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A reformed podcast produced by C. Matthew McMahon reminiscent of [[old_time_radio|old-time radio]] in the style of a news short, ranging from five to fifteen minutes.
A reformed podcast produced by C. Matthew McMahon reminiscent of [[old_time_radio|old-time radio]] in the style of a news short, ranging from five to fifteen minutes.


Named "The Wild Boar News Podcast" after [[Martin_Luther|Martin Luther's]] given name by the Roman Catholic church during the Reformation, "The Wild Boar" for stirring up theological trouble. <ref>http://www.apuritansmind.com/podcast/WildBoarNewsPodcast.htm</ref>
Named "The Wild Boar News Podcast" after [[Martin_Luther|Martin Luther's]] given name by the [[Roman Catholic]] church and [[Leo_X|Pope Leo X]] during the Reformation, "The Wild Boar in the Lord's Vineyard" for stirring up theological trouble. <ref>http://www.apuritansmind.com/podcast/WildBoarNewsPodcast.htm</ref>

===Puritan Board===
===Puritan Board===
The Puritan Board was created by McMahon in 2002 as a venue for Reformed thinkers, theologians and pastors to exchange ideas concerning reformed theology. The board is governed by the Westminster Standards. Membership to the board is exclusive whereby every member must be a member of a church, adhere to the Westminster Standards, the London Baptist Confession of 1689,the Three Forms of Unity or the Second Helvetic Confession. All members must hold to the historic creeds, viz. the Apostle's Creed, the Nicene Creed, the Athanasian Creed and the Definitions of Chalcedon. These membership rules are to maintain the structure of the board in accordance with Amos 3:3 - "Can two walk together unless they be agreed?"<ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Amos%203:3;&version=50;</ref>
The Puritan Board was created by McMahon in 2002 as a venue for Reformed thinkers, theologians and pastors to exchange ideas concerning reformed theology. The board is governed by the Westminster Standards. Membership to the board is exclusive whereby every member must be a member of a church, adhere to the Westminster Standards, the London Baptist Confession of 1689,the Three Forms of Unity or the Second Helvetic Confession. All members must hold to the historic creeds, viz. the Apostle's Creed, the Nicene Creed, the Athanasian Creed and the Definitions of Chalcedon. These membership rules are to maintain the structure of the board in accordance with Amos 3:3 - "Can two walk together unless they be agreed?"<ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Amos%203:3;&version=50;</ref>

Revision as of 18:52, 24 October 2008

C. Matthew McMahon
BornFebruary 1
Beverly, MA
Nationality United States
EducationDoctoral Degrees in Theology
Alma mater
  • Reformed Theological Seminary
    *Whitefield Theological Seminary
OccupationChurch Scholar, Television Producer
Known forCovenant Theology, Puritan thought
SpouseTheresa
WebsiteA Puritan's Mind

C. Matthew McMahon (born February 1) in Beverly, Massachusetts[1] is a Reformed theologian, author, television producer, and publisher. McMahon is the founder A Puritan's Mind - a website devoted to Puritan writings and though, as well as founding the internet forum, Puritan Board. He currently resides in Florida.

Education

McMahon attended Southeastern Bible College in Lakeland, FL on a full scholarship where he graduated with honors, earning a Bachelor's degree in Bible and Pastoral Ministry, minoring in Greek.

McMahon went on to earn a Master Degree of Theology with an emphasis in Reformed Theology from Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) in Maitland, FL. While at RTS, McMahon was mentored by Dr. Roger Nicole and taught by eminent theologians such as Dr. R.C. Sproul, Dr. Sinclair Ferguson, Dr. John Gerstner, and Dr. Richard Pratt. McMahon's master's dissertation was a study on the relationship of the Cross and the Attributes of God titled The Continuum of God with emphasis on atonement

Graduating magna cum laude, McMahon earned a Doctorate of Religion in Theology with an emphasis on Reformed Theology & History from Whitefield Theological Seminary in January, 2005. In March 2006, McMahon was awarded a Ph.D. from Whitefield Theological Seminary with the dissertation, "The Two Wills of God"

Career

Theological

McMahon began his career as a counselor to abused children for the State of Florida. After graduation from Southeast Bible, McMahon took his first church position in Orlando, FL as a youth pastor until 1994. He was ordained to the ministry at the New Meadows Particular Baptist Church in Topsfield, MA. In 1995, he moved to Georgia to take his first senior pastor position at the Mount Horeb Baptist Church in Wrens, GA. McMahon was dismissed from the pulpit at Mount Horeb where he then returned to Florida in 1996. McMahon became the pastor of Celebration Particular Baptist Church in Plantation, FL. After graduation from Whitefield, McMahon left the Baptist church and was ordained into ministry in the Reformed Presbyterian General Assembly. McMahon is a member of Christ Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church (RPCGA) in Coconut Creek, FL where he holds the title of Scholar in Residence.

