August 2020 – Douglas Douma

A Battle on the Board of Trustees at Westminster Seminary, 1935-1936.

Church History / By Douglas Douma / August 30, 2020

[I’ve been collecting references to this event. While I haven’t written a prose account, I figured the references themselves (chronologically ordered) might be of interest to OPC, BPC, and Machen scholars.] J. Gresham Machen to Presbyterian minister Roy T. Brumbaugh, 10/9/1935 – “It looks as though the crisis were on in the Seminary board meeting. …

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Sermon on John 17:1-26 – “Jesus’ Prayer for His People”

Sermons / By Douglas Douma / August 30, 2020

Sermon for Sunday, August 30th, 2020 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Isa 53:10-12 ESV] 10 Yet it was the will of the LORD to crush him; he has put him to grief; when his soul makes an offering for guilt, he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his …

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Sermon on John 16:25-33 – “Speaking Plainly”

3 Comments / Sermons / By Douglas Douma / August 23, 2020

Sermon for Sunday, August 23rd, 2020 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Neh 8:1-8 ESV] 1 And all the people gathered as one man into the square before the Water Gate. And they told Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses that the LORD had …

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Notes on Gordon Clark and Probability

5 Comments / Notes on the thought of Gordon H. Clark / By Douglas Douma / August 22, 2020

1. Clark defined probability as the fraction of favorable cases over total number of cases. In good Clarkian fashion it is of primary importance to first define the term at hand. As for “probability,” Clark twice provided a definition in his debate with David Hoover. In the first occasion he said “Probability is the fraction …

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Sermon on John 16:16-24 – “Sorrow into Joy”

Sermons / By Douglas Douma / August 15, 2020

Sermon for Sunday, August 16th, 2020 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading: [Psa 30:1-12 ESV] 1 A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of the temple. I will extol you, O LORD, for you have drawn me up and have not let my foes rejoice over me. 2 …

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Sermon on Psalm 2:1-12 – “Is the World out of Control?”

Sermons / By Douglas Douma / August 8, 2020

Sermon for Sunday, August 9th, 2020 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) Old Testament reading and sermon text: [Psa 2:1-12 ESV] 1 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against his …

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