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An Interview with Graeme Goldsworthy
(RS – 26) Broadcast Date Aug. 29, 2010 (WHI - 1012)
According to Australian theologian Graeme Goldsworthy
the gospel of Christ is the central story of the entire Bible.
But if this is the case, how then do we interpret various
Old and New Testament texts in light of that fact? On this
program, Michael Horton talks with Graeme about this
question.
Surprised by Grace
(RS – 27) Broadcast Date Sept. 5, 2010 (WHI - 1013)
On this edition, Michael Horton talks with Tullian
Tchividjian about his book Surprised by Grace: God’s
Relentless Pursuit of Rebels. The book walks readers
through the story of Jonah and provides a good example
of how to read an Old Testament text with Christ at
the center. Mike and Tullian also discuss the value of
employing a redemptive historical method of biblical
interpretation.
Almost Christian
(RS – 28) Broadcast Date Oct. 3, 2010 (WHI - 1017)
On this edition, Michael Horton talks with Princeton
Seminary professor Kenda Creasy Dean about her new
book Almost Christian: What the Faith of Our Teenagers
is Telling the American Church. In her new book she
observes, “If churches practice moralistic therapeutic
deism in the name of Christianity, then getting teenag-
ers to church more often is not the solution (conceivably
it could make things worse). A more faithful church is
the solution.”
The Parables of Jesus, Part 1
(RS – 29) Broadcast Date Oct. 10, 2010 (WHI - 1018)
Some say that Jesus taught in parables because this
mode of communication is the most effective for large
audiences. But is this really what Jesus was up to? What is
a parable, and why did Jesus use this particular method
of teaching? The hosts answer these questions and more
as they begin a new six-part series on the Parables of
Jesus.
The Parables of Jesus, Part 2
(RS – 30) Broadcast Date Oct. 17, 2010 (WHI - 1019)
What is the point of Jesus’ many parables? For example, is
the message of the parable of the wicked tenants that we
should all try to pay our rent on time, or is the text about
something more important? On this broadcast, the hosts
will discuss these questions as they unpack this parable
and others related to it.
The Parables of Jesus, Part 3
(RS – 31) Broadcast Date Oct. 24, 2010 (WHI - 1020)
On this program the hosts discuss the parable of the
Prodigal Son and other similar narratives. Jesus taught
that his mission was “to seek and save that which was
lost.” But in the prodigal son story, we find that Jesus’
primary point is to show that the religious leaders of his
day, represented by the older brother in the parable, were
the ones who were truly lost.
The Parables of Jesus, Part 4
(RS – 32) Broadcast Date Oct. 31, 2010 (WHI - 1021)
What is the basic point of the parable of the Good
Samaritan? Most people would probably say that it’s a
nice story that teaches us to be helpful to those in
need. But as we’ve been seeing in this series, there is a
deeper meaning that many overlook. On this program
the hosts walk through this and other similar parables
relating to the theme of sin and grace.
The Parables of Jesus, Part 5
(RS – 33) Broadcast Date Nov. 7, 2010 (WHI - 1022)
Jesus taught that a person is not worthy of being his
disciple unless he hates his father and mother. On this
program, the hosts will take a look at texts such as these
as they discuss parables of costly discipleship in their
continuing series through the Parables of Jesus.
The Parables of Jesus, Part 6
(RS – 34) Broadcast Date Nov. 14, 2010 (WHI - 1023)
When Jesus returns will he separate the sheep and the
goats based upon good works? What about the parable
of the wedding banquet; how does this story relate to
our view of last things? On this edition, the hosts wrap up
their series on the Parables of Jesus.
The Sufficiency of Scripture
(RS – 35) Broadcast Date Nov. 21, 2010 (WHI - 1024)
According to sixteenth century Roman Catholics, the
Bible was a dark and obscure book that required an infal-
lible interpreter. The Protestants were unconvinced
and began to argue for Sola Scriptura. But what are the
implications of this view? Does it mean that each of us
has the right to private interpretation? That’s what’s on
tap this week at White Horse Inn.
Textual Narcissism
(RS – 36) Broadcast Date Nov. 28, 2010 (WHI - 1025)
On this special program recorded live at the Desiring God
Conference, the hosts discuss the predominance of me-
centered Bible interpretation. The hosts argue that most
Christians today are not engaging in proper biblical
exegesis but rather are reading themselves and their own
stories into the text of Scripture. Sitting in on this program
is Stephen Nichols, author of Ancient Word, Changing
Worlds and Jesus: Made in America.
