It is commonly agree today that there is a desperate shortage of godly and gifted men making themselves available for a ministry of preaching. And some who do are being trained and encouraged not to take on too many preaching commitments, perhaps preach just two or three times a month. Frankly, I despair and weep…
1553 HT: Dan Graves When Queen Mary Tudor came to the English throne in 1553, everyone expected she would restore the Roman Church to a nation which had become Protestant. Fearing brutality, some clergymen fled. One who stayed in England was John Philpot, archdeacon of Winchester. Assured that he could speak freely, he debated Roman…
In the latest inspirational and informative article on influential Scots in Church History and Missions by Paul James-Griffiths of Christian Heritage Edinburgh, he writes, “This week’s article is about Dr James Laidlaw Maxwell. Although he was a missionary in Taiwan for only seven years, this Scotsman pioneered churches, a Bible-school and a hospital. He is regarded…
The latest two sermons in my series on Esther are now on this website – Prayer and Fasting (Esther 4) and How to Enter the Throne Room (Esther 5:1-8) You can find them here
1737 HT: Dan Graves When Count von Zinzendorf, leader of the Moravians, became a bishop, his first official act was to ordain Peter Bohler. Neither man could have foreseen the day’s far-reaching consequences of the ceremony, which took place on this day, December 15, 1737. Peter, who had been born in Frankfort, Germany, was a graduate…
