Archive for 'Church history'
It is not death to die
In the year 1881, Jessie Murray, a missionary in China, wrote home describing the death of a Chinese schoolgirl: ‘It seemed as if she had been … to the very door of heaven.’ She had said [...]
Samuel Rutherford: A pastor who lives through his letters
Samuel Rutherford was widely known in his own day as an outspoken opponent of state-sponsored episcopacy, on the one hand, and Independency, on the other. Today he is remembered for his pastoral letters which have been [...]
National prayer: Spurgeon’s sermon to the nation
Sunday 26 May 1940 was, at the request of His Majesty King George VI, observed as a National Day of Prayer for deliverance at a time when Britain was staring military disaster in the face. The [...]
The angel of Llan-gan: David Jones 1736-1810
The name ‘angel’ is sometimes applied to a new-born child with its unblemished skin. ‘The angel of Llan-gan’ has a different meaning. It refers to one of God’s human messengers whose life and work were heavenly [...]
The Geneva Bible
No doubt the 1611 authorized translation will get a lot of press next year. The 400th anniversary of the King James Bible is a significant one; but, arguably, there is a more significant translation that evangelicals [...]
Celebrating three centuries of God’s faithfulness
Morgan John Lewis … lived in the New Inn region of Monmouthshire and, after the disruption, preached to the small flock that gathered there. The fellowship increased greatly when the evangelical Anglicans, who could not abide [...]
Why bother with history?
Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company, famously said that ‘History is bunk’. One wonders what he had in mind. Perhaps he thought that enterprise in the present is more important than reflection on the past. [...]
The great harvest
If you visit Bala this summer, give some time to seeing the places associated with the preaching of Thomas Charles. He was the minister in the town from whom Mary Jones obtained her Bible. And he [...]
William Carey, the father of modern missions?
On 2 October 1792 twelve Baptist pastors, meeting in Kettering, resolved to form ‘The Particular Baptist Society for the Propagation of the Gospel amongst the Heathen’, the first of many similar ventures. William Carey, the inspiration [...]
The Unquenchable Flame
The Unquenchable Flame is a clear, easy read; lively and humorous in places, it’s ideal for kindling an interest in the Reformation and the events that have shaped Christianity in Europe. However, don’t be fooled into [...]
Reaching rural Wales
Great to read this. I've been doing a similar thing, going around rura
A little known quarryman in Wales
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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