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…
1871 HT: Christianity.com For years, no one had heard from the Scottish missionary explorer, David Livingstone. In l866, he had disappeared into the East African interior, searching for the source of the River Nile. Livingstone’s reports of his earlier explorations in Africa had fascinated multitudes of readers at home. Once asked why he decided to…
Last night at Joshua’s induction service in Belfast we sang a wonderful old Fanny Crosby hymn that was, I confess, new to me. But it was so appropriate for the occasion as Joshua embarks on pastoral ministry. Let me share the words with you: I must have the Saviour with me,For I dare not walk…
1865 HT: Dan Graves IN ITS OBITUARY of him, the Missionary Herald asserted that Henry Ballantine preferred above all else to speak of the love of God as manifested in Christ. Once after he had preached from the text, “The blood of Jesus Christ, his son, cleanses us from all sin,” a man of eighty approached, leaning…
I believe it might have been Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones who once said something along the lines of – ‘I wouldn’t cross the road to hear myself preach, but I cross the world to preach to others.’ Without for a moment in any way comparing myself to the great Doctor, I was reminded of his words…
