James Durham: On Reading
One of the purposes of Meet the Puritans is to encourage the reading of, well, the Puritans and other literature that stands in that tradition. But how do we know what to read? How do we know what will be…
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Theodorus VanderGroe on the Trinity
The doctrine of the Trinity is the foundation of the gospel and the heartbeat of Christian faith and life. Before understanding how to apply the doctrine of the Trinity, however, we must understand clearly what this doctrine entails. Theodorus VanderGroe…
Book Review: Vandergroe on The Christian’s Only Comfort
The Heidelberg Catechism has stood the test of time as one of the most beloved confessions used by many Reformed churches. It has also been common, especially from the time of the Synod of Dort in the early seventeenth-century, for…
Book Giveaway: The Christian’s Only Comfort in Life and Death
Thanks to our friends at Reformation Heritage Books—the book sponsor of Meet the Puritans—we have one (1) set of the newly translated The Christian’s Only Comfort in Life and Death: An Exposition of the Heidelberg Catechism by the influential Dutch Second Reformation preacher,…
Book Giveaway: Danny Hyde Bundle
Meet the Puritans is pleased to partner with EP Books to give away four (4) sets of Daniel R. Hyde’s expositions of From the Pen of Pastor Paul: 1-2 Thessalonians and Content Yet Contending: Jude. USA mailing addresses only. One entry per…
Announcing Meet the Puritans’ First Book
Meet the Puritans is pleased to announce our first book, Knowing the Trinity: Practical Thoughts for Daily Life by Dr. Ryan M. Mcgraw. Dr. McGraw is not only a contributor to Meet the Puritans but serves as Professor of Systematic Theology…
No Little Women: The Introduction
Aimee Byrd’s book, No Little Women, is now on sale. Here is the introduction: We read books for different reasons. But whether we pick a fictional, historical, biographical, doctrinal, or self-help book, we are after a positive experience. There is…
No Little Women: Choosing the Better Part
Women are not second-class citizens in the Kingdom of God ruled over by Jesus Christ. There are two errors which we can fall into when we consider the role of women’s ministries in the church. We can either ride roughshod…
Book Review: Johannes Cocceius on The Doctrine of the Covenant
Johannes Cocceius, The Doctrine of the Covenant and Testament of God, trans. Casey Carmichael, vol. 3, Classic Reformed Theology (Grand Rapids, MI: Reformation Heritage Books, 2016). 408pp. Hardcover. Johannes Cocceius (1603-1669) was one of the foremost figures in the…
A God Thing
Exuberant over an experience, an oh-so-sweet manifestation of divine providence, you delightedly seek to give God praise in telling your story. “It was such a ‘God thing’,” you proclaim. As you see it, God wove together an otherwise inexplicable combination…