Puritan Zeal
Christian zeal [is] indeed a flame, but a sweet one; or rather it is the heat and fervor of a sweet flame. For the flame of which it is the heat, is no other than that of divine love. —The…
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The Christian’s Jugular
The best way to take down an opponent swiftly and decisively is to “go for the jugular.” This common idiom means to attack an enemy at his most vulnerable point and is derived from the fact that animals typically kill…
Wednesday @ Westminster: Introduction
Welcome to Wednesdays @ Westminster as we exposit and apply the teaching confessed in the Westminster Larger Catechism. First up is a brief introduction. A Meaty Catechism When our spiritual forefathers gathered at Westminster Abbey in the mid-1640s to…
Puritan Preaching: The Pilgrim’s Progress
An awesome action pic! As I begin a mini-series on “Puritan Preaching,” I want to begin with the image of the Puritan preacher from John Bunyan’s, The Pilgrim’s Progress (1678). This will serve as an enticing introduction to an approach that remains so relevant…
Meet a Puritan: Thomas Adams
Thomas Adams (1583-1652) Life Thomas Adams graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge (B.A., 1602) and from Clare College, Cambridge (M.A., 1606). Ordained deacon and priest in the Lincoln diocese in 1604, he served as curate of Northill, Bedfordshire from 1605-1611. When…
Welcome to Meet the Puritans 2.0
Welcome to Meet the Puritans, where the dead still speak (Heb. 11:4). I’d like to thank all the faithful readers of the old Meet the Puritans site and for the Alliance in having the vision to make it new…
The Importance of the Printing Press for the Protestant Reformation, Part Two
Editors’ Note: This is the second article of a two part series by Dr. Barry Waugh. The first article can be found here. Martin Luther’s Publishing in Germany \When Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of the…
The Importance of the Printing Press for the Protestant Reformation, Part One
Johann Gutenberg and the Technology This article is the first of two that will consider the importance of Johann Gutenberg’s movable type printing technology for the Protestant Reformation and how the new technology was employed effectively by Martin Luther in…