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Thanksgiving: 400 Years Later

Barry Waugh
Nov 18, 2021
Americans today are used to thinking of Thanksgiving as a national holiday, but it was not always that way. During the years following the Pilgrims’ feast in 1621, the holiday was celebrated primarily in New England, with other regions exhibiting limited or no interest. In 1789, the houses of...

Pilgrims and Plymouth: 400 Years Later

Barry Waugh
Oct 19, 2020
On 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 commands without interference. The ship held thirty-seven Pilgrims, sixty-five...

Such a Time as This

Barry Waugh
Aug 11, 2020
The Book of Esther is an engaging piece of literature, with political intrigue, reversal of fortune, a wise counselor, irony, betrayal, heroism, and a despicable villain. If one pitched an Esther script to a movie studio, it might read: “A stunningly beautiful woman becomes queen, and when her...

Lord, Have Mercy on Us

Barry Waugh
May 15, 2020
Late in 1664 it was apparent the bubonic plague was making one of its unwelcome visitations of Europe by registering in London for an extended stay checking out early in 1666. It varied in the number of victims from month to month, but it survived through all four seasons. Over 80,000 people died...

The Carpenter and the Cross

Barry Waugh
Apr 9, 2020
Why was Jesus born the son of a carpenter, to work as a carpenter (Mt 13:55; Mk 6:3)? Some would respond that before the Son of God entered his public ministry he needed to work, and carpentry provided a living as good as any other. However, there are other occupations which look as if they would...

The Struggle in the City

Barry Waugh
Jan 7, 2020
Roman Catholics and Protestants alike often appeal to the massive body of works penned by Augustine, Bishop of Hippo. The thinking behind the Reformation was seeded by the ad fontes principle of the Renaissance, and for theologians those sources were often the Church Fathers, particularly Augustine...

The Printing Press and the Protestant Reformation

Barry Waugh
Oct 30, 2017
Johann Gutenberg and the Technology Johann Gutenberg is credited with having developed the movable type printing process sometime before 1450 while living in Strassbourg, but due to the limited information available about him the year is not certain. Gutenberg was born in Mainz about 1397 and,...

The Printing Press and the Protestant Reformation

Barry Waugh
Oct 30, 2017
Johann Gutenberg and the Technology Johann Gutenberg is credited with having developed the movable type printing process sometime before 1450 while living in Strassbourg, but due to the limited information available about him the year is not certain. Gutenberg was born in Mainz about 1397 and,...

J.A. Alexander 1809-1860

Barry Waugh
Jul 9, 2014
Joseph Addison was born the third son of the minister of the Pine Street Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, Archibald Alexander, D.D., on April 24, 1809. His mother, Janetta Waddel Alexander, was the daughter of James Waddel who served as a minister in Virginia and was sometimes called "the blind...

J.A. Alexander 1809-1860

Barry Waugh
Jul 9, 2014
Joseph Addison was born the third son of the minister of the Pine Street Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, Archibald Alexander, D.D., on April 24, 1809. His mother, Janetta Waddel Alexander, was the daughter of James Waddel who served as a minister in Virginia and was sometimes called "the blind...

Church Pews

Barry Waugh
May 11, 2014
According to Noah Webster's An American Dictionary of the English Language , 1828, a "pew" was defined as "an enclosed seat in a church" that had been in the past "made square" (i.e. boxed in with doors for access). His dictionary goes on to add that in "modern churches in America" pews were...

Church Pews

Barry Waugh
May 11, 2014
According to Noah Webster's An American Dictionary of the English Language , 1828, a "pew" was defined as "an enclosed seat in a church" that had been in the past "made square" (i.e. boxed in with doors for access). His dictionary goes on to add that in "modern churches in America" pews were...

William Bridge's Ministry of Encouragement in A Lifting Up for the Downcast

Barry Waugh
Mar 10, 2014
William Bridge was born about the year 1600 in Cambridgeshire, England. He entered Emmanuel College of Cambridge University, where he received his B.A. in 1623 and his M.A. in 1626. He became the rector of St. Peter's, Hungate, Norwich, where he was eventually suspended from preaching by Bishop...

William Bridge's Ministry of Encouragement in A Lifting Up for the Downcast

Barry Waugh
Mar 10, 2014
William Bridge was born about the year 1600 in Cambridgeshire, England. He entered Emmanuel College of Cambridge University, where he received his B.A. in 1623 and his M.A. in 1626. He became the rector of St. Peter's, Hungate, Norwich, where he was eventually suspended from preaching by Bishop...

The Quest for Rest in Augustine's Confessions

Barry Waugh
Jan 6, 2014
Augustine's Confessions is one of the great classics of Christian historical theological literature.(1) It is admired for its beauty of composition, its sophisticated literary construction, and its vivid and honest recollections of the life of its author. Some scholars would even say it began a new...

The Quest for Rest in Augustine's Confessions

Barry Waugh
Jan 6, 2014
Augustine's Confessions is one of the great classics of Christian historical theological literature.(1) It is admired for its beauty of composition, its sophisticated literary construction, and its vivid and honest recollections of the life of its author. Some scholars would even say it began a new...

The Importance of the Printing Press for the Protestant Reformation, Part Two

Barry Waugh
Oct 14, 2013
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 Wittenberg Church on October 31, 1517, he was calling for a disputation...

The Importance of the Printing Press for the Protestant Reformation, Part One

Barry Waugh
Oct 7, 2013
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 Germany. Part one will deal with the...

Harriet Beecher Stowe's Theological Transition

Barry Waugh
Sep 16, 2013
The name Harriet Beecher Stowe brings to mind an influential book in American history, Uncle Tom’s Cabin . Whether President Lincoln’s comment when meeting the author is true or apocryphal, “You are the little lady that started this great war,” it is certainly true that her book accelerated...

Our Southern Zion: Old Columbia Seminary, 1828-1927

Barry Waugh
Nov 5, 2012
David B. Calhoun, Our Southern Zion: Old Columbia Seminary, 1828-1927 , Banner of Truth, 2012, 380 pages, cloth, illustrated, and index. The city of Columbia was created the capital of South Carolina by the state legislature in 1786. It was intentionally located near the geographic center of the...

The "Royal Wedding"

Barry Waugh
May 21, 2011
and the Historical Background of the Ceremony Introduction A few weeks ago millions of people all over the world were watching the "Royal Wedding" of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. People were glued to the tube for various reasons--some to see what Catherine's gown would look like, others...