If anyone was in any doubt as to the downward spiral of spiritual degeneration that the Church of Scotland continues to take they need look no further than the news concerning St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. The Church where John Knox was Minister from 1559 and which is also known as ‘the High Kirk of…
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…
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, “This week we have moved from India to China in our series of missionaries from Scotland. Today’s article is about Robert Morrison, the Anglo-Scot who first translated the whole Bible into…
After a break of a few weeks, Paul James-Griffiths of Christian Heritage Edinburgh is back with his weekly inspirational and informative articles on influential Scots in Church History and Missions. In mission work some people are gifted at founding a ministry; others at developing that ministry. Such was the case with Revd John Anderson who pioneered…
Here’s this week’s inspirational delve into the past by Paul James-Griffiths of Christian Heritage Edinburgh. Paul begins a new series focusing on Scotland’s mission to the nations, the bulk of which will be in the 19th century. We start today with the background to how the world mission started. Image: Map of the World by Samuel Dunn…
I’m grateful to my good friend Paul James-Griffiths of Christian Heritage Edinburgh who most weeks writes an article on some leading Christian in Scotland’s remarkable history. With his permission, I intend to post future articles here. A shock wave swept through Edinburgh on 24 December, 1856. Hugh Miller, the famous geologist and Free Church of…
A: How about a sheep in wolf’s clothing Recently I wrote about the current situation in Scottish politics where those who live as enemies of the gospel profess to be Christians and even quote from Scripture, albeit quoting out of context and twisting it as you would expect. But there is another serious problem with…
Thanks to David Robertson, aka The Wee Flea, for this typically clear and insightful article on the latest piece of legislative nonsensical danger emanating from the SNP. I am just waiting for the day when SNP decided to twin Scotland with N Korea as the two countries currently have so much in common with their…
“Everything I meet with, and every day I study my Bible makes me pray more that God would begin and carry on a deep, pure, widespread, and permanent work in Scotland. If it be not deep and pure, it will only end in confusion and grieving the Holy Spirit of God. I am also deepened…
(I wrote this piece to explain the passion and vision of Edinburgh Bible College which I serve as Principal.) Affectionately known around the world – at least at one time – as ‘The Land of the Book’, Scotland, the land of the Covenanters, of Knox, of the saintly Bonar brothers, Samuel Rutherford, and so many…