A Survey of Biblical Literacy
(RS – 37) Broadcast Date Dec. 12, 2010 (WHI - 1027)
On this program the hosts interact with the results of a
recent survey of general Bible knowledge taken at a
Christian convention. In this survey, Christians were asked
whether or not they agreed with various ideas such as,
“There is no one who does good, not even one, there is no
one who seeks God.” Though this is a famous Bible verse
from Romans chapter 3, half the people we surveyed
failed to recognize it and ended up disagreeing with the
theology that it puts forth.
An Interview with Christian Smith
(RS – 38) Broadcast Date Dec. 26, 2010 (WHI - 1029)
Michael Horton recently had the opportunity to talk with
Notre Dame sociologist Christian Smith, author of Soul
Searching and Souls in Transition. Dr. Smith coined the
phrase “Moralistic Therapeutic Deism” to describe the
faith of most religious teens and the religions he fears of
their parents as well.
Bonus Modern reforMation articles(MR – 01) Horton, Michael“When Your ‘Testimony’ Is Boring”MR Vol. 1, Issue 1 (Jan/Feb 1992)
(MR – 01) Nienhuis, David R. “The Problem of Evangelical Biblical Illiteracy: A View from the Classroom” MR Vol.: 19, Issue 1 (Jan/Feb 2010)
(MR – 02) Horton, Michael “Hearing is Believing: Sound Advice” MR Vol. 19, Issue 1 (Jan/Feb 2010)
(MR – 03) Horton, Michael “God’s Word in Human Words: The Inspiration of Scripture” MR Vol. 19, Issue 2 (Mar/Apr 2010)
(MR – 04) Horton, Michael “The Truthfulness of Scripture: Inerrancy” MR Vol. 19, Issue 2 (Mar/Apr 2010)
(MR – 05) Kruger, Michael J. “Textual Criticism: The Achilles Heel of Inerrancy?” MR Vol. 19, Issue 2 (Mar/Apr 2010)
(MR – 06) Horton, Michael “Sufficient for Faith and Practice: Covenant and Canon” MR Vol. 19, Issue 3 (May/Jun 2010)
(MR – 07) Horton, Michael “Interpreting Scripture by Scripture” MR Vol. 19, Issue 4 (Jul/Aug 2010)
(MR – 08) Editors “Why Can’t We Just Read the Bible?: An Interview with D. A. Carson” MR Vol. 19, Issue 4 (Jul/Aug 2010)
(MR – 09) Norris, Sean “An Introduction to the Law and the Gospel” MR Vol. 19, Issue 5 (Sep/Oct 2010)
(MR – 10) Horton, Michael “Rightly Dividing the Word: Negotiating Continuity and Discontinuity” MR Vol. 19, Issue 5 (Sep/Oct 2010)
(MR – 11) Rosenthal, Shane “Reflecting Upon Scripture: ‘You’re So Vain, You Probably Think This Text is About You’” MR Vol. 19, Issue 5 (Sep/Oct 2010)
(MR – 12) George, Christian “Sola Scriptura, Etc: Younger Evangelicals, Emergents, and Additional Sources of Authority” MR Vol. 19, Issue 6 (Nov/Dec 2010)
(MR – 13) Horton, Michael “The Gospel and the Sufficiency of Scripture: Church of the Word or Word of the Church?” MR Vol. 19, Issue 6 (Nov/Dec 2010)
Bonus content
(DTF – Bonus 01) R.C. Sproul on
The Existence of God
Broadcast Date May 12, 2002
(RS - Bonus 01) Michael Horton on
Law & Gospel (WHI - 1117)
(RS - Bonus 02) Rod Rosenbladt
on The Sufficiency of Scripture
(Chicago 2010)
(RS - Bonus 03) Kim Riddlebarger
on The Sufficiency of Scripture for
Worship (Chicago 2010)
(RS - Bonus 04) Difficult Texts of
Scripture (WHI - 0816)
(RS - Bonus 05) Christ’s View of
Scripture (WHI - 0838)
(RS - Bonus 06) Exploring Covenant
Theology (WHI - 1127)
(RS - Bonus 07) Has Jesus Been
Misquoted? (WHI - 1153)
Recovering Scripture
(RS – 01) Broadcast Date Jan. 17, 2010 (WHI - 980)
George Gallop has commented that Americans revere
the Bible but don’t read it. In fact, poll after poll reveals
an increasing trend toward biblical illiteracy. On this
edition, the hosts discuss the implications of this
disturbing trend as they introduce their new series,
Recovering Scripture.
The Book of Galatians, Part 1
(RS – 02) Broadcast Date Jan. 24, 2010 (WHI - 981)
What is the book of Galatians about, and what doc-
trines does it address? We recently put questions like
these to students at an evangelical Bible college,
and their answers reveal once again that Christians
themselves need to recover Scripture. On this edition,
the hosts interact with these on-the-street interviews
and explain why Galatians is such a crucially important
book to read and study.
