Archive for 'Sept/Oct 2009'
The 1859 revival in Wales
‘That You would come down’ (Is. 64:1) describes an event that could only be traced to God’s initiative, grace, and power. What was sluggish and deadening among God’s people becomes vigorous and productive. The blessing [...]
Empty of power: the return of the social gospel
Our society is full of problems. We have the highest teenage pregnancy rates in Europe, alcoholism and binge drinking is spiralling out of control, knife crime is on the rise, unemployment is increasing, debt is unmanageable, [...]
The challenge of school choices
A ripple of unease settled over me as I drove past our catchment secondary school. With considerable reluctance I made myself face the situation. Our daughter was beginning her final year in primary school, our catchment [...]
Memories of a missionary kid
My brother and sister, Peter and Ruth, and myself, are all MKs (missionary kids). We have experienced schools in three separate countries. Each one was different and each came with its own difficulties and blessings. I [...]
Risking the Truth: Handling error in the church
This book is a collection of interviews with Carl Trueman, Joel Beeke, Geoff Thomas, Derek Thomas, Mark Dever, Ligon Duncan, Michael Horton, Greg Beale and several others. I need to make a confession. When I bought [...]
The church’s responsibility for educating children
The direct responsibility of educating children in the Christian faith is given by God, not to Sunday schools, but to parents. In order for this to happen the church’s responsibility to parents, in their distinct and [...]
Shepherding a Child’s Heart: Revised and Updated
Tedd Tripp thinks that our culture and therefore many of our churches have lost their way when it comes to parenting. Biblical parenting, he argues, is neither about producing obedient children who experience nothing of the [...]
Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens
In a time when teenagers and parents of teenagers receive bad press and negative feedback, and society expects raising teenagers to be a thankless task at best and a constant battle at worst, it is encouraging [...]
Confessions of a school teacher
Who would be crazy enough to live, eat, sleep, play, socialise and work with over 460 people up high in the Nilgiris Hills, in a boarding school setting? Well, Steve and Rhonda Morris from Northern Ireland [...]
Sinful Speech
This book is one in a series of Pocket Puritans and is literally a pocket-book sized. It is composed of extracts from some of John Flavel’s works and is presented in statement and argument form. He [...]
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