McMahon holds an academic position at Whitefield Theological Seminary as a Research Professor of Church History.

Technical

McMahon took his first technical position as technical support at a time and billing software company in Hamilton, MA where he worked until 1995. After his move to Florida, McMahon was a support technician for an industrial software company in Sunrise, FL. He began his work as an independent producer of TV segments in 2001. McMahon is employed by Vision Media Television - a producer of short-form documentaries. The shorts created by Vision Media are distributed to clients such as Fox News, CNBC, MSNBC, and Public Television.

A Puritan's Mind

McMahon created A Puritan's Mind (APM) website was created in 1998. The website is dedicated to the works of Puritans and a venue for articles written by Dr.McMahon. APM has over 1600 pages of content covering such reformed topics as Calvinistic TULIP, Covenant Theology,Justification,The Reformation,Arminianism, The Westminster Confession of Faith, Creeds and Confessions in the history of the church, and Puritan history, worship and apologetics.

APM features the writings of reformed theologians and Puritans, namely:


Wild Boar News Podcast

A reformed podcast produced by C. Matthew McMahon reminiscent of old-time radio in the style of a news short, ranging from five to fifteen minutes.

Named "The Wild Boar News Podcast" after Martin Luther's given name by the Roman Catholic church and Pope Leo X during the Reformation, "The Wild Boar in the Lord's Vineyard" for stirring up theological trouble. [2]

Puritan Board

The Puritan Board was created by McMahon in 2002 as a venue for Reformed thinkers, theologians and pastors to exchange ideas concerning reformed theology. The board is governed by the Westminster Standards. Membership to the board is exclusive whereby every member must be a member of a church, adhere to the Westminster Standards, the London Baptist Confession of 1689,the Three Forms of Unity or the Second Helvetic Confession. All members must hold to the historic creeds, viz. the Apostle's Creed, the Nicene Creed, the Athanasian Creed and the Definitions of Chalcedon. These membership rules are to maintain the structure of the board in accordance with Amos 3:3 - "Can two walk together unless they be agreed?"[3]

Currently, the board has over 1900 members with over 600 being active members. The board is administered by Dr. McMahon and four other long time members of Puritan Board.

Frequent topics on Puritan Board are Theology, Parenting Biblically, Scriptures, the Church, the Christian Walk, Apologetics, Politics and general items such as computers & technology and cooking.

Puritan Publications

Founded in January 2005[4] by McMahon as book publisher dedicated to works of the Puritans and Reformed thinking. As of August, 2008, Puritan Publications has published fourteen works. [5]

Republished books

  • History of the Westminster Assembly of Devines (2006, W.M. Hetherington)
  • Puritan Preaching in England (2005, C. Matthew McMahon, editor)
  • Spots fo the Godly and of the Wicked (2006, Jeremiah Burroughs, C. Matthew McMahon, editor)
  • The Covenant of Life Opened (2005, Samuel Rutherford)
  • The Atonement (2005, Francis Turretin)
  • The Covenanted Reformation (2008, C. Matthew McMahon, Editor)
  • A Puritans Mind Original Thirteen Month Calendars

Authored by Dr. McMahon

  • The Two Will of God (2005, Puritan Publications)
  • The Writings of a Puritan's Mind, Vol. 1 (2008, Puritan Publications)
  • A Heart for Reformations (2007, Puritan Publications)
  • How Faith Works (2008, Puritan Publications)
  • Overcoming Lust in a Sex-Crazed World (2005, Puritan Publications)
  • A Simple Overview of Covenant Theology (2005, Puritan Publications)
  • Eternity Weighed in the Balance (2005, Puritan Publications)

Card Conjurer

McMahon operates the website Card Conjurer.com that is devoted to Keeping Card Magic "Classic"[6]. McMahon has been performing card magic for over fifteen years since he was turned onto it during his childhood. The website contains video of McMahon performing card magic and articles concerning classic card magic. McMahon is a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians (I.B.M.), the Society of American Magicians (S.A.M.), and the International Magician's Society.

References

  1. ^ http://www.apuritansmind.com/McMahonBiography.htm
  2. ^ http://www.apuritansmind.com/podcast/WildBoarNewsPodcast.htm
  3. ^ http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Amos%203:3;&version=50;
  4. ^ http://www.matthewmcmahon.com/
  5. ^ http://www.apuritansmind.com/McMahonBiography.htm
  6. ^ http://www.cardconjurer.com/

External Links

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