of Redemption19:48 Biblical Foundations in John 626:28 John 17 and the Glory of the Son37:32 Rejecting Eternal Subordination45:16 The Son’s Essential and Mediatorial Glory49:48 The Holy Spirit in the Pactum Salutis57:38 The Covenant of Redemption and Trinitarian CommunionRegister 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 systematic theology, apologetics, biblical studies, church history, and more: https://reformedacademy.org/course/christology-1-the-person-of-christYour donations help us provide free Reformed resources for students like you worldwide: https://reformedforum.org/donate/#christology #systematictheology #reformedtheology
- 1760Human Dignity in the Age of AIArtificial intelligence does more than raise technical questions; it presses the deeper question of what it means to be human. Camden Bucey speaks with Jason Thacker, author of The Age of AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity, about human dignity, the image of God, and the crucial distinction between a human person and a machine.They consider how Christians can receive technology as a tool under God’s providence without confusing imitation with intelligence, convenience with communion, or productivity with personal worth. The conversation also explores how technology forms its users, why embodied life and genuine relationships matter, and how transhumanism redirects the human longing for life beyond death toward technological self-salvation.Against both utopian promises and dystopian fear, Thacker points to the sufficiency of Scripture and the hope of the risen Christ. Christians can engage emerging technologies wisely because human identity is given by the Creator, human dignity cannot be earned or erased, and Christ remains Lord over every age.Chapters00:00 Introduction01:19 Meet Jason Thacker03:24 From public policy to AI ethics06:05 Teaching ethics, philosophy, and technology09:53 AI’s anthropological challenge12:58 What has changed since The Age of AI?14:55 Humanizing machines and dehumanizing people19:55 The image of God and human dignity25:39 AI companionship and simulated relationships28:11 How technology forms and disciples us34:00 Embodiment, materialism, and personal identity42:20 Transhumanism and the longing for immortality48:35 Engaging Pope Leo XIV’s AI encyclical53:22 Technology as ecological change54:43 Scripture, Christian hope, and the futureLearn more: https://reformedforum.org/ctc975
- 1761The Logos Ensarkos: The Son of God Incarnate | Christology I: The Person of Christ (Lesson 3)This is the third lesson in Dr. Lane G. Tipton’s Reformed Academy course, Christology I: The Person of Christ. This lesson covers the following topics:00:00 Adam, the Covenant of Works, and the Logos Incarnandus04:25 Creation, Sin, and the Historical Necessity of the Incarnation10:29 Creation’s Sufficiency and Its Fitness for Incarnation13:20 The First Order of Subsistence: The Eternal Son15:13 The Second Order of Subsistence: The Assumed Human Nature17:22 Asymmetry and the Immutability of the Son26:46 No Mutation or Deification in the Incarnation29:40 The Human Nature Receives Personality from the Logos44:22 The Human Nature as the Son’s Created Organ53:28 The Communicatio Idiomatum57:26 The Extra Calvinisticum1:00:06 The Impeccability of the Mediator1:02:11 The Spirit’s Gifts to Christ’s Human Nature1:05:11 Summary: One Immutable Person in Two NaturesRegister 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 systematic theology, apologetics, biblical studies, church history, and more: https://reformedacademy.org/course/christology-1-the-person-of-christYour donations help us provide free Reformed resources for students like you worldwide: https://reformedforum.org/donate/#christology #systematictheology #reformedtheology
- 1762The Book of Daniel, Part 21On today’s episode of Theology Simply Profound, Rob and Bob continue to walk through the Book of Daniel. We discuss Daniel's vision and interpretation of it in chapter 8.Mentioned in this episode:Join Us In Person: Four Upcoming Reformed Forum EventsBefore today's episode, Camden Bucey shares four opportunities to gather with Reformed Forum in person over the coming months: Apologetics and Evangelism Seminar — August 4–5, 2026, Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Taylors, SC. Camden Bucey and Carlton Wynne lecture on apologetics and evangelism for the pastor at the GPTS Summer Seminar. Details: https://reformedforum.org/event/apologetics-and-evangelism-seminar-greenville-sc/ Discovering Christ in All of Scripture — August 28–29, 2026, Cahaba Park Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, AL. A Friday evening and Saturday morning seminar exploring how every part of Scripture reveals God's redemptive plan in Jesus Christ. Details: https://reformedforum.org/event/birmingham-alabama-seminar/ 2026 Annual Theology Conference — September 25–26, 2026, Lakeland Church, Gurnee, IL. The Covenant of Grace: One Savior, One People, One Purpose, featuring Dr. G. K. Beale. Early-bird pricing ends August 31. Register: https://rf26.reformedforum.org/ Christ the Center 1000th Episode Celebration — February 19–20, 2027, Hilton Austin, Austin, TX. A live recording of episode 1,000, a shared dinner, and conversations with longtime friends of the ministry. Details: https://reformedforum.org/event/christ-the-center-1000th-episode-celebration/ Seats are limited — register today at https://reformedforum.org/events
