> Laurence Chaderton was a noted preacher and the Master of Emmanuel College in Cambridge England. After preaching for two hours one day he paused for a just a moment and the entire congregation stood up and shouted, “For God’s sake go on!” So, he preached for another hour.
Archive for the ‘History’ Category
1 Jan
>Resolved…
>Pastor Steve Weaver has a great post about Jonathan Edwards resolutions over at his blog. He summarized Edwards many resolutions into 5 broad categories which I believe I will adopt as my resolutions for 2011: Resolve to Do All for God’s Glory (1, 4, 23)1 Cor. 10:31 “Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever [...]
13 Sep
>What an amazing creation evolution (oops!)
>Sometimes the truth of creation is so amazing and obvious that even the evolutionists slip up and admit it
12 Sep
>The man John Wesley wished he could imitate…
> On September 12, 1729 John William Fletcher was born. Fletcher was a contemporary of John Wesley, a strong proponent of Wesleyan theology, and one of Methodism’s first great theologians. John Wesley had this to say about John Fletcher: “An obedience discovered itself in Fletcher of Madeley, which I wish I could describe or imitate.” [...]
6 Jun
>This is the kind of leader we need again!
>President Ronald Reagan gives a speech on June 6, 1984 on the 40th anniversary of D-Day. This is how a President should talk about America while on foreign soil, this is the right approach to war, and this is how a real speech is given! Oh for a President like Ronald Reagan again!!
12 May
>Apparently he was unaware of Calvinist doctrine…
>I’m studying for a sermon for Sunday and reading some of the early church leaders letters. I was just reading a letter from Ignatius to Polycarp and came across this admonition from Ignatius to Polycarp: I exhort thee in the grace wherewith thou art clothed to press forward in thy course and to exhort all [...]
15 Apr
>April 15
> April 15 is known for a lot of things – mostly for being the dreaded “Tax Day.” But on April 15, 1947 something else happened. I’m a huge baseball fan (go Braves!) and on April 15, 1947 Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball becoming the first black man to play in the [...]
25 Feb
Declaring His Glory – Among All People!
Currently I am reading American Saint: Francis Asbury and the Methodists(which is a great book by the way). Today as I was reading I read how in 1790 African-American’s made up 20% of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In some places there was an even greater percentage than this! In the district that Francis Asbury knew [...]
12 Feb
Law & Grace
Last week I spoke at the Central Pennsylvania Youth Convention on witnessing and in the session I spoke about the importance of using the Law to bring conviction of sin and the whole idea of “Law to the proud – Grace to the humble.” Below are a few quotes from some the greatest preachers in [...]
