William Thomas was born March 16, 1809 to Rebecca (McConnell) and William Sprole in Baltimore, Maryland. His early education was directed by a local minister named John Gibson. When he was sixteen years old William...
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B. B. Warfield, Poet?
For the centennial remembrance of the passing of B. B. Warfield today a different aspect of his varied interests will be considered. While Pershing was hunting Pancho Villa after his raid in New Mexico and numerous...
Review,
Chief Scottish Man: Life & Ministry of Thomas Chalmers,
Sandy Finlayson
As Sandy Finlayson informs readers his description of Thomas Chalmers as “the chief Scottish man” is borrowed from a letter written by Thomas Carlyle to William Hanna thanking him for a copy of the last volume of his...
Review, Exodus Old & New, L. Michael Morales
The book of Exodus is full of vivid supernatural occurrences from the burning bush in chapter three to the presence of the cloud and fire above the tabernacle testifying to the Lord’s presence as the book concludes. It...
Review,
God’s Bible Timeline: The Big Book of Biblical History,
Linda Finlayson
In a previous post Linda Finlayson’s God’s Timeline: The Big Book of Church History, Christian Focus, 2018, was reviewed, and now she has used her gifts for simplicity, clarity, aesthetics, and organization to address...
Pilgrims & Plymouth: 400 Years Later
September 16, 1620, the crew of the Mayflower weighed anchor to leave Plymouth, England. The Pilgrims gathered on board were anticipating a new homeland, better economic opportunities, and freedom to follow God’s...
