From the category archives:

History

A Time for War and a Time for Peace

November 11, 2007

Today is remembrance day. It is the day which we hope ended war forever in the main countries of Europe. It is a day for silence, contemplation, and gratitude. The thought that strikes me is that what is true of nations is also true of individuals. We war and fight with one another, and just [...]

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George Whitefield’s Final Resting Place and the Lewis Revival

July 9, 2007

Yesterday it was a delight to see my old friends, Ian and Megan Jukes, and their three lovely kids. We went to visit a church founded by George Whitefield where he preached and is buried under the pulpit. I took loads of photos so have turned them into a slide show for you. If you [...]

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Mark Dever and Ancient Baptistries

May 24, 2007

Mark Dever has been visiting ancient baptistries during his ministry trip to Italy. This picture is of the baptistry in which Ambrose baptised Augustine.

Everybody’s favorite Presbyterians, Lig Duncan and David Wayne, will be interested to know some facts about this baptistry.

Firstly, it’s BIG — surely only necessary if you are planning to baptise an adult [...]

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Charles Simeon – The Full Story

February 9, 2007

Here it is! The full story from Logos of how my e-mail to them led to one of the most exciting pre-pub offers they have had for a long time.
Don’t say I didn’t warn you – you definitely have to move fast to get these at the low price!
This is an e-mail from a regular [...]

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Independence Day Reflections of a Returning British Christian Blogger and "Together on a Mission"

July 3, 2006

This is going to be a bit of a long and personal post and will meander through some personal news, and some reflections on this blog and blogging in general, before eventually getting to the subject of American Independence Day as seen through the eyes of a Brit! So bear with me . . .
I [...]

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Halloween or Reformation Day?

November 1, 2005

Jollyblogger has a fantastic post reminding us that the 31st October is also Reformation Day:
“But more importantly, the Reformation has a spiritual significance which transcends these lesser matters of life, like the affairs of nations. This is because the Reformation marked the recovery of the doctrine of justification by grace alone, through [...]

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Whatever Happened to the Brethren?

December 12, 2003

Church history always fascinates me. This page I found gives a great introduction to the Brethren?:
“The Open Brethren began in the 19th century with a group of British Evangelical Christians who wanted to return to the purity of the New Testament Church. Their desire was to base church practice on the Bible, rather [...]

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