Welcome to Ulster Worldly, a blog about the history of Presbyterianism. Many of these stories come from my own family, many others come from my own denomination.

Tim Hopper · Raleigh, NC

Benefits of a Biblical Diaconate

· Tim Hopper

John Lorimer on the various benefits of a biblically functioning diaconate.

John Lorimer on the various benefits of a biblically functioning diaconate.

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Interview with a Veteran Deacon

· Tim Hopper

Interview from 1861 with a deacon who served the Free Church of Scotland for 18 years.

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“On Being Like-Minded” by Richard B. Gaffin

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Dr. Richard Gaffin on the biblical command for Christian like-mindedness.

Dr. Richard Gaffin on the biblical command for Christian like-mindedness.

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Ten Years of ‘Christ the Center’

· Tim Hopper

A tribute to one of my favorite podcasts over the last 10 years.

A tribute to one of my favorite podcasts over the last 10 years.

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You are my husband, but never more shall you be minister of mine!

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A minister's daughter sides with her father over her husband.

A minister's daughter sides with her father over her husband.

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Olinger on Vos and Machen

· Tim Hopper

Rev. Danny Olinger's lecture on the connection Geerhardus Vos and J. Gresham Machen.

Rev. Danny Olinger's lecture on the connection Geerhardus Vos and J. Gresham Machen.

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“Good Looking, Intelligent, Healthy and Pious”

· Tim Hopper

An ARP minister goes a courtin'.

An ARP minister goes a courtin'.

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William Jennings Bryan and the Mission of the Church

· Tim Hopper

Bradley Longfield on William Jennings Bryan’s view of the mission of the church: Bryan did not limit his efforts for moral reform to the Chautauqua circuit alone. In marked contrast to his …

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The Church’s Cultural Bridge

· Tim Hopper

Charlie Dennison's reflection on the OPC's lack of a cultural bridge (and it's residual ecumenical breakdown with sister denominations).

Charlie Dennison's reflection on the OPC's lack of a cultural bridge (and it's residual ecumenical breakdown with sister denominations).

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Dishonesty of Modernism

· Tim Hopper

A reflection on the dishonesty of theological liberals in the PCUSA during the Presbyterian Crisis

A reflection on the dishonesty of theological liberals in the PCUSA during the Presbyterian Crisis

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