Articles from the Faculty

Here you'll find a repurposed resource hub of published works from the Faculty of Mid-America - from segments of podcasts, portions of journal articles, published books, Messenger pieces, and more.

The Seven Deadly Sins and a Sin-Sick Culture
In waging the battle of the Christian life knowledge of the seven deadly sins helps us to see where and how the devil gains footholds in our lives to bring us into misery. Dr. J. Mark Beach briefly looks at each of them.
Answering Objections to Catechism Preaching Part 4
In this final installment on our series of answering objections to catechism preaching, the late P.Y. De Jong answers one final charge: Have the Reformed churches made themselves guilty of adopting "a canon within the canon"?
Answering Objections to Catechism Preaching Part 3
The late P.Y. De Jong continues answering objections to catechetical preaching, this time responding to the charge that the words of men are being substituted for the word of the Lord.
Answering Objections to Catechism Preaching Part 2
The late P.Y. De Jong continues his assessment of catechetical preaching, making a case for such even in such times when Reformed ministers no longer believe what the catechism affirms.
Answering Objections to Catechism Preaching Part 1
In 1986, the late Reformed scholar and Mid-America professor, P.Y. De Jong, wrote in the Mid-America Journal of Theology on catechetical preaching. Here he begins answering some objections to such exhortation in the church.
The Real Presence of Christ in Preaching: Further Questions and Clarifications
Dr. J. Mark Beach continues his examination of Martin Luther and John Calvin's proposal that Christ is present in the preaching of the Word. If preaching is the Word of God, doesn’t this imply the infallibility of the preacher?