Puritans at the Beach with Sinclair Ferguson

5 Minutes in Church History with Stephen Nichols

Ligonier Ministries

Christianity, History, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 2 June 2021

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Why read the Puritans--and why read them "again and again, as old friends"? On this episode of 5 Minutes in Church History, Dr. Stephen Nichols speaks with Dr. Sinclair Ferguson on the richness and nourishment he gleans from the old Puritan writers.

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0:00.0	Well, it is summertime and for the months of June, July and August, we'll be taking great books to the beach.
0:07.0	And for the month of June, we will have the Puritans on the beach.
0:11.0	And to kick us off, we have our very good and dear friend returning.
0:16.0	All the way from Scotland, Dr. Sinclair Ferguson.
0:19.0	Dr. Ferguson, it's great to have you.
0:21.0	Well, thank you, Steve. It's always a joy to speak to you.
0:25.0	And a joy to be with you and anything connected with Ligonier.
0:29.0	Well, before we get into the Puritans in their books, let's just acknowledge that it is summertime.
0:34.0	And so I have a summertime question for you. Are you ready?
0:37.0	I'm trying to be.
0:40.0	And you can give your best-reformed answer to this.
0:43.0	But what is your favorite beach?
0:46.0	My favorite beach in all the world are just in Scotland.
0:51.0	In all the world. Or however you want to answer.
0:55.0	Well, my favorite beach in the United States is the Pensacola Beach.
1:02.0	And one of the reasons for that is that I met our fellow teaching fellow Bob Godfrey on the beach at Pensacola in the early 1980s.
1:14.0	And we have been fast friends now ever since.
1:19.0	My favorite beach in Scotland is probably the beach.
1:23.0	Well, I've several. One is the beach in Achmelvig Bay.
1:28.0	Another is Sinclair's Bay. And another is the beach in Aberdeen.
1:34.0	So these are among my favorite beaches.
1:36.0	And Sinclair's Bay is named for you, of course.
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