October 17: John Flavel ordained (1650)

You Could Not Sit Under His Ministry Unaffected Our title characterizes John Flavel (sometimes spelled Flavell). Born in 1628 in Bromsgrove, Worchestershire, he was a pastor’s son. His father educated…

October 16: Rev. James W. Dale

Those Quiet Ones Will Surprise You.  Pastors and some others who read this blog may well have studied the work of the Rev. Dr. James W. Dale, on the subject…

October 15: Minced Oaths

The Rev. George H. Seville wrote this little tract, found among the Papers of the Rev. Albert F. (“Bud”) Moginot, Jr. Born, 19 March 1876, near Bellevue, PA, he later…

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…