- 1763The Importance of Biblical Theology for the ChurchRecorded before a live audience at Cahaba Park Church during Discovering Christ in All of Scripture, a Reformed Forum seminar hosted in conjunction with Birmingham Theological Seminary, Camden Bucey moderates a panel with Dan Ragusa, Derrick Brite, and Lane G. Tipton on the importance of biblical theology for the life of the church. The panel defines biblical theology in the tradition of Geerhardus Vos, explains its organic and progressive character, and shows how the whole history of special revelation reaches its center and goal in Jesus Christ.The conversation turns to preaching, discipleship, the unity of the covenant of grace, Christ-centered interpretation, practical resources for reading the Old Testament, and the need for churches to recover the accomplishment of redemption as the great context for every biblical passage. In the audience Q&A, the panel also addresses ministry in small and struggling churches, church revitalization, and the pilgrim ethic needed for faithful pastoral service.LinksEpisode pageBirmingham Theological SeminaryReformed AcademyChapters00:00 Introduction and panel03:55 Why biblical theology matters09:28 Defining biblical theology15:39 Derrick Brite’s formation and pastoral ministry22:20 Dan Ragusa and the Dutch Reformed tradition26:09 Biblical theology in a diverse congregation30:09 Avoiding moralism and subjectivism31:27 Hermeneutical foundations35:56 The trans-testamental gospel40:24 Christianity, liberalism, and supernatural history43:54 God’s redemptive words and deeds48:37 Christ, the one mediator51:11 One gospel for Abraham and the church52:56 Audience questions53:23 Lane Tipton’s conversion and call to ministry58:40 Teaching people to see Christ in the Old Testament63:25 The exodus at the Transfiguration67:16 Reading passages within the history of salvation73:56 Christocentrism and Christotelism77:11 Biblical theology and small-church ministry82:58 The pastoral shortage and a pilgrim ethic88:10 Conclusion
- 1764Historical Controversies, the Creeds, and the Westminster Confession | Christology I: The Person of Christ (Lesson 4)This is the fourth lesson in Dr. Lane G. Tipton’s Reformed Academy course, Christology I: The Person of Christ. This lesson covers the following topics:00:00 Introduction to Orthodox Christology02:19 Westminster Confession of Faith 8.206:27 The Son’s Assumption of a True Human Nature13:55 The Hypostatic Union17:30 Ancient Christological Errors18:17 Arianism25:13 Docetism28:29 Nestorianism35:41 Apollinarianism40:12 Eutychianism45:22 Ebionitism and Adoptionism48:04 Chalcedon and Its Refinements50:42 The Enhypostatic Humanity of Christ52:53 Christ’s Two Wills and Two OperationsRegister 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 systematic theology, apologetics, biblical studies, church history, and more: https://reformedacademy.org/course/christology-1-the-person-of-christYour donations help us provide free Reformed resources for students like you worldwide: https://reformedforum.org/donate/#christology #systematictheology #reformedtheology
- 1765The Fall and Redemption of ConscienceWe welcome Andrea Ferrari to discuss his book The Fall and Redemption of Conscience: A Reformed Biblical Theology. Ferrari, pastor of the Chiesa Riformata di Perugia in Italy, explains why conscience has received comparatively little attention in modern Protestant theology and considers the influence of psychology, Karl Barth, John Webster, and John Calvin on contemporary accounts of conscience.The conversation develops a biblical and theological account of conscience from creation to new creation. Ferrari addresses whether Adam possessed a conscience before the fall, the Old Testament vocabulary of heart, kidneys, and clean hands, Calvin’s sensus divini judicii, the Trinitarian basis of human self-awareness, and the effects of justification and sanctification upon a guilty conscience. The episode concludes with practical implications for preaching, counseling, and the Christian life, along with an update on Ferrari’s ministry in Perugia.LinksEpisode pageThe Fall and Redemption of ConscienceChiesa Riformata di PerugiaChapters00:00 Introduction03:12 Andrea Ferrari’s Ministry in Perugia12:43 A New Study Center near the University19:11 The Fall and Redemption of Conscience24:33 Why Conscience Disappeared from Modern Theology28:41 Karl Barth and General Revelation32:12 Did Adam Have a Conscience before the Fall?49:27 Conscience in the Old Testament58:53 Defining Conscience as Perceptual Awareness64:23 Calvin’s Sensus Divini Judicii65:27 The Trinitarian Context of Conscience74:23 The Fallen Conscience and the Imagination80:10 Training the Senses in Hebrews 5:1481:47 The Justified Conscience86:43 Sanctification and the Healing of Conscience93:23 Pastoral Counseling and Preaching to the Conscience100:02 Ministry Reflections and Conclusion
