Posted in Banner of Truth, Books, Church History, Pastoral Ministry, Youth Ministry on May 2, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Here is an excellent quote by William Orme on the affects of religion on youth. William Orme was a Congregationalist minister in Perth, Scotland in the late 1700’s and 1800’s. He also wrote a biography on 17th century Puritan, John Owen. This quote is found in The St. Andrews Seven by Stuart Piggin and John [...]
Posted in Church History, Historical Theology, Ligon Duncan, Pastoral Ministry on April 10, 2008 | No Comments »
Tony Reinke has posted his interview with Ligon Duncan on “Patristics for Busy Pastors.” You can access it here.
Posted in Books, Church History, Historical Theology on April 8, 2008 | No Comments »
“We are like dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants; thanks to them, we see farther than they. Busying ourselves with the treatises written by the ancients, we take their choice thoughts, buried by age and human neglect, and we raise them, as it were from death to renewed life.” Peter of Blois (d. 1212) [...]
Posted in Books, Church History, Philip Melanchthon on April 6, 2008 | No Comments »
I have just begun to read The European Reformations by Carter Lindberg for a class in Reformation Church History by Joel Beeke. Having acquainted myself with the layout and contents of the book I opened up to the Preface. The first two lines are a quote from Philip Melanchthon. He wrote, “Human life without knowledge [...]