The Book of Galatians, Part 2
(RS – 03) Broadcast Date Jan. 31, 2010 (WHI - 982)
On this program the hosts explain why Galatians is a
good place to begin in order to understand the basic
message of Scripture. At the heart of this discussion is
whether our eternal destiny is determined by our own
efforts and law keeping, or by God’s promise to save his
people “by grace alone through faith alone on account
of Christ alone.”
The Book of Galatians, Part 3
(RS – 04) Broadcast Date Feb. 7, 2010 (WHI - 983)
How does one qualify for God’s heavenly inheritance?
Does it come by obedience to the law, or by trusting the
promise? In their continuing survey of Galatians, the
hosts further outline the distinctions between the Abra-
hamic and Mosaic covenants and point to Christ alone
as the ground of our acceptance before a righteous and
holy God.
The Book of Galatians, Part 4
(RS – 05) Broadcast Date Feb. 14, 2010 (WHI - 984)
On this edition, the hosts discuss Paul’s allegory of two
mountains and two mothers in Galatians chapter 4. Why
does the apostle argue that the present city of Jerusa-
lem corresponds with Hagar rather than with Sarah?
Though it may take a little work, understanding this
allegory may be one of the best ways to understand the
entire Bible.
The Book of Galatians, Part 5
(RS – 06) Broadcast Date Feb. 21, 2010 (WHI - 985)
What does it mean to walk by the Spirit? How does our
sanctification relate to our freedom in Christ and with
justification? The hosts discuss these issues and more as
they conclude their five-part series through Paul’s letter
to the Galatians.
Grounded in the Gospel
(RS – 07) Broadcast Date Feb. 28, 2010 (WHI - 986)
Throughout the history of the church, young believers
and new converts to the faith went through a teaching
process called “catechizing.” What are the roots of
this ancient practice, and why has it fallen out of use
in contemporary Christianity? On this edition, Michael
Horton talks with J.I. Packer and Gary Parrett, authors of
an important new book on this subject titled, Grounded
in the Gospel: Building Believers the Old Fashioned Way.
How Does God Reveal Himself?
(RS – 08) Broadcast Date Mar. 7, 2010 (WHI - 987)
Can we discover truth about God outside of the Bible, or
is Scripture the only true source of heavenly knowledge?
On this edition the hosts will outline the distinction
between general and special revelation. Though we
can know many things about God by the things he has
made, only Scripture reveals his good will toward us in
the Gospel.
The Cross & Resurrection
(RS – 09) Broadcast Date Apr. 4, 2010 (WHI - 991)
On this edition, the hosts walk through the significance
of Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. In particular,
they focus on the importance of his resurrection from
the dead, which vindicates his truth claims and provides
a ground for belief in his sacrificial death on our behalf.
The Inspiration of Scripture
(RS – 10) Broadcast Date Apr. 18, 2010 (WHI - 993)
What does it mean to assert that the Bible is an inspired
text? Did this holy book fall out of Heaven? Did the bibli-
cal writers dictate word for word what God wanted them
to say? On this program the hosts unpack the meaning
of the biblical doctrine of inspiration and also take a look
at some of the challenges that this doctrine is facing in
our time.
Inspiration & Inerrancy
(RS – 11) Broadcast Date Apr. 25, 2010 (WHI - 994)
Some who believe that the Bible is an inspired book go
on to reject the idea that it is inerrant. How can sinful
men produce a holy text without errors? What are we to
do with some of the alleged contradictions in Scripture?
Joining the panel for this discussion is Dr. R.C. Sproul,
one of the founding leaders of the International Council
on Biblical Inerrancy.
Contending for the Faith, Part 1
(RS – 12) Broadcast Date May 2, 2010 (WHI - 995)
How did the apostles contend for the faith throughout
the book of Acts? Did they share their testimonies or
inner experiences? Did they encourage blind faith?
On this special live edition, the hosts walk through
the apologetic sermons in Acts in order to discover
how to “contend for the faith once delivered to the
saints” (Jude 3).
Contending for the Faith, Part 2
(RS – 13) Broadcast Date May 9, 2010 (WHI - 996)
On this edition, the hosts continue to explore the topic
of Contending for the Faith as they take questions from a
live audience in Southern California. Questions include:
are we simply assuming the truthfulness of Scripture
since we can’t interview the eyewitnesses of Christ’s
resurrection; what should churches do to encourage
evangelism in our time; and can our testimonies be seen
as evidence of the gospel’s truthfulness?
