What a blessing to live in a nation where thousands upon thousands of faithful little churches sprang up across almost 3,000 miles from sea to sea. So many still stand today and new ones are constantly being planted. May the Lord grant reformation and revival to this land again.
It's Vermigli, as in "Ver-meel-yee". NOT "Ver-mig-lee" nor "Vermilly". The "gli" makes the "lyee" sound.
Don't roll your eyes. When you say "lasagna" you don't say "la-sog-nah" do you? Of course not. Because the "gna" makes the "nya" sound.
You can do this.
@BenKappers@allsaintsutah I saw the mints and thought, “that is the most Dutch thing I’ve ever seen in the PCA” and then I clicked on your bio and saw Dutchman 😂
One of my favorite godly father stories — the father of missionary John G. Paton. Because of his godly influence, John "vowed deeply and oft, by the help of God, to live and act so as never to grieve or dishonor such a father and mother as He had given [him]."
The text comes from Beeke, “How to Lead Your Family,” 6-7
A model medieval church family: Thomas and Anne Heveningham of Ketteringham, Norfolk, 1499, portrayed kneeling devoutly with their fve sons and six daughters
—taken from “Going to Church in Medieval England,” pg. 146