Petition in Blood
A young Korean man writes a plea for entry into Bible College in his own blood. Read More
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
Writings of Joseph and Joe B. Hopper
A few years ago, I started scanning the many writings my great-grandfather and grandfather left behind. I have migrated the scan archive here to ulsterworldly.com/hoppers/.
Machen’s Autobiography of His Stand for Truth
An account of personal experiences may be interesting for one or two reasons: (1) because the writer is in some way remarkable; (2) because, not being at all remarkable, he may be able to set forth in a concrete way the experience of a considerable body of men. Read More
Memories of Machen Fifty Years Later
Ten friends and acquaintances of J. Gresham Machen share memories of him fifty years after his death. Read More
John Murray Explains Machen’s Final Words
Machen's last word reveled in the active obedience of Christ. Professor John Murray explains why. Read More
Uncle Joe Hopper
The curious story of Uncle Joe Hopper, Presbyterian revivalist and untrained minster. Read More
Hart on Machen (Audio)
Update: In September 2022, the Reformed Forum released an updated course on Machen taught by Dr. Hart.
In 2010, Dr. Darryl Hart (OPC assistant historian and Machen scholar) taught a Sunday school series at Glenside Presbyterian Church on J. Gresham Machen about J. Gresham Machen and the founding of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Camden Bucey of the Reformed Forum kindly recorded the whole series for posterity.1
Here are the lectures:
- J. Gresham Machen: Fighter of the Good Fight
- What Prepared Machen to Fight?
- Machen and the Crisis of Western Civilization
- Ecumenism and Intolerance
- Liberalism, the Different Religion
- The Fight Against False Optimism
- The Fight Against Tyranny
- The Fight Against Liberalism: Foreign Missions
- The Fight Against Sentimentality
- The Basis on Which Machen Fought: The Bible
- Assessing Machen
Hart’s book on Machen, Defending the Faith: J. Gresham Machen and the Crisis of Conservative Protestantism in Modern America, is similarly excellent.
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The quality of the recording on the first couple of lectures is poor, but the improve over time. ↩︎
How the Orthodox Presbyterian Church Got its Name
The OPC was originally the Presbyterian Church of America. Here's how it got a new name after 3 years. Read More
Dunlaps of Kentucky
My grandfather's brief history of his mother's family, the Dunlaps of Kentucky. Read More
More from Ulster Worldly.com
Below are links to several websites I have built “for building up the body of Christ”. If you have feedback, feel free to contact me.
— Tim Hopper
Other Websites
Read Machen
Guide to the writings of J. Gresham Machen, founder of Westminster Theological Seminary and early leader in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.
Readings in the Reformed Diaconate
A collection of writings on the theology and practice of the office of diaconate (particularly in the context of Reformed churches).
Westminster Daily
A website to follow Dr. Joseph Pipa’s Calendar of Readings in the Westminster Standards.
Miscellanea
Collected quotes from my reading, mostly theological in nature.
For Building Up the Body of Christ
Collection of my personal writings and resources in theological and ecclesiastical matters.