ReformedCast Scott Oakland

This week, we have on the program Dr. Michael G. Brown, author of A Sacred Bond: Covenant Theology Explored. Dr. Brown has served as pastor of Christ United Reformed Church in Santee since it began in 2003. He is a graduate of Westminster Seminary California, holding a Master of Divinity degree and an MA in Historical Theology. He has authored and contributed to five books, including Christ and the Condition: The Covenant Theology of Samuel Petto. He has also published numerous essays on historical theology in academic journals, as well as articles in popular magazines such as Modern Reformation, Banner of Truth, and Tabletalk.

This week, we welcome back to the program Ryan McGraw, author of the book Christ?s Glory, Your Good: Salvation Planned, Promised, Accomplished, and Applied. Ryan is Pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church in Conway, SC. Ryan holds a a BA in history from California State University Fullerton, a MDiv and a ThM (in Reformed worship) fromGreenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, and is working on a PhD through the University of the Free State (South Africa). He is the recent-past president of the GPTS Alumni Association, and is also the author of the book By Good and Necessary Consequence.

This week, we welcome Dr. Jay Budziszewski, author of the book The Revenge of Conscience: Politics and the Fall of Man. Dr. Budziszewski is professor of government at the University of Texas, Austin, where he has taught since 1981. He specializes in ethics, political philosophy and the interaction of these two fields with religion and theology. Budziszewski has written widely, in both scholarly and popular venues, about a variety of moral and political issues including abortion, marriage, sexuality, capital punishment, and the role of judges in a constitutional republic. His principal area of publication is the theory of natural law. J. Budziszewski received his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1981, and is also author of the books Evangelicals in the Public Square, What We Can?t Not Know: A Guide, and Written on the Heart: The Case for Natural Law.

This week, we welcome back to ReformedCast Dr. James R. White, and we?ll be discussing his new book What Every Christian Needs to Know About the Qur?an. Dr White is Director of Alpha and Omega Ministries, and is an Elder at the Phoenix Reformed Baptist Church in Phoenix, AZ. Dr. White has authored many books, including Pulpit Crimes: The Criminal Mishandling of God?s Word and The Potter?s Freedom.

We welcome John Samson this week for a continuation of our discussion in November 2012 on his book Twelve What Abouts ? Answering Common Objections Concerning God?s Sovereignty In Election. John serves as the pastor of King?s Church in Phoenix, AZ. John is a graduate of Elim Bible College (now re-named Regents Theological College). His written articles have been included in three new E-Books: The Work of the Trinity in Salvation (The Spirit?s Effectual Application of Christ?s Redemption to All the Father Has Given Him), Intro to Reformed Theology ? A Calvinist Survival Guide, and The Doctrine of Regeneration.

We welcome David Clark on a special Saturday edition of the program, author of You, Your Family and the Internet. David Clark was born and brought up in a missionary family working in France. A Bible believing Christian since the age of 15, he is active in his local Evangelical and Reformed church in England, where he lives after spending a number of years in the USA. He has worked with computer technology for over 30 years, has a degree in Computer Science and Electronics, and carried out Postgraduate research into the uses of Artificial Intelligence in the design of silicon chips. He owns and runs a consultancy company that carries out technology related work for the UK and US governments. He has published a number of technical papers at various conferences, ranging from the use of Artificial Intelligence, to Risk Analysis. He has also served on the boards of Evangelical Times and Evangelical Press, as well as working in publishing in the Russian and Chinese languages.