Alumni News

We invite you, as a GPTS Alumnus, to submit any news such as calls, ordination and installation services, appointments, biographical information about yourself/family, and/or post an article for fellow alumni to view,etc. If you wish to submit something please send your information to bbenson@gpts.edu.


NEW BABY:

The Lord has blessed GPTS Alumni Association President Ryan McGraw and his wife Kristi with a new son. Jonathan Ryan McGraw was born July 15, 2010 in Conway, South Carolina, where his father pastors Grace Presbyterian Church (PCA). The baby weighed in at 9 pounds, 4 ounces and was 21 inches long at birth. Pastor McGraw reports that the labor went very well and mom and baby are both very healthy and strong. Ryan and Kristi have two other sons, Owen and Calvin. The seminary family rejoices with the McGraws over their great new covenant blessing.

Ordination & Installation of Matthew Holst:

Alumnus Matthew Holst was ordained and installed as the new pastor of Geneva OPC in Woodstock, Georgia on Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 1 p.m. The service was held at Redeemer OPC (3930 Chamblee Tucker Road,Doraville, GA 30340). Directions can be found at: http://www.ropc.org/directions.htm

Books & Articles by Ryan McGraw:

Books:

  • The Day of Worship: Re-examining the Christian Life in Light of the Sabbath (Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2010)

Articles:

  • “On Theological Writing” (forthcoming in Puritan Reformed Theological Journal, vol. 2, number. 2, July 2010).
  • “William Plumer on Pastoral Writing” (submitted to Puritan Reformed Journal)
  • "John Owen on the Study of Theology” (forthcoming in The Confessional Presbyterian)
  • “Some Thoughts on Using John Owen’s Hebrews ‘Commentary,’” (forthcoming in Banner of Truth)
  • “A Pastor’s Analysis of Preaching: Two False Dichotomies and Three Conclusions,” (forthcoming in Puritan Reformed Theological Journal, volume 2, number 1).
  • “A Review Article of Jay Adam’s Keeping the Sabbath Today,” Puritan Reformed Theological Journal, volume 1, number 2, 2009.
  • “Five Reasons Why the Sabbath was Designed for Worship,” Puritan Reformed Theological Journal, volume 1, number 2, 2009.
  • “Herodotus,” in The Welebethan: Journal of History 2001 (California State University, Fullerton, 2001), 1-14.

Book Reviews:

  • “A Review of Brian K. Kay, Trinitarian Spirituality" (The Confessional Presbyterian, 2010, forthcoming).
  • “A Review of Douglas F. Kelly, Systematic Theology Volume One” (Westminster Theological Journal, vol. 72, number. 1, Spring 2010).
  • “A Review of Cornelis Venema, Children at the Lord’s Table" (Puritan Reformed Journal, vol. 2, number. 2, July 2010.)
  • “A Review of Paul Wolfe, My God is True!" (forthcoming in New Horizons).
  • “A Review of Morton Smith’s Systematic Theology" (Puritan Reformed Theological Journal, vol. 2, number. 1, January 2010.)
  • “A Review of Dd. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Living Water" (Puritan Reformed Theological Journal, vol. 2, number. 1, Spring 2010.)
  • “A Review of Daniel Hyde’s In Living Color: Images of Christ and the Means of Grace” (The Confessional Presbyterian, December 2009.)
  • “A Review of Robert Vasholz, Leviticus” (Westminster Theological Journal, volume 71, number 2, 2009.)