December 9: On the Death of a Pastor’s Children
'Though He slay me, as He did my children, I will trust in Him.' The biographies of faithful pastors make for some of the most rewarding reading. One example would…
December 8: Rev. John Blair
Sinners Were Converted and Saints Were Edified Under His Ministry Like his brother Samuel, John Blair was also born in Ireland. Coming to the American colonies, he was ordained in 1742 as…
December 7: Concluding their First General Assembly
New Church Sends Communication to All Christian Churches It was at the close of the First General Assembly of what was originally named the National Presbyterian Church (a year later, renamed…
December 6: Van Horn on WSC Q. 52
STUDIES IN THE WESTMINSTER SHORTER CATECHISM by Rev. Leonard T. Van Horn Q. 52. — What are the reasons annexed to the second commandment? A. — The reasons annexed to…
December 5: Schaeffer on the Founding of the PCA
On December 5, 1973, the second day of the first General Assembly was underway for the National Presbyterian Church. In fact, it was on this second day of that General…