Archive for 'Editorial'
Re-focus on Jesus
David Norman Jones (oh, sorry, I think he wants the ‘Norman’ left out now) gave a number of very challenging wake-up calls in his sermons at the Aber Conference in August. He warned against ‘pining for [...]
United we stand
Unity! That is the theme in this issue. But read on. For the subject is more important than you may realise. And there are so many facets to it which impinge on individual Christian living, church [...]
So what would convince you?
Our church Christianity Explored group had been very productive. The study leaders were able to address many of the questions which were being raised. We genuinely believed our guests were being helped in their search for [...]
Called to be… vulnerable?
What are some of the qualities you most admire and appreciate in other people? Stop and think for a few moments. We can easily come up with a number of suggestions. A roaring sense of humour, [...]
Our great hope
It wasn’t all that long ago that I was sitting in a room with the other members of the editorial board discussing what we should have as the theme for this issue of the Evangelical Magazine. [...]
An encouragement to pray
Prayer. That is the theme in this issue of the magazine. The word ‘prayer’ has many personal associations for each of us, but I would like to share with you some of the associations that I [...]
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. [...]
What is paganism?
How do you boil a frog alive? If you throw it in a pot of bubbling water it will jump straight out (so I am told – I’ve never actually tried this!). The only way is [...]
A blind spot
Many Christians expect to find a gospel church wherever they go in the world. This expectation may be based on an assumption that most, if not all, of the world has been evangelised. So it is [...]
What have I done to deserve this?
It’s the summer of 1993 and the sun is bright today, lighting the distant Firth of Forth and its famous bridge; below us the city of Edinburgh is half-hidden by the wooded hills. We are on [...]
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
Being counted for Christ
I would pray that god give me courage to do more thanks for this artic