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A church history—or maybe not—edition.

See update below!

Octavius Winslow
You may have read many Winslow quotes, but I bet you don’t know much about the man, do you? Here’s good news, then: There’s a new blog dedicated to placing “in one site all information known about Octavius Winslow” where you’ll find biographical information, quotes, and more.

Irish Puritans
Kim Shay explains some of the reasons why spreading the gospel in Ireland was so difficult for the Puritans.

The Puritans, at the very core of their beliefs, wanted to promote the pure gospel of Jesus Christ. This was hard to do in Ireland given not only the mix of individuals, but also given the animosity that was directed against the English.

Now go read the whole post.

Jonathan Edward
Someone’s been having even more fun than Karl Malden at JE’s expense. (Justin Taylor)

Update on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 12:13PM by

rebecca

Extra! Extra!
Because church history has late-breaking news, too: Monergism.com just added a link to S. M. Houghton’s Sketches in Church History, which has very readable—short and with pictures—articles on the early church down through the 19th century. This book was intended for “those who, approaching church history for the first time, wished for a general coverage of the subject before they proceeded to works of greater detail.” Here’s the table of contents.