Paul James-Griffiths is an Adjunct Lecturer at EBC, and his latest book is due to be published by Christian Focus in the new year. Our Principal, John Brand, was asked to write a commendation for it, and said, “Having had a hunch for a long time that Scotland was, as they say, punching well above…
Paul James-Griffiths of Christian Heritage Edinburgh writes, “This is now my final article for the series, which covers 210 weeks. We hope you have been inspired and challenged over the months and years by these articles. Today’s one ends with the 21st century and is a reflection on the state of things in Scotland today. My book,…
I have recently been reading Iain Murray’s inspirational book, A Scottish Christian Heritage; a great book that stirs the heart to pray that God would once again visit this nation with the sort of godly men and preachers he has used in the past. I was reminded of some of what Murray writes when I…
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…