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Charles Simeon: An ordinary pastor of extraordinary influence
There can be very few, if any, ministers who have been locked out of their own church buildings. The great Charles Simeon (1759-1836) had this experience. Appointed Vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge by the bishop, [...]
John MacArthur: Servant of the Word and Flock
When this book first landed on my desk I picked it up with a strange combination of eagerness and hesitation. Eagerness, because anything written by Iain Murray is bound to be serious and important as well [...]
The Life of John Milne of Perth
The early nineteenth-century was a golden era for the Scottish church. We are familiar with the names of Thomas Chalmers, Robert Murray M’Cheyne, the Bonar brothers, William C. Burns, William Cunningham and Rabbi Duncan, but that [...]
John Calvin: What is the truth?
This book is from the Little Lights series and is the illustrated story of John Calvin and the reformation with short statements of application. This book could be read with infant school age children or read [...]
Feminine Threads
The author weaves a wonderful tapestry illuminating the stories of the women, from the New Testament era right up to the twenty-first-century, many of whom have given so much to the cause of Christ. A true [...]
Thank You, King James
This book comes in the category of ‘as told to’ to James Hastings, for it is largely in the words of Robert Hicks, though his amazing story has been skilfully told by the author. Born to [...]
Anne Bradstreet: Pilgrim and Poet
Faith Cook brings to life on the page the incredible life of Anne Bradstreet, America’s first published poet, and one of the early settlers in the New World. Anyone who is tempted to think he is [...]
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