John Gresham Machen was born July 28, 1881 and died January, 1937. Machen was another great Greek teacher, a Presbyterian, at Princeton Seminary in the days of B.B. Warfield, Charles Hodge and Geerhardus Vos. Machen is best known for his conservative stand against the liberalism within his own denomination in the early 1930’s. Machen (and […]
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A.T. Robertson: a Biography
Archibald Thomas (“A.T.”) Robertson was born November 6, 1863 and died September 24, 1934. He was a Southern Baptist all of his life and arguably the greatest Greek Grammarian of the last and present centuries. This story of his life is told by a colleague in a personal and delightful way. Of historical interest is […]
Saint Francis of Assisi
To be honest, I bought this book because I have determined to read whatever I can by G.K. Chesterton. And, again, I was not disappointed! As a bonus, I learned more about the founder of the Franciscans and the whole monastic movement. If you can accept the fact that this is written by a Catholic […]
Jack: A Life Of C.S. Lewis
Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1962) was known a ‘‘Jack’’ to people who knew him. George Sayer was a student and then associate and friend of 29 years. The personal insights into the habits and idiosyncrasies of such a complex person makes the book very interesting. Reading about a man like Lewis is profitable for any of […]