Ryan McGraw talks about his new book, What Is Covenant Theology?: Tracing God's Promises through the Son, the Seed, and the Sacraments.

Ryan is the Morton H. Smith Professor of Systematic Theology at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and serves as Teacher at Covenant Community OPC, Taylors SC.

Are Israel and the Church Two Distinct Peoples of God?

Ryan’s recommended reading

1. John Owen, Communion with God. The full title is “Of Communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Each Person Distinctly, In Love, Grace, and Consolation; or The Saints’ Fellowship with the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost Unfolded.”
2. Augustine, On Christian Doctrine.
3. Herman Witsius, The Economy of the Covenants Between God and Man: Comprehending a Complete Body of Divinity.

For more on Covenant Theology in Ordained Servant see the following,

1. Gregory Edward Reynolds, “Clarity on the Covenants." Ordained Servant, 15 (2006): 22-27. Available here.
2. Richard B. Gaffin, Jr., “Covenant and Salvation.” Ordained Servant, 18 (2009): 145-49. Available here.

Jason Poquette is a ruling elder in Immanuel Chapel (OPC), Upton, MA. He is a Pharmacist and works in Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA. In this podcast he discusses how ruling elders can help Christians understand the proper use of medication, its limits, the difficulties of end of life decisions, and the place of Christians in the modern healthcare system.

Jason's three book recommendations;
John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress.
John Calvin, A Little Book on the Christian Life.
R. C. Sproul, Surprised by Suffering: The Role of Pain and Death in the Christian Life.
(And anything else by R. C. Sproul!)

On Sept. 5, 1986, Sanjay was onboard Pan Am Flight 73. It was hijacked by the PLO in Karachi, Pakistan. Sanjay survived, but was seriously injured, including subsequently undergoing the amputation of a leg. His cousin was the first person killed by the hijackers. 22 people died. Listen to his account of how God worked all things for good and brought new life out of the horror of a terrorist attack.

As an elder he now asks people in their suffering to think—what glory will God have from this? (Sanjay is a ruling elder in Theophilus Orthodox Presbyterian Church, a multi-generational and multi-ethnic church, in Anaheim CA.) https://www.theophilusopc.org

Sanjay’s three recommended books;
Prayer by O. Hallesby, (Augsburg Books, Updated Edition,1994)
Making Sense of God: Finding God in the Modern World by Timothy Keller (Penguin Books, 2018)
J-Curve: Dying and Rising with Jesus in Everyday Life by Paul Miller (Crossway, 2019)