Archive for 'April,2010'
The Calvinistic Methodist Fathers of Wales (Volumes 1 and 2)
The two volume work by Jones and Morgan was originally published in 1890. It has been painstakingly translated from Welsh by John Aaron. To understand the importance of this work we need to realise that Wales, [...]
A little known quarryman in Wales
Watkin R. Roberts was born on 21 September 1886 at Brydenly, Dinorwic Street, Caernarfon to a middle-class family. Brought up by his devout Christian parents he learnt to read at an early age, a sign of [...]
Turning points in church history – 1739
How marvellous to have been a fly on the wall at the Town Hall in Cardiff on 7 March 1739. On that day the great, but still young, English preacher, George Whitefield, met the slightly older [...]
Get a proper job!
‘So what do you do for a living?’ Most people asking this question expect the typical response; teacher, plumber, accountant, or the most common of all, ‘I work in IT’. ‘Street preacher’ often brings an, ‘Oh!’ [...]
Bryn-y-groes 50 years on
When I first walked into Bryn-y-groes about twenty-eight years ago the feeling was of a warm and friendly welcome in this beautiful old house. You immediately feel at home as you enter the front door, an [...]
Being God’s rainbow people
When Kensington Baptist Church was originally established, Easton was a genteel suburb, separated from Bristol by fields and market gardens, but now, over 175 years later, Easton displays all the marks of inner-city life. Dealers operate [...]
The missing note in Christian piety
When I was a young Christian in the nineteen-fifties I quite often heard a fellow believer described as a God-fearing man or woman. It is many years since I heard any one so described. The expression [...]
Glyndwr Jenkins: 1908-2009
Born in Bridgend, Glyndwr Jenkins worked for many years in the family pottery at Ewenny. As well as playing rugby for Bridgend, he won many trophies as a marksman. Going to a competition one evening, he [...]
The Trinity and worship
I would personally rather sing of a 'latent' Christ in the Psalms God
The Trinity and worship
A very helpful article. I've been thinking much more about the Trinity
United we stand
It all depends on what you mean by 'biblical separation' ? !
Amazing and essential
Thank you. There are several good books currently on the Holy Trinity.
Robert Jermain Thomas: an inextinguishable light
Yes, there is much that we do not know, but if you read my book, I do