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Born of God: Sermons from John, chapter one
It is the vogue in some evangelical circles to look down one’s spiritual noses at the ministry of Martyn Lloyd-Jones (MLJ). Indeed membership of the in-crowd often demands one set aside his ministry as anachronistic by [...]
The ministry of public prayer – An endangered species?
Whatever happened to the ministry of public prayer? Whether we are referring to it as a corporate venture or pastorally led, it appears conspicuous by its absence in many church gatherings or when present so ailing [...]
The centrality of scripture
‘What pastures are to the beast, the nest for the birds, the stream for fish, the scriptures are for believing souls.’ So wrote Luther in his own inimitable way. Christianity is a religion of The Book. [...]
My 1st book…
Christian parents are always on the lookout for good new books to aid them in the task of educating their children in the things of God. Carine Mackenzie is well-known to the Christian public as an [...]
How the mighty have fallen
In spite of the cynics’ raised eye-brows David’s song of lament over the death of Saul and Jonathan in 2 Samuel 1:17-27 is a genuine heart-felt expression of grief at the loss of his king and [...]
Our Great God and Saviour
There are preachers and there are those rare preachers we would always want to listen to. Anyone who has sat under Eric Alexander, the former minister of St George’s Tron, Glasgow knows that he is in [...]
A prayerless orthodoxy
Jesus taught us that ‘men always ought to pray and not lose heart’ (Luke 18:1). The first sign of life is the baby’s cry; the first sign of spiritual life is ‘behold he is praying’ (Acts [...]
Bah! Humbug!
Poor old Scrooge has a bad press when it comes to this time of year. He is forever typecast as the epitome of the original Christmas killjoy. Even Michael Caine and the Muppets could not improve [...]
The Rise of Paganism: The Re-Emergence of an Old Ideology
‘Rising from the ashes of 5,000 years of oppression and banishment to the religious underground, neo-paganism is now emerging as a viable body of transformative spirituality’ (Andora Judith). Jonathan Skinner chooses to quote these words as [...]
A special man
David is a special man to those who know him and it is not because he is a member of the SAGA generation; he is fifty-three-years-old which for David is quite remarkable. David lives at home [...]
Reaching rural Wales
Great to read this. I've been doing a similar thing, going around rura
A little known quarryman in Wales
Thank you for your wonderful article. I happened onto the movie, "Bey
So you have no children?
Thank you so much for writing this article. It is very comforting. It'
The great harvest
I live and worship in Yeadon, in a church born out of the revival. It
Feminine Threads
I was interested in the above review of Diana Severance's book. Althou