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Category Archives: History
Are Christian Ethics Merely Reflections of the Primitive Beliefs of the Ancient Greco-Roman World?
It’s common to hear from people who believe that Conservative Christian attitudes towards ethical issues like abortion, euthanasia, fornication, homosexuality, and different religions are merely reflections of “ancient” backward cultural attitudes towards those subjects. In reality, nothing could actually be farther from the truth. Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Apologetics, Divorce, Ethics, History, Homosexuality
Tagged Abortion, Ethics, Euthanasia, Greco-Roman, Pornography, Slavery
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True Shepherds in a Time of Plague
In 1665 Bubonic Plague, the “Black Death” as it was called at the time, broke out in the city of London, and thousands died. Almost immediately, the royalty left the city, followed quickly by the rich, and then as one … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Encouragement, History, Pastoral Theology, The Puritans
Tagged 1665, black death, Bubonic Plague, Church Services, compassion, Corona Virus, Covid-19, Death, London, plague, Puritans, sickness, sympathy
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What Does the Bible Say About the Reasons for Disasters like Hurricanes Harvey and Irma?
Whenever there is a tragedy like the terrible hurricane that struck Houston, the question “Why did this happen?” is inevitably asked. When Christians ask that question they are not simply asking for a scientific explanation of the weather patterns in … Continue reading
A Thought for the Fourth of July
One of the great purposes of constitutions in Republics and Democracies is to protect the rights of minorities. The U.S. Constitution has done an admirable job of doing that. For over 200 years, in a world filled with ethnic cleansing, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Ethics, History, Homosexual Marriage, Homosexuality, Liberalism, Persecution, Politics and The Civil Magistate, Reflections
Tagged Fourth of July, fundamentalist Christians, minorities, Persecution, Religicide, Religious Cleansing, Religious Freedom, Same-Sex Marriage, Sweet Cakes by Melissa, the Constitution
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Samuel Miller’s Pastoral Theology
My own first contact with Samuel Miller, Old Princeton’s Professor of Ecclesiastical History and Church Government, came many years ago when I read an essay that had a quote from his “Presbyterianism The Truly Primitive and Apostolical Constitution of the … Continue reading
Posted in Church Planting, Ecclesiology, History, Officer Training, Old School Presbyterian Churches, Ordination, Pastoral Theology, Pastoral Visitation, Seminary Education, Spiritual Declension, Spiritual Gifts, Worship
Tagged Ministerial Training, Old Princeton, Old School Presbyterians, preaching, Samuel Miller, Seminary, The Ruling Elder
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The Five Reasons for the Collapse of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
The British Historian Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) was no fan of the Christian faith, but his History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is still worthy of being read, particularly because of his insights into the reasons for the collapse … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, History, Politics and The Civil Magistate
Tagged Decadence, Gibbon, Rome, taxes
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A Reflection on the 21 Christian Martyrs Murdered by IS Who Died with the Name of their Savior, Jesus, on their Lips
Romans 8:28 assures us “that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” and so when I saw the way my Egyptian brothers in Christ were called upon … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Encouragement, God's Sovereignty, History, Islam, Reflections
Tagged Christianity, Coptic, Egyptian, ISIS, Islam, Islamism, Martyrs, Muhammad, Reconciliation, Sovereignty, Terrorism, Unity, Witness
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Some Thoughts About The Current Moment in World History
We live in an age of transition. Just as the Pax Britannica and the British Empire that had dominated the world stage during the 19th century came to an end in the early years of the 20th century, so too … Continue reading
Posted in God's Sovereignty, History, Liberalism, Politics and The Civil Magistate, Spiritual Declension
Tagged Afghanistan, America, Britain, Christianity, Decadence, Decay, Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Empire, Entitlements, Iraq, Islamism, Narcissism, Nihilism, Pax Americana, Pax Britannica, Pax Romana, Reformation, religion, Revival, Rome, Sloth
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Dear Atheists, Actually it’s NOT a Bronze Age Book
If there is one popular phrase used by atheists to criticize the bible that I’m heartily tired of reading it’s calling the bible a “Bronze Age Book.” There are two reasons I’m tired of it: 1) It’s Grossly Inaccurate: The … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Atheism, History
Tagged Apologetics, Atheism, bible, Bronze Age, Dawkins, History, Iron Age, New Testament, Old Testament
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Building Old School Churches 