Carl Trueman is undoubtedly one of the best and most gifted Christian writers we have. I always enjoy and benefit from what he writes but also from his way with words. He has written an excellent and insightful piece on the resignation of Welby which includes this statement: Now he has fallen for allegedly assisting in the covering-up of abuse. He should…
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…