Category Archives: History
Happy Easter! Jesus Christ is alive!
Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from … Continue reading
Happy New Year 2012 AD
What a blessing to be given a new year. May we each be grateful to God, and intentional in making the most of our time (Psalm 90:12 & Ephesians 5:15-16). As for “celebrating” — I’m glad we do so! Here … Continue reading
Filed under Blogroll, church, Current Events, History, Plain old fun, Scotland
Moby Dick’s Melville: “The pulpit is the prow”
The Pulpit is the Prow? I spotted this wonderful image-packed citation at Jared Wilson’s blog today… pdb “…for the pulpit is ever this earth’s foremost part; all the rest comes in its rear; the pulpit leads the world. From thence … Continue reading
What did America Declare?
Do you know what the Declaration of Independence declared? Please read the whole transcript below, from the national archives site. IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of … Continue reading
Filed under America, education, government, History, Liberty
Celebrating rebellion?
The esteemed theologian/pastor, Dr Derek Thomas is an Irishman living in the USA (recently moving from Jackson, MS to Greenville, SC). He has done some musing online about Christians, patriotism, and “rebellion” — at the Reformation21 blog. [I would, perhaps, want … Continue reading
Filed under America, Culture, Current Events, government, History, Liberty, Scripture
My Memorial Day Prayer
Almighty God, our Father in heaven — As we gather on this Memorial Day, we bow our heads and thank you, Lord, for pouring out your great mercy and your amazing grace upon America. We have been blessed, perhaps more … Continue reading
Filed under America, Current Events, death, Future, God, government, History, Liberty, Personal, prayer
It’s Good Friday — remember Christ’s crucifixion
In an article called The Crucifixion, F. W. Krummacher (1796 – 1868), gave the following vivid description of the death of our Lord Jesus Christ, and a reminder of its purpose — “Look what a spectacle now presents itself. The … Continue reading
Filed under Christianity, Current Events, death, History, Jesus, suffering
TGC-2011 Day Three…
Today started earlier than normal with a special session at 7:30 AM, entitled “God: Abounding in Love, Punishing the Guilty.” It began with Dr Don Carson laying out a detailed picture of the problem of universalism and a biblical case … Continue reading
Filed under America, Bible, Christianity, Current Events, heaven, History, Personal, TGC 2011
Celebrate Saint Patrick
Dr. Russell Moore posts a helpful little article today called WHAT EVANGELICALS CAN LEARN FROM SAINT PATRICK. Here’s his opening paragraph… To our shame, most evangelical Protestants tend to think of Saint Patrick as a leprechaun. As we watch the … Continue reading
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Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones still ministers…
I hope you know of one of the greatest preachers in the history of the English language, Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones (more info here). Today marks the 30th anniversary of his death, his passage to glory, on March 1st, 1981. Through … Continue reading
Filed under Banner of Truth, History, preaching
