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,…
Paul James-Griffiths of Christian Heritage Edinburgh writes, “This is the penultimate article in this series, which began over four years ago. In this article I’ve summed up the whole series in about 600 words! What an extraordinary Christian heritage Scotland has!” A few years ago, we began this series of short articles and are nearing the completion. What a…
Of his latest article about Scottish church history, Paul James-Griffiths of Christian Heritage Edinburgh writes, “This week’s article is all about Eric Liddell, one of Scotland’s best-known Christians. He combined Olympic professionalism with a vibrant faith and spent many years as a missionary in China.” Whenever I take groups to St Andrews for a Christian Heritage…
Of his latest article about Scottish church history, Paul James-Griffiths of Christian Heritage Edinburgh writes, “This week’s focus is on Professor F.F. Bruce, a Scottish New Testament scholar who very much became a household name for evangelicals as a defender of the Bible for generations. I remember reading his book, The New Testament Documents: Are they Reliable?…
Of his latest article about Scottish church history, Paul James-Griffiths of Christian Heritage Edinburgh writes, “This week the article is all about the famous Lewis Revival of 1949-1952. For some reason it has captured the imagination of so many Christians, whilst other revivals have often been forgotten and put into its shadow.” The Church of Scotland at Barvas…
Of his latest article about Scottish church history, Paul James-Griffiths of Christian Heritage Edinburgh writes, “This week’s article is very topical, as we hear news every day in Israel during the ongoing war there. The Balfour Declaration of 1917 is strongly linked to Scotland and it prepared the way for the return of the Jewish people to…
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…
Of his latest article about Scottish church history, Paul James-Griffiths of Christian Heritage Edinburgh writes, “This week’s article is all about the famous World Missionary Conference in Edinburgh in 1910. May Scotland regain its passionate desire to reach both our nation and the world again with the gospel.” 1910 World Missionary Conference, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons…
Of his latest article about Scottish church history, Paul James-Griffiths of Christian Heritage Edinburgh writes, “For the next 10-12 weeks we will cover the period from the Rose St Revival in Edinburgh to the last Billy Graham Crusade in Scotland.“ Image: Charlotte Chapel on Rose St, Edinburgh, where the revival began. Today’s congregation is in a different building, in…
Of his latest article about Scottish missionaries, Paul James-Griffiths of Christian Heritage Edinburgh writes, “This week is all about the 19th century mission to the Jewish people in Budapest, Hungary, which was one key influence of the modern Messianic movement. “Rabbi” John Duncan pioneered this work, which proved to be very fruitful.” “Rabbi” Dr John Duncan (1796-1870) by…