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DeLong Star Ruby

The ransom was paid by wealthy Florida businessman John D. MacArthur and he was present when the ruby was recovered at the designated drop off site: a phone booth in Florida.

Expository preaching

John MacArthur is probably the best known expository preacher in America, and is a proponent of the expository method of preaching (and an outspoken opponent of the topical method as used almost exclusively by some churches).

Gold extraction

The solubility of gold in a water and cyanide solution was known by 1783 (Scheele), by Bagration in 1843 and Elsner in 1846 who recognized the necessity of oxygen in the process, (a method of exctraction by chlorination (Plattner) considered during 1848 proved uneconomical) this prior to the discovery of an economical method of treatment with potassium cyanide by J.S. MacArthur (with R. and, or, W. Forrest).

J. Roderick MacArthur

The composition of the Foundation's first Board of Director's, per John D. MacArthur's will, included J. Roderick MacArthur, Catherine T. MacArthur (his second wife), his attorney William T. Kirby, two officers of Bankers Life and Casualty, and Radio Commentator Paul Harvey.

Rod MacArthur married Christiane L'Entendart in Paris in 1947 and had a daughter and two sons, one of them the publisher and president of Harper's Magazine, John R. "Rick" MacArthur.

John D. MacArthur

MacArthur first married the former Louise Ingals and had two children: a son, U.S. businessman and philanthropist, J. Roderick MacArthur (1920–1984) and a daughter, Virginia MacArthur.

John R. MacArthur, the president of Harper's Magazine and son of J. Roderick MacArthur, is a grandson of John D. MacArthur.

MacArthur's brother Charles MacArthur was an American playwright and screenwriter, best known as co-author of the play The Front Page.

John D. MacArthur Beach State Park

John D. MacArthur Beach State Park, named for John D. MacArthur who donated the land for its construction in the 1970s, is located between Riviera Beach, Florida and North Palm Beach, Florida.

KGRV

Christian talk and teaching programs heard on KGRV include; Turning Point with David Jeremiah, Focus on the Family, Thru the Bible with J. Vernon McGee, In Touch with Charles Stanley, In the Market with Janet Parshall, Insight for Living with Chuck Swindoll, Truth for Life with Alistair Begg, Love Worth Finding with Adrian Rogers, Unshackled!, and Grace to You with John MacArthur.

KKMS

The station programs a Christian-based religious format primarily featuring ministry personnel and preachers such as John MacArthur, Alistair Begg, James Dobson, J. Vernon McGee and Tom Shrader.

Mark Dever

In the last several years, Dever has become a more widely-recognized name among conservative evangelicals, due in part to his appearance at large, nation-wide conferences such as the Desiring God National Conference, the Ligonier Ministries Conference, the Shepherd's Conference organized by Rev. John F. MacArthur, and the Together for the Gospel conference (which Dever co-founded with C. J. Mahaney, Ligon Duncan, and Al Mohler).

Northern Christian Radio

Sacred Favorites Radio is a network airing traditional Christian Hymns as well as some Christian talk and teaching programs, such as Thru the Bible with J. Vernon McGee, Back to the Bible with Woodrow Kroll, and Grace to You with John MacArthur.

R. Kent Hughes

Preach The Word: Essays on Expository Preaching In Honor of R. Kent Hughes (ISBN 1-58134-926-2) included contributions by David Jackman, D. A. Carson, Wayne Grudem, John F. MacArthur, Bruce Winter, J. I. Packer, Phillip Jensen, Philip Graham Ryken, and Peter Jensen.

TERI University

TERI University has been selected by the John D. MacArthur and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, globally headquartered in Chicago, as one of 10 universities worldwide to receive significant support in the amount of $ 900,000 to create a new master’s degree program in Development Practice.

The Master's Seminary

The Master's Seminary was founded in 1986 by John MacArthur and is located on the campus of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California.

WGLY-FM

Christian Talk and Teaching shows heard on The Light Radio network include; Focus On The Family, Turning Point with David Jeremiah, Truth for Life with Alistair Begg, Enjoying Everyday Life with Joyce Meyer, Grace to You with John MacArthur, Insight For Living with Chuck Swindoll, Revive Our Hearts with Nancy Leigh DeMoss, Joni and Friends, and In The Market with Janet Parshall.

William H. Quasha

Joining the US Army in 1942, Quasha arrived in the Philippines as an officer on the staff of Gen. MacArthur, eventually attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel at age 33, and receiving the Bronze Star and the Philippine Legion of Honor.

You Can't Be President: The Outrageous Barriers to Democracy in America

You Can't Be President: The Outrageous Barriers to Democracy in America (2008) is the third book by journalist and Harper's Magazine president John R. MacArthur.


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