When the Great War ended November 11, 1918, J. Gresham Machen’s work with the YMCA ceased but his return to Princeton was delayed because the troops were transported home first. He used the time to improve his...
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What are Communion Tokens?
Communion tokens were commonly used in Presbyterian and Reformed churches because their use was promoted by John Calvin and other reformers. In a letter to his mentor, Guillaume Farel, written from Strasbourg, March 29...
Grover Cleveland’s Presidency & Inauguration Day 2025
Stephen Grover was born March 18, 1837 in Caldwell, New Jersey, to Richard Falley and Ann (Neal) Cleveland. He was the third child in a household that would include nine children. His father grew up in Connecticut and...
Henry A. Boardman, This Is Not Your Rest
The following was first posted December 15, 2017 for New Year 2018. The introduction to Boardman’s sermon has new material added. One-hundred-fifty-eight years ago the minister of Tenth Presbyterian Church in...
The Incarnation of Christ, Archibald Alexander
The following sermon is from Luke 2:13, 14 as found on pages 76-90 of Archibald Alexander’s book, Practical Sermons to be Read in Families and Social Meetings, 1850. A few things to observe in the sermon include Dr...
Review, Adam Smith by Jan Van Vliet
Continuing the Great Thinkers series, P&R has released Adam Smith by Jan Van Vliet, with a forward by David Bahnsen. Van Vliet is uniquely qualified to interpret Smith because his professional experience includes...