The Spirituality of Emerging Adults
(RS – 14) Broadcast Date May 16, 2010 (WHI - 997)
What is an emerging adult, and how have the beliefs
and religious practices of this group changed in recent
decades? What effect does our contemporary culture
have on the religious lives of young people in our day?
Joining the panel to discuss this topic is University of
Notre Dame professor Christian Smith, author of Souls
in Transition: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of
Emerging Adults.
The Origin of Scripture
(RS – 15) Broadcast Date May 23, 2010 (WHI - 998)
Why is the Old Testament arranged the way it is, and
how do the various books relate to each other? Is it likely
that these documents were edited and amended over
time? On this edition, the hosts examine the covenant
origins of the Old Testament Scriptures.
The Formation of the Canon
(RS – 16) Broadcast Date May 30, 2010 (WHI - 999)
Why were some books chosen as part of the biblical
canon while others were rejected? Was the selection
process primarily about the exercise of power in
determining what ultimately became Scripture, or a sub-
mission to the inherent authority of sacred texts? These
questions and more will be addressed on this edition of
White Horse Inn.
Religion on Trial
(RS – 17) Broadcast Date June 6, 2010 (WHI - 1000)
How is a person to know whether or not Christianity is
the true religion? Aren’t all religious claims subjective
attempts to grasp the ungraspable? And if so, why
choose one faith over the other? On this edition, the
hosts inquire into these questions with special guest
Craig Parton, author of Religion on Trial and The De-
fense Never Rests: A Lawyer’s Quest for the Gospel.
Understanding Biblical Criticism
(RS – 18) Broadcast Date June 13, 2010 (WHI - 1001)
Some today are arguing that the New Testament is so
full of transmission errors and scribal additions that it
cannot be trusted. But is this really the case? On
this edition, the hosts discuss this issue with New
Testament textual critic Philip W. Comfort, author of
Encountering the Manuscripts and editor of The Origin
of the Bible.
Jesus in Modern Scholarship
(RS – 19) Broadcast Date June 20, 2010 (WHI - 1002)
Can we trust the New Testament portrait of Jesus, or is
the Jesus of history radically different from the Jesus of
faith? What are we to think of scholars like Bart Ehrman
who suggest that Jesus has been “misquoted” and that
the Bible has significantly changed over time? Joining
the panel for this discussion is New Testament scholar
Craig A. Evans, author of Reinventing Jesus: How Mod-
ern Scholars Distort the Gospels.
Corroborating Evidence
(RS – 20) Broadcast Date June 27, 2010 (WHI - 1003)
If Jesus was a real historical individual, then do we have
any evidence for his life and ministry from sources
outside the New Testament? Some point to the writings
of Josephus, but isn’t it true that his famous passage
about Jesus was proven to be a fabrication? Interacting
with the hosts on this topic is historian Paul L. Maier,
editor of Josephus: The Essential Works.
Distracting Ourselves to Death
(RS – 21) Broadcast Date July 11, 2010 (WHI - 1005)
We live in a world of constant distraction. Not only are we
constantly being interrupted by cellphones, email, and
text messages, but also we’re also distracted from think-
ing and contemplating in a culture of constant entertain-
ment. Joining the panel to discuss this topic is media
ecologist T. David Gordon, author of Why Johnny Can’t
Preach: The Media Have Shaped the Messengers.
Interpreting Scripture
(RS – 22) Broadcast Date July 18, 2010 (WHI - 1006)
How should we interpret the Bible? Literally?
Figuratively? Allegorically? On this edition, the hosts
take up the subject of hermeneutics, the term for the
study of the principles of textual interpretation. They
argue that the Bible is not one book with a single inter-
pretive rule but rather is a library of numerous ancient
texts that need to be interpreted according to the rules
of their respective genres.
How NOT to Interpret the Bible
(RS – 23) Broadcast Date July 25, 2010 (WHI - 1007)
As they continue to discuss the subject of hermeneutics,
the hosts take a look at frequent errors in biblical interpre-
tation. Mistakes include problems such as moralism, at-
omism, relativism, taking things out of context, and more.
Christ the Key to Scripture
(RS – 24) Broadcast Date Aug. 1, 2010 (WHI - 1008)
All great books are difficult to master and, according to
classicist Mortimer Adler, the Bible is the most challeng-
ing of all the great books. But when we begin to see
the scarlet thread of redemption running from Genesis
to Revelation, the Bible’s central message becomes
unmistakably clear.
American Spirituality
(RS – 25) Broadcast Date Aug. 15, 2010 (WHI - 1010)
What is the nature of American spirituality, and how does
it differ from classical Christian conceptions of God,
revelation, and redemption? On this edition, Michael
Horton walks through various popular views of American
religion and contrasts them with the biblical gospel of
free grace in Jesus Christ.