“Wesley, if six weeks in one place, would preach myself and the people dead.” Those words are from John Venn, a contemporary of Wesley. Alongside other members of the Eclectic society, Venn was discussing the apostles method of preaching. His… Continue Reading
You are on a diet. For the past week you’ve been exercising like a professional athlete and eating nothing but rabbit food. Then you walk by a kid selling strawberry pies. You buy three of them hoping to share with… Continue Reading
In 1845, when the American Baptist Home Mission Society, refused the nomination of James Reeve (a slaveholder) the seeds were planted for the birth of a new denomination. By May 1845 white delegates from the deep South gathered (293 in… Continue Reading
I’m pretty sure there is a Proverb which would speak to someone like myself entering into a debate with Douglas Wilson. As a tremendously skilled and articulate debater, I’m confident if he and I had a row he would win… Continue Reading