Reformed Churchmen

We are Confessional Calvinists and a Prayer Book Church-people. In 2012, we remembered the 350th anniversary of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer; also, we remembered the 450th anniversary of John Jewel's sober, scholarly, and Reformed "An Apology of the Church of England." In 2013, we remembered the publication of the "Heidelberg Catechism" and the influence of Reformed theologians in England, including Heinrich Bullinger's Decades. For 2014: Tyndale's NT translation. For 2015, John Roger, Rowland Taylor and Bishop John Hooper's martyrdom, burned at the stakes. Books of the month. December 2014: Alan Jacob's "Book of Common Prayer" at: http://www.amazon.com/Book-Common-Prayer-Biography-Religious/dp/0691154813/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417814005&sr=8-1&keywords=jacobs+book+of+common+prayer. January 2015: A.F. Pollard's "Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformation: 1489-1556" at: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Cranmer-English-Reformation-1489-1556/dp/1592448658/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420055574&sr=8-1&keywords=A.F.+Pollard+Cranmer. February 2015: Jaspar Ridley's "Thomas Cranmer" at: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Cranmer-Jasper-Ridley/dp/0198212879/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422892154&sr=8-1&keywords=jasper+ridley+cranmer&pebp=1422892151110&peasin=198212879

Friday, February 26, 2010

Dr. Phil Ryken: Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia to leave for Presidency of Wheaton College

Dr. Phil Ryken of Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia heads out to become the President of Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL. This historic church in downtown Philadelphia has stood nobly for Reformed Theology. Sharon and I were members there while attending Westminster Theological Seminary. As such, we came to know and become friends with Dr. James Montgomery Boice, not just during those years but throughout our years with the military and until his death, 15 Jun 2000. Jim started the famous Philadelphia Conferences on Reformed Theology that did so much, nationally, to advance the biblical faith. Jim maintained and Phil continued the great and traditional ministry of expository biblical preaching. Tenth was always the richer for it.

When Phil goes to Wheaton, we hope his first act will be to remove the picture of "Charles Finney" that hangs in the Billy Graham Centre at Wheaton.

We wish the Rykens all good success and Tenth Presbyterian as they seek to replace their pastor. It's Wheaton's gain and Tenth's loss.

Congregational Meeting - 2-21-2010 from Tenth Presbyterian Church on Vimeo.

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