- 1766Modern Departures from Creedal and Confessional Orthodoxy | Christology I: The Person of Christ (Lesson 5)This is the fifth lesson in Dr. Lane G. Tipton’s Reformed Academy course, Christology I: The Person of Christ. This lesson covers the following topics:00:00 Introduction to Modern Christological Errors00:57 Liberal Historicism and Schleiermacher11:24 Karl Barth’s Higher-Order Historicism27:05 Traditional Kenotic Christology38:35 Bruce McCormack’s Actualized Kenotic Christology51:47 Charles Hartshorne and Process Christology1:00:59 A Taxonomy of Modern Departures1:03:20 The Christological Crisis and the Gospel1:05:42 The Confessional Christ of Scripture1:07:10 Recovering Reformed ChristologyRegister 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 systematic theology, apologetics, biblical studies, church history, and more: https://reformedacademy.org/course/christology-1-the-person-of-christYour donations help us provide free Reformed resources for students like you worldwide: https://reformedforum.org/donate/#christology #systematictheology #reformedtheology
- 1767The Book of Daniel, Part 22On today’s episode of Theology Simply Profound, Rob and Bob continue to walk through the Book of Daniel. We discuss Daniel's corporate prayer of confession in chapter 9.Mentioned in this episode:Join Us In Person: Four Upcoming Reformed Forum EventsBefore today's episode, Camden Bucey shares four opportunities to gather with Reformed Forum in person over the coming months: Apologetics and Evangelism Seminar — August 4–5, 2026, Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Taylors, SC. Camden Bucey and Carlton Wynne lecture on apologetics and evangelism for the pastor at the GPTS Summer Seminar. Details: https://reformedforum.org/event/apologetics-and-evangelism-seminar-greenville-sc/ Discovering Christ in All of Scripture — August 28–29, 2026, Cahaba Park Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, AL. A Friday evening and Saturday morning seminar exploring how every part of Scripture reveals God's redemptive plan in Jesus Christ. Details: https://reformedforum.org/event/birmingham-alabama-seminar/ 2026 Annual Theology Conference — September 25–26, 2026, Lakeland Church, Gurnee, IL. The Covenant of Grace: One Savior, One People, One Purpose, featuring Dr. G. K. Beale. Early-bird pricing ends August 31. Register: https://rf26.reformedforum.org/ Christ the Center 1000th Episode Celebration — February 19–20, 2027, Hilton Austin, Austin, TX. A live recording of episode 1,000, a shared dinner, and conversations with longtime friends of the ministry. Details: https://reformedforum.org/event/christ-the-center-1000th-episode-celebration/ Seats are limited — register today at https://reformedforum.org/events
- 1768YouTube as the Modern Day AreopagusWe welcome Eli Ayala, host of Revealed Apologetics, to discuss Christian apologetics in the digital public square. Drawing an analogy to the Areopagus of Acts 17, Camden Bucey and Ayala consider YouTube’s remarkable reach, its dangers, the spiritual dimension of apologetics, the union of biblical content and method, current movements in online apologetics, and the pastoral task of guiding young people who encounter theology online.Ayala recounts his path from a Spanish Pentecostal upbringing to Reformed theology and presuppositional apologetics, including the decisive influence of the Greg Bahnsen–Gordon Stein debate. He also explains the origins of Revealed Apologetics and reflects on the opportunities and distortions created by algorithmic media.LinksEpisode pageRevealed ApologeticsRevealed Apologetics on YouTubeDefending Our HopeChapters0:00 Introduction2:03 YouTube as the Modern Areopagus3:43 Eli Ayala’s Background and Work8:39 Spiritual Warfare and Apologetics12:47 An Apologetic Awakening17:06 The Bahnsen–Stein Debate and Presuppositionalism20:42 The Origins of Revealed Apologetics25:35 YouTube’s Promise and Peril36:31 Biblical Content, Method, and Character43:13 The Online Apologetics Landscape47:33 Eastern Orthodoxy and Presuppositionalism49:32 Islam and Christian Apologetics Online50:52 Roman Catholic Apologetics Online54:11 Guiding Young People through Online Theology1:01:13 Conclusion
- 1769Introduction and Methodological Considerations | Resurrection and Redemption: A Reader’s Guide (Lesson 1)This is the first lesson in Dr. Camden M. Bucey and Dr. Marcus Mininger’s Reformed Academy course, Resurrection and Redemption: A Reader’s Guide. It was originally recorded for one of Reformed Forum’s International Cohort Reading Groups. This lesson covers pages 5–30 of Richard B. Gaffin Jr.’s Resurrection and Redemption: A Study in Paul’s Soteriology, addressing the following topics:00:00 Introduction and Personal History with the Book06:07 The Book’s Title and Purpose10:02 Redemption Accomplished and Applied16:41 A Biblical-Theological Approach22:54 Paul’s Soteriology and Methodological Questions30:22 Paul as Theologian and Interpreter35:40 Biblical Authors as Theologians39:16 Theology, Scripture, and Philosophical Categories42:51 Apostolic and Post-Apostolic History49:45 The Occasional Nature of Paul’s Letters55:00 Contextual Theology, Unity, and DiversityRegister 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/resurrection-redemption-readers-guideYour donations help us to provide free Reformed resources for students like you worldwide: https://reformedforum.org/donate/#biblicaltheology #redemption #reformedtheology #biblestudy
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