Many years ago, after preaching at a church in Edinburgh, I was standing at the door speaking to people as they left and got into a conversation with a young mum who had her son with her. The wee boy who was, I guess, aged about 4 or 5, was literally standing on my toes…
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…
(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…
Last night at Joshua’s induction service in Belfast we sang a wonderful old Fanny Crosby hymn that was, I confess, new to me. But it was so appropriate for the occasion as Joshua embarks on pastoral ministry. Let me share the words with you: I must have the Saviour with me,For I dare not walk…
I believe it might have been Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones who once said something along the lines of – ‘I wouldn’t cross the road to hear myself preach, but I cross the world to preach to others.’ Without for a moment in any way comparing myself to the great Doctor, I was reminded of his words…
Arthur Keith (1866 – 1955) was a leading figure in the study of human fossils and President of the Royal Anthropological Institute. However, his credibility is somewhat shot through given this most unscientific and irrational statement: Evolution is unproved and unprovable. We believe it only because the only alternative is special creation, and that is unthinkable. Sir John…
In medieval times, people used to add illustrations of dragons or sea monsters or other mythological creatures on uncharted areas of maps where potential dangers were thought to exist. In the British Museum in London there’s an old mariner’s chart, drawn in 1525, which outlines the North American coastline. The man who drew the map added comments…