During the latter half of the nineteenth century many immigrants entering the United States from Europe were Roman Catholics. Included with Catholicism’s doctrines of seven sacraments, the Mass, and...
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Did Jesus Marry Mary Magdalene?
I was taken by surprise when asked by someone if Jesus married Mary Magdalene. I had not heard the theory recently but knew the answer was no. Some quick Internet searches showed the theory was the subject of recent...
Paul Settle, “Yeah, hath God said?”
It started in the Garden of Eden. The serpent was craftier than all the other creatures and he used his skills when he asked Eve in Genesis 3:1, “Yeah, hath God said?” When God presented our first parents with the law...
Patrick, Missionary to Ireland
March 17 is remembered as St. Patrick’s Day by the Irish of Ireland and others scattered abroad. The day will be celebrated by some with revelry and little concern for Patrick’s ministry. There are only two extant...
Matthew Henry’s Prayer for the Nation
This morning I sat down with my coffee and opened the daily email prayer by Matthew Henry (1662-1714) provided through the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals free daily service, “Pray the Bible: Matthew Henry’s ‘Method...
John J. Gresham & J. Gresham Machen’s Georgia Ancestry
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...
