This is the third episode of the West Port Experiment podcast, featuring the Rev. D. Douglas Gebbie, minister of the Presbyterian Reformed Church of Chesley, Ontario. In this episode, we introduce and discuss Alexander Henderson, one of the greats of the Scottish Second Reformation and a crucial figure in the 17th century Kirk. For further study, listen to a recording of Thomas M’Crie’s life of Henderson. The next two episodes of WPE will continue the discussion on Henderson, looking at his Government and Order of the Church of Scotland, followed by his sermon before parliament on John 18:36, “My kingdom is not of this world.”
About the WPE podcast. I have completed the first ten episodes before releasing any to make sure I wasn’t overcommitting or underperforming. But I’m hoping that this podcast fills a niche in a crowded digital area. While this site’s theme is about “parish missions, the care of souls, and all things reformed,” the first season is dedicated specifically to the Scottish Presbyterian tradition to which my denomination is devoted. God willing, I’ll continue to focus mainly in this area. But if it continues, I may branch off into other related areas, especially my great interest in Thomas Chalmers and the theory of practice of parish missions.
For now, the episodes focus on a text or texts for discussion with various friends as conversation partners from within and beyond my presbytery. In this first season, we are dealing with John Willison, Samuel Rutherford, Hugh Binning, Alexander Henderson, David Dickson & the Stewarton Revival, James Guthrie, and Thomas Boston. I hope to release them about once per month.
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[Instrumental music in podcast courtesy of Ernst Stolz. ]
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