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. . [23 May 2012 Editor’s Note: On 14 March 2012, after this article had been republished on the the Christian Observer website for more than three years, the Christian Observer received an email message from the law offices of Manotti L.…
. Dear Dr. John Battle, . It is with deep regret that I read your latest article on the Christian Observer web pages (www.christianobserver.org) You do realize I pray that you have placed yourself outside the Westminster Confession on this…
. Presbyterians Week Headlines . [1] Death of Jack F. Heinsohn, D.D. [2] Death of Asia Missionary Ruth Z. Eschbach [3] Death of Dorothy Jane Mersereau Carson [4] The Widow’s Might Wins “Best of Festival” at the Fifth Annual San…
by John A. Battle* The Doctrine Hodge Inherited from Princeton In 1811 Ashbel Green wrote “The Plan of a Theological Seminary,” which the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church adopted in that year. The next year, Princeton Theological Seminary was…
. Presbyterians Week Headlines . [1] New Christian Observer Articles and Features [2] “John Calvin: Myth and Reality” is Theme of 2009 Calvin Studies Society Conference at Calvin College [3] Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary Hosts “John Calvin: 500 Years in…
.. by Dr. Chuck Baynard . The Bible describes love this way, “Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own,…
. Editor’s Note: Leonard Bacon was a nineteenth-century minister at the First Church of New Haven (Congregationalist) in New Haven, Connecticut, an editor of the Christian Spectator (New Haven) from 1826 to 1838, and one of the founders in 1843…
. by J. Glenn Ferrell . H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) described Puritanism as The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy. Puritanical has come to mean prudish, judgmental, anti-intellectual, regarding pleasure as sin. Many believe the Puritans came to…
. by Joe Renfro, Ed.D., Radio Evangelist, Retired Teacher and Pastor, Box 751, Lavonia, Georgia 30553, 706-356-4173, joerenfro@alltel.net . The Houston, Texas Police Department published “Guidelines for Raising a “Juvenile Delinquent.” Colossians 3:12-21 gives some directions in contrast to these…
. Presbyterians Week Headlines . [1] URCNA Pioneer Peter Moen Dies [2] Free Church of Scotland History Book Available Online [3] Church of Scotland Minister Reacts to Roman Catholic Pope’s End-of-Year Address [4] Missouri Union Presbytery (PCUSA) and Hungarian Reformed…