Trauma: The Pain of Belief in a Sovereign God
In some ways, trauma has become a buzzword, both culturally and within the church. Even in places that are supposed to be the most safe, […]
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Tragedy: Meaningful or Meaningless?
When tragedy strikes us, what do we do? Do we want to immediately blame God? Do we try to rationalize it in some way? Or […]
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God’s Remedy (1 John 2:1-2)
We have a remedy to our sin problem, declared in 1 John 2:1–2, the fourth and final Comfortable Word. Because Jesus was our sacrifice, he […]
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God’s Diagnosis (1 Timothy 1:15)
The third word (1 Timothy 1:15) diagnoses our human condition, revealing not just the subjective feeling of burden but also the objective consequences of violating […]
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God’s Disposition (John 3:16)
The second of the Comfortable Words, John 3:16, demonstrates God’s desire and initiative to save his people. In this episode of White Horse Inn, hosts […]
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God’s Invitation (Matthew 11:28)
As Christians, we often struggle to view God as one who wants to meet us with words of comfort and good news. But understanding God’s […]
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Tim Keller on Suffering, Forgiveness, and the Future of the Church
Martin Luther once said, "Prayer, study, and suffering make a pastor." Few things can better describe the life and ministry of Tim Keller. In this episode, Michael Horton is joined by Tim Keller to discuss how his cancer diagnosis has affected his spiritual practices, why forgiveness is essential in life and society, the church's resilience amidst increasing secularization, and more.
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Are You Called to Ministry?
In this special episode concluding our White Horse Inn series on vocation, Michael Horton and Justin Holcomb sit down to discuss the call to vocational ministry. Drawing on their experiences as ordained ministers and seminary professors, they answer questions like: What are the qualifications for pastoral ministry? How do you know if you’re called to ministry? When should you go to seminary? And how can we encourage those in our midst we think may be called?
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The Forgotten Discovery of the Reformation
During the Reformation, “the priesthood of all believers”—considered one of the most important discoveries of the Reformation—countered the clericalism of Rome and restored the dignity of ordinary vocations. So what does the daily office of “Christian” look like today? And how are laypeople meant to engage in the work of ministry? In this episode of White Horse Inn, Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Bob Hiller, and special guest Walter Strickland discuss the priesthood of all believers, considering its different expressions and implications in the Reformed, Anglican, Baptist, and Lutheran traditions.
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Your Labor is Not in Vain
The apostle Paul tells us that in light of Christ’s resurrection and in view of our own, our work is not in vain. It has meaning and purpose. So how do we navigate the goodness and the promises of work in the context of a world where sin has plagued our vocations? What does the doctrine of vocation say to a generation of people who are unsatisfied, burning out, and just plain tired? Listen to Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Bob Hiller, and special guest Walter Strickland continue their discussion of vocation in this episode of White Horse Inn.
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Living Under God’s Pleasure: The Christian Employee
Is there a distinctly Christian way to go about our day jobs? In this episode of White Horse Inn,Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Bob Hiller, and Walter Strickland consider what makes our work valuable. They challenge the human tendency to search for ultimate significance and satisfaction in our work, pointing listeners to God’s design for believers to live out their vocations under God’s pleasure, in the power of the Spirit, and within the rhythms of work and rest that he provides.
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Called to Work
When we talk about work, it’s easy to jump right to the Fall and consider how work is frustrated by sin. But how does the pre-Fall creation narrative shape our understanding of vocation? And what does that mean for a post-Fall reality? In this episode of White Horse Inn, Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, and Bob Hiller are joined by special guest Walter Strickland in a new series examining the doctrine of vocation. This episode looks at the goodness inherent to work, what it looks like toimage God in our vocations, and how the Sabbath shapes our approach to the work week.