Church History

The Story of Our Hymns by Ernest Edwin Ryden
The Story of Our Hymns by Ernest Edwin Ryden

This volume has been inspired by a desire on the part of the author to create deeper love for the great lyrics of the Christian Church... To know the hymns of the Church is to know something of the spiritual strivings and achievements of the people of God throughout the centuries.

13 Sep 2023

The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah (author's abridged version) by Alfred Edersheim
The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah (author's abridged version) by Alfred Edersheim

“It is a mistake to regard everything in Talmudic writings about ‘the Gentiles’ as presently applying to Christians
 That ‘the heathens’ of those days and lands should have been suspected of almost any abomination, deemed capable of any treachery or cruelty towards Israel—no student of history can deem strange


18 Jul 2023

The Modern Crisis in Religion by George C Lorimer
The Modern Crisis in Religion by George C Lorimer

“I can only pray that this contribution to the International Pulpit may serve to remind Christians on both sides of the Atlantic that they are confronting similar problems, that they are bound together by a common faith, a common trial, and a common duty; and that if they are true to themselves and their Lord, they may hope soon to exclaim with the Greek poet: ‘Night is past, behold the day!’ " — From the Introduction

8 Jun 2023

The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah (complete and unabridged) by Alfred Edersheim
The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah (complete and unabridged) by Alfred Edersheim

“It is a mistake to regard everything in Talmudic writings about ‘the Gentiles’ as presently applying to Christians
 That ‘the heathens’ of those days and lands should have been suspected of almost any abomination, deemed capable of any treachery or cruelty towards Israel—no student of history can deem strange


22 May 2023

The Letters of John Hus (Jan Hus) by Herbert B. Workman & R. Martin Pope
The Letters of John Hus (Jan Hus) by Herbert B. Workman & R. Martin Pope

“The Letters of Hus have long been recognized by the best judges as one of the world’s spiritual treasures. The discovery of Hus, if we may so express it, forms more than once a landmark in the spiritual development of Luther.

18 Jan 2023

The Story of My Life by Matthias Loy
The Story of My Life by Matthias Loy

“The history of the Church confirms and illustrates the teachings of the Bible, that yielding little by little leads to yielding more and more, until all is in danger; and the tempter is never satisfied until all is lost. It is impossible to find a place to stop, when the concessions once begin." — Matthias Loy

10 Nov 2022

The New Theology: Samuel Schmucker and Its Other Defenders by James Allen Brown
The New Theology: Samuel Schmucker and Its Other Defenders by James Allen Brown

“Suffice it to say that faith is faith, and not obedience, or love or delight in God, or any other distinct grace or virtue. Nor does the Bible say being justified by obedience, or love, or delight, or good works, but ‘being justified by faith, we have peace with God.’”

20 Oct 2022

My Experiences In The Mission Field Of South Dakota by Frank Albert Kiess
My Experiences In The Mission Field Of South Dakota by Frank Albert Kiess

“I received my first call into the largest mission field of the Northwest, in the State of South Dakota, far away from good old home. In September, 1892, I left home for my long journey. My good mother and a brother-in-law, Joseph Koby accompanied me as far as Chicago, where I kissed mother goodbye, but my brother-in-law went with me as far as Milwaukee. There we stayed one week, he returned and I went on to the icy North
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7 Oct 2022

Church History For Young People by Peer Olsen Stromme
Church History For Young People by Peer Olsen Stromme

“The Christian Church is in reality as old as the world itself. It has existed ever since the creation of man; for there always have been true believers, who have done God’s will on earth, and who have gone to heaven when they died. And all these have been saved through faith in Christ.

19 Jan 2022

Life Reminiscences of an Old Lutheran Minister by John Gottlieb Morris
Life Reminiscences of an Old Lutheran Minister by John Gottlieb Morris

“In the Church
 influential men (opposed) genuine Lutheranism. They clung ardently to the name, and gloried in their ecclesiastical ancestry; but they held that under that name they could be Calvinists, Zwinglians, or Arminians. Lutheranism with them covered a multitude of errors, hence they struggled violently in maintenance of the lowest church views, the loosest theology.” — John Gottlieb Morris

1 Dec 2021