Protestant Switzerland regarded Zwingli as a martyr for the truth. We can look back on him today as a hero of the faith—flawed, as all heroes are, but a mighty instrument of God who pointed the church of his day to Jesus Christ as the unique Savior of sinners.   Ulrich Zwingli (or Huldrych Zwingli)... Continue Reading

The great pastor/theologian states that, if all the glory of the Kingdom was revealed all at once (or too soon), we would simply not be able to handle it; (and we would not fully appreciate it). Of course, according to this schema, the first two stages have already been reached.  Two more are to come.  Even in the 18th century (when Edwards lived), “Antichrist” was very much still a force... Continue Reading

Guarding our tongues is key part of our Christian witness in an increasingly vulgar world. Those around us notice how we talk, and our speech provides opportunities to bring glory to God.   In late elementary and early middle school, I spent a blissful week each summer attending music camp on the campus of Catholic... Continue Reading

Four-hundred years after those brave and bold Pilgrims thanked God for His care as they built Plymouth guided by their constitution called the Mayflower Compact, this Thanksgiving Christians should celebrate God’s goodness and trust Him to continue caring for them.   Over four-hundred years after the Pilgrims celebrated God’s preservation of their lives through a... Continue Reading

The combination of pastoral ministry, educational service, and faithfulness as a presbyter combined with the blessings of his covenant household make the case for Robert Harden Reid being one of the leaders of nineteenth-century South Carolina Presbyterianism in areas of service.   Robert Harden Reid was born July 17, 1821 near Moffattsville, Anderson County, South... Continue Reading

Dr. Witherow was a busy professor and was honored in several ways.In 1878, he was the moderator of the General Assembly meeting in Belfast, then in 1884 he became a senator (director) of the Royal University of Ireland. He was honored with the Doctor of Divinity in 1883 by the Presbyterian Theological Faculty Ireland, and... Continue Reading

De Bres’ most enduring work dissented from Roman Catholic dogma which made it a banned book. But its very argument was a plea for toleration. In thirty-seven brief articles covering the traditional heads of Christian doctrine, de Bres’ Belgic Confession (1561) sought to prove the biblical orthodoxy and civic loyalty of reforming Christians.   Guido... Continue Reading

In everything Calvin did, he purposed to give all the glory to God. Calvin’s aim was not to spar over theological points for the sake of it but to draw his listeners and readers to bow their knees and worship the one true and living God.   A visit to modern Geneva in Switzerland might... Continue Reading

“Now it pleased God to send Mr. Whitefield into this land and my hearing of his preaching at Philadelphia, like one of the old apostles, and many thousands flocking after him to hear the gospel and great numbers converted to Christ…it was said to be 3 or 4000 people assembled together.”   This is a... Continue Reading

According to Open Doors International, an organization that monitors and supports persecuted Christians, eight out of the 10 deadliest countries for Christians are in sub-Saharan Africa, where a reported 16.2 million Christians have been displaced.   Concern is growing over the whereabouts of Kevin Rideout, an American missionary abducted on October 21 in the West... Continue Reading