October 17: What Presbyterians Believe About the Bible
"If the ordination vow is to be interpreted in the light of the doctrine of Scripture taught in the Confession of Faith, as of course it should be, it is…
October 16: William Buell Sprague
Today’s post is drawn from Alfred Nevin’s Encyclopedia of the Presbyterian Church (1884), p. 850: The Long Pastorate of a Great Pastor and Biographer William Buell Sprague was born in Andover,…
October 15: Van Horn on WSC Q. 31
STUDIES IN THE WESTMINSTER SHORTER CATECHISM by Rev. Leonard T. Van Horn Q. 31. — What is effectual calling? A. — Effectual calling is the work of God’s Spirit, whereby,…
October 14: Ruling Elders as Moderators
Not Every Presbyterian Denomination Operates This Way The moderator of the first General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America was a ruling elder–the Hon. W. Jack Williamson. Since that…
October 13: The Spirit of Error
Largely forgotten now, the League of Evangelical Students was an early 20th century forerunner to such contemporary evangelical student fellowships as InterVarsity, Campus Crusade for Christ and Reformed University Ministries.…
