The question itself was, “Who was Enoch?”, but it was the context of the question that made it so remarkable. Several years ago, in the church where I was, at the the time, Pastor, I was talking to a few folk before the evening service when a young man in his 20s walked in off…
Here is the latest inspirational and informative article on influential Scots in Church History and Missions by Paul James-Griffiths of Christian Heritage Edinburgh. Paul writes, “As we continue with the series about missionaries sent out from Scotland in the 19th century, we are focusing on China. Today’s article is about William Chalmers Burns, whom I think…
Finally, the Archbishop who is, in my personal opinion the worst and the most disappointing Archbishop in my lifetime, has accepted the inevitable and resigned – but only after the calls for him to do so became too many. He had, he said, previously considered doing so but decided not to. That, in itself, tells…
(this post has also appeared on the Evangelicals Now website) Have you noticed how people like to find fancy names to make ordinary things seem more special? For example, I have seen a window cleaner described as a Transparent Wall Maintenance Engineer, and did you know that the role of Education Centre Nourishment Consultant refers…
1660 John Bunyan is arrested for unlicensed preaching and sentenced to prison. During his various incarcerations, he will pen Pilgrim’s Progess and Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, the greatest Puritan spiritual autobiography. 1704 Forty-two year old Matthew Henry writes in his journal that he means to prepare a commentary on the entire Scripture. A…
