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Here is an interview which will appear soon on our local cable access channel. It is Steve Williams, host of "to God Be the Glory", interviewing our very own Pastor Richard Tory Mac Donald of Hosanna Family Church of Pawtucket. The subject is Reformed Theology:

Hosanna videos are now ready! Here is the first one.

Here is a chapel message from Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary in September 2009. The subject is Pastoral ministry: Joel Beeke Chapel from Puritan Reformed on Vimeo.

Here is a lecture in Great Falls MT on John 6:

This past weekend, James White debated former Pastor/Missionary and now atheist Dan Barker. Here is Pt. I & II of the video:

I can relate first-hand to this clip by John Piper, and agree overall with his conclusion. It can vary by each congregation, their background, and age. Although the thrust is more towards the worship leader, it also has application for general pastoring as well:

Here is a great lecture from James White on an Introduction to the Reformation, for those uninitiated into this critically important aspect of church history:

Today, I was privileged to deliver the morning message at our special baptism service at Colt State Park in Bristol RI. Five participated in believer's baptism today. Here is a collage of photos - and video - taken during our outing we had immediately following. My apologies in advance for the poor quality - I shot it with a Kodak EasyShare C913 digital camera:

From the aomin.org web site, James White speaks on Arminianism and the harm this theology does to the integrity of the Gospel.

Here is something from the White Horse Inn archives from 2007, where they discussed the legacy of Charles Finney and his influence on American Semi-Pelagianism:

Here's a sermon from Paul Washer that my Pastor sent me a link on recently. As always, Bro. Washer is convicting as he preaches on the purpose of the Christ's church:

Here is a video taken recently of Al Mohler speaking to those at SBTS on the future of the SBC. Having been most recently in the SBC, I wholeheartedly concur with Dr. Mohler:

I'm reading Christless Christianity by Michael Horton, and it has some profound insights into the errors of modern American Christianity. He points out that when the Gospel is assumed, it becomes lost over time. Michael points out the confusion in emphasis on law vs. Gospel. Also he boldly states that fundamentalism and liberalism makes essentially the same error in focusing on works rather than Gospel. This is an eye-opening read that is a MUST for all Pastors as they deal with 2009's version of Christianity, which in larger part is Christless. Here's a video preview from Michael Horton:

In the Puritan paperback series I am going through, I first read Jeremiah Burroughs "the Art of Divine Contentment". Now I am reading through John Owen's "The Mortification of Sin." This paperback has re-worked the words so they are in a much easier-to-read style. Here is part of p. 36: "We need to recognize the enemy we are dealing with and resolve that it is to be destroyed by all means possible. The battle is a vigorous and hazardous one that deals with the issue of eternity. When a man is not very concerned, and sees his list as a trivial thing,it is an indication that he is not mortified or even heading in that direction." I heartily recommend this book to all in our relentless pursuit of holiness and Reformed piety.

As most conservatives are wringing their hands and lamenting Obama's blitzkrieg of the country's health, Sarah Palin has announced her resignation as Governor of Alaska. I blogged about her entrance as VP Candidate in the 2008 Presidential Election as pivotal. She's ascended the political ladder rapidly, and I believe that this resignation is in preparation for a run at the White House in 2012. Stay tuned...... Watch CBS Videos Online

Last Sunday, I encoded our video sermon in .H264, but in an FLV enclosure. Kind of a trick, but here is the video. The sermon is Part II of my series in James on The Sin Of Partiality:

In the last post, I described our family's visit to Plimoth Plantation. I promised I would gives the pluses and minuses of the visit, which I will do at this time. First, the positives: 1 - The Cost - Our friends from Plymouth got us library passes, which were at a reduced rate of $10.00 for each adult and $6.00 for children. So our total cost was $26.00 for the three of us. That saved us some money, as the regular price would be $74.00 for the three of us. You just have to know about the library passes. 2 - Realism - The "interpreters" did a fine job in representing 17th Century colonists. I especially appreciated the woman, sitting outside reading her geneva Bible in her lap. This showed outwardly how their faith was absolutely central in their life. This is important in a time in history when Christianity is express in trite and simplistic terms, usually sans the Bible. Sadly, my camera ran out of battery power just when I snapped her picture, so no photo is available. The one interpreting William Brewster did an especially fine job as he demonstrated and explained what mid-week worship was like. His prayer included the words "chosen ones" which seemed to want to be a display of their Calvinism, but seemed to portray it in a prideful way, sadly. As stated in my previous post, however, this was still the highlight for me. 3 - Easy Access -There was plenty of free parking and, sincde it was June, not too full. It's a short walk back to the car. 4 - Friendly Staff - Many of the staff are volunteers and retirees, and they were friendly and helpful at all times. Now, some of the negatives: 1 - Historical Revisionism - It seemed that the interpreters leaned towards profit as the prime motive for the voyage, or at least it seemed that was the tilt of at leats the interpreters whom we heard. The focus seemed to be diverted away from faith, and the desire to escape persecution and turmoil, as the prime reason for their leaving Leiden, Holland. Again, to be fair, it

Our family went on our day trip to Plimoth Plantations. It was definitely a rare glimpse into 17th century New England, whom held to sound doctrine and piety, whom God used mightily. Here are some photos: Up;on arrival at around 11:00 AM, we immediately noticed the scores of school children on their field trips. We sat and began to watch a short movie in the theatre, which they encourage you to view before entering the Plantation. I'll describe a bit more about it later. On to the colonial village. We stopped by various homes, including Gov. Bradford's. Some were empty, and a real Geneva Bible was present on the shelf,in at least two of the homes we entered. Upon walking down the dirt road, we went over to a colonial woman with her Geneva Bible on her lap. We must keep in mind that they are "interpreters" not genuine Pilgrims, although their realistic depiction make one almost forget that. My friend told her I was a Pastor, and in true interpretive form, she seemed sad when, after she asked if I was staying, I told her I was just passing through. History tells us that their Pastor, John Robinson, died two years or so before the depicted time (1627), and they needed one. My digital camera battery failed just as I was snapping her photo, so it is not included in the gallery. We walked through the gift shops and noticed the extremely high prices of the souvenirs (likely necessary because of costs to maintain upkeep). We resisted the impulse, but noticed the notice posted on the glass door that there would be a time of Puritan worship at 2:30 PM in their fort, which they used to worship in. We grabbed some lunch (also high-priced), we arrived at 2:30 and some curious tourists joined us. Then, "William Brewster" the colonists' ruling elder, came in and, instead of mounting the pulpit, sat down in a small chair with a table, and gave us example of what mid-week worship was like. He taught us a response singing of Psalm 100 (to the tune of the doxology) and gave a thum

Here is a closing argument by James White from a debate on Calvinism. This is very compelling: Find more videos like this on Reformed Thinking