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Christianity in Machynlleth
It is back to the age of the saints that we must travel for the establishing of a church in Machynlleth. St Cybi, a native of Cornwall, and grandson of Geraint, Prince of Devon, is believed [...]
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 [...]
Turning points in church history: 13. Pre ’59 revival – Part 2: Scotland
Henry Cooke (see pages 14-15 in the May/June issue) had strong links with the evangelical church in Scotland, which had to go through similar travails to Ireland’s and to these we now turn. Moderatism in Scotland [...]
A prayer for today
The following article was written while the writer was on holiday in New England. Spiritually the place is far different from the 1740-50s when Edwards and others knew such remarkable evidences of the mercy of God [...]
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 [...]
How Christians come to believe in revival
This article is about revival, so I ought to explain how I am using the word. By ‘revival’ I mean a sovereign act of God in which He pours out His Holy Spirit with the result [...]
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 [...]
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