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David Bogue: the forgotten man (1750-1825)
David Bogue is ‘one of the greatest of the forgotten figures of Church History’ (Iain Murray) and especially of the history of missions. After the Moravians, William Carey, rightly, took centre stage. However, Bogue was very [...]
Evangelizing the Welsh Valleys, 1870-90
From about 1850 onwards all the religious denominations in Wales faced a huge problem. By 1914 the population had increased from 1.2 million to 2.5 million, most of whom now worked in the coalfields instead of [...]
Henry Martyn and the word of God
As the word of God is beamed into Middle Eastern lands in our day, so Henry Martyn (1781-1812) brought its penetrating light into Iran (Persia). Through that same word of God he had come to abhor [...]
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, [...]
1859
1859 is the year when revival, which began in America in 1857, spread to the British Isles. That, however, was more climax than ‘turning point’. (A brief account may be found in The church that Christ [...]
The youth of yesterday
Children and young people in revival It is not uncommon for adults to have low expectations of the spiritual understanding of children and therefore disregard their spiritual experiences. Some developmental theories have had a guiding influence [...]
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 [...]
Turning points in church history 13. Pre ’59 revival – Part 1: Ireland
What is the link, if any, between reformation and revival? An answer to this question depends on definition: it all depends on what you mean by… What is the relation of prayer to both? Is believing [...]
All in a flame for Jesus: Selina Countess of Huntingdon
King George III and Queen Caroline had an unusual visitor at court that day. As the tall woman, striking in her appearance and bearing, slowly withdrew from the royal presence the king turned to his queen [...]
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 [...]
The Trinity and worship
I would personally rather sing of a 'latent' Christ in the Psalms God
The Trinity and worship
A very helpful article. I've been thinking much more about the Trinity
United we stand
It all depends on what you mean by 'biblical separation' ? !
Amazing and essential
Thank you. There are several good books currently on the Holy Trinity.
Robert Jermain Thomas: an inextinguishable light
Yes, there is much that we do not know, but if you read my book, I do