Stoddard Opened Lord’s Table to All

Solomon Stoddard had a dilemma on his hands. New England Puritans held to a Covenant Theology. In its simplest terms, this said that any group of people who pledged to each other to obey God’s word for the good of all … Continue reading Stoddard Opened Lord’s Table to All

John Eliot, Apostle to the Indians

John Eliot was born in Widford, Hertfordshire, England, and lived at Nazeing as a boy. He attended Jesus College, Cambridge. After college, he became assistant to Thomas Hooker at a private school in Little Baddow, Essex. After Hooker was forced to flee to the Netherlands, he emigrated to Boston, Massachusetts, arranging passage … Continue reading John Eliot, Apostle to the Indians