Machen saw the encroaching menace of the National Football League, which held its first championship game (later to become the Super Bowl) eight months later. Interestingly, Machen argued against “commercialized” Sunday sport not from the First Table, but from a sort of natural law/common good perspective.   Machen loved football. In fact, during his days... Continue Reading

From Rev. Dr. Charles Coffin to President Andrew Jackson in 1829: “Permit me . . . to remark, that from the time it was made clear, what an overwhelming majority of the American people had called you to the high and responsible office of their first magistrate, I have felt an ardent desire to address... Continue Reading

Having grown up at First Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Chattanooga, Shelby felt the Lord’s call to enter the ministry. He graduated from Indiana University with a degree in trumpet performance, after which he graduated from Columbia Biblical Seminary in South Carolina. It was at Lexington Presbyterian Church in South Carolina that he met his wife... Continue Reading

If Paul had not insisted with such determination and without compromise that the true gospel of Christ must focus on all nations and all peoples rather than continuing to center on Israelite peoples, this concrete expression of unity among all believers never would have happened…In the past, the pious commitment of religiously dedicated Judeans to... Continue Reading

Robert Smith was a faithful and often honored churchman. In 1760, he received the Doctor of Divinity from the College of New Jersey. In 1772, he was appointed a trustee of the College of New Jersey and served as such for the rest of his life. Due to the extent of influence upon successive generations... Continue Reading

Time would fail to consider all his claims, but it is not feasible to confirm many of the alleged cruelties Nassar mentions. I am loathe to accept his view without independent confirmation,  and there is countervailing testimony on all the things he mentions, which paints things in a far different light. On one other point... Continue Reading

How can we truly love someone, Edwards asked, if we do not derive some kind of pleasure from loving them? “A benevolent propensity of heart is exercised, not only in seeking to promote the happiness of the being towards whom it is exercised, but also in rejoicing in his happiness.” When applied to Almighty God, the fountain of... Continue Reading

Dr. Dobson’s impact endures through the many lives he touched, the families he strengthened, and the unshakable faith he proclaimed. His legacy lives on through the innumerable families he inspired to build their lives on the foundation of Scripture.   COLORADO SPRINGS, CO  (August 21, 2025) — Dr. James C. Dobson, one of the most... Continue Reading

In the 2020s, during a period of high emigration within our country for reasons ranging from Covid reaction and Blue-Red State politics to traditional ones (work, family, retirement), Christians will do well to heed the warnings of their forefathers two centuries ago. . . . Don’t be a Freddie.   Recently, a Christian brother told... Continue Reading

Edwards emphasises Spirit-wrought knowledge (heart knowledge) over mere intellectual understanding. A spiritual grasp of truth is at the root of genuine virtue. He rejects the anti-intellectual bias often associated with revival-type religion that elevates emotional experience above knowledge and understanding of truth. Edwards does not view the heart as merely representing emotion but as integral... Continue Reading