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Billy Graham quote for Remembrance Day / Veterans Day / Armistice Day

November 11, 2011

Billy Graham has brought definition to evangelicalism for decades. Here is a great quote from a great article that is apposite for today: From time to time we have had the opportunity to visit veterans’ hospitals. After a service, we’ve gone from bed to bed talking and praying with the patients. Many of these people [...]

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GUEST POST – Billy Graham, the first sincere preacher many had heard

September 1, 2011

“A strangely fascinating power is exerted by those who are utterly sincere.  Such believers attract unbelievers, as with the case of David Hume, the eighteenth-century British deistic philosopher who rejected historic Christianity.  A friend once met him hurrying along a London street and asked him where he was going.  Hume replied that he was going [...]

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Billy Graham Newsreels From The 1950s

October 13, 2009

Pathe has masses of old video newsreels which were played before cinema films as a way of keeping up with the news back in the 1950s. Still fondly remembered and appreciated from that time are of course the missions of Billy Graham. Adrian Holloway at Newfrontiers Prayer and Fasting told us of some fantastic films [...]

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Billy Graham at 90 Round Up Post

November 7, 2008

Many bloggers are commenting on the 90th birthday of Billy Graham, who is the evangelist who has spoken the gospel to more people than anyone else in human history. Billy is a global force for good who is sorely missed. I, for one, wish he could do one last big mission beamed all around the [...]

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SERMON – Building for the Glory of God: Nehemiah 3

October 16, 2008

Last Sunday I preached on Nehemiah 3. You can download the sermon, listen to it right here, download the video via the vodcast or by rightclicking on this download link. or read the edited trancript below. You can Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the Sheep [...]

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VIDEO – Billy Graham Preaching in 1958

October 7, 2008

I only just recently discovered that videos from Billy Graham are available free online. I had a look at the following sermon from 1958 and it was really heartwarming. O may God raise up preachers like Billy again! Billy will soon be 90 years old and some people have set up a site for people [...]

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Has Gordon Brown Doomed Obama?

September 10, 2008

In a typically clumsy political maneuver by Gordon Brown, he has had to retract his endorsement of US presidential candidate Barack Obama. UK prime ministers are usually extremely careful to remain neutral in American politics. Blair, for example, was possibly the only person in the world (other than perhaps Billy Graham) who was able to [...]

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TOAM08 – Mark Driscoll on Missional Movements (Acts 1)

July 10, 2008

The audio of this message can be downloaded, or you can listen to it right here: More posts from this conference can be found on my TOAM08 label page. You can also download the mp3s of this week’s talks by subscribing to the new Newfrontiers podcast, which will be an easy way for you to [...]

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SERMON – God’s Gift of Life (Exodus 20:13)

April 28, 2008

Here are notes from a sermon I preached on the 27th April at Jubilee Church. The mp3 is available to download here or listen to using the following embedded player- “You shall not murder.” (Ex 20:13) Ok, right at the outset, do we have any murderers here? No? Anyone planning on committing a murder? No? [...]

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2nd Most Read Post – Blogging, Discernment, and a Book by Tim Challies

February 19, 2008

No. 2 on the list of most-read posts on this blog appeared on October 26, 2007. This post was an expression of some of my own concerns and frustrations about the blogging world I have come to love so much. I said some things I had been wanting to say for a long time, and [...]

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Review of the Blog – September to December 2007: John Owen and John Piper

December 22, 2007

During the months of September and October, I spent a lot of time quoting from a book Justin Taylor produced—a lightly edited John Owen. These can all be read on the category page for posts labeled “John Owen.” In November, I gave John Piper on N. T. Wright the same treatment. I also wrote a [...]

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Mark Driscoll, Terry Virgo, and Shepherding God’s People

December 7, 2007

Regular readers of my blog will remember that, together with my pastor, Tope Koleoso, we had the joy of being able to chat with Mark Driscoll when we went to Edinburgh to hear him preach live. We were deeply impressed with his graciousness and kindness to us. In this, he reminded me of a man [...]

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Does Piper Neglect the Resurrection?

November 20, 2007

Many of the opponents of the doctrine of justification and penal substitution criticize us for not being as interested in the resurrection as the cross. I increasingly think that it is not so fair to accuse most evangelical theologians of not having a place for the resurrection in our system of beliefs. I do feel, [...]

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Blogging, Discernment, and a Book by Tim Challies

October 25, 2007

UPDATE—February 19, 2008In January 2008, the following post was identified as the 2nd all-time most popular post with readers of this blog. The 3rd most-read post was “The ESV: A Bible Translation for Everyone?“ This post was an expression of some of my own concerns and frustrations about the blogging world I have come to [...]

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INTERVIEW – Greg Haslam On Filling Martyn Lloyd-Jones’ Pulpit

October 16, 2007

It is a pleasure to welcome to my blog, Greg Haslam, who is the current successor to Martyn Lloyd-Jones at Westminster Chapel in London. Adrian To begin with Greg, can you tell us a bit about yourself? GregI am a ‘scouser,’ born in Liverpool in 1953, who lived in a rough area of the city [...]

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TRAVEL – Wheaton and Billy Graham – Proclaimer of the Resurrection

October 13, 2007

During a brief trip to the USA this past week, I had a layover in the Chicago area. I had an amazing few hours. I ate lunch with two great friends who I had never met in the flesh before. It struck me that the impression I had of them when finally meeting face-to-face was [...]

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Ruth Graham RIP

June 15, 2007

The much beloved wife of Billy Graham has died. There is lots of coverage on the CT Blog Justin Taylor says it well when he writes “I join others around the world in thanking God for a life well lived in quiet, unashamed, faithful service to the Lord and his kingdom.” I am glad for [...]

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BLOGDOM TODAY – Preaching, Preachers, and the Holy Spirit

August 8, 2006

LIG DUNCAN ON BEING FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT VIDEO PREACHERS PARTYING WITH PIPER BILLY GRAHAM REGRETS PROSPERITY/POVERTY THEOLOGY TOM SCHREINER ON PREACHING Lig Duncan on Ephesians Lig’s current expositional series – updated each week. Complete with mp3s and full sermon transcripts. Lig also shares outlines from time to time on his blog – e.g. Lig [...]

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April 7, 2006

links for 2006-04-07 Just Curious . . . Could Judas Iscariot Possibly Spend Eternity in Heaven? Interesting discussion going on over at Pyromaniacs regarding limited atonement, et al. (tags: atonement calvinism hell pyromaniacs reformed) From Traitor to Hero? Responding to The Gospel of Judas Headlines worldwide announce publication of a “long lost” and “suppressed” ancient [...]

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Good news when doubts attack: Blogging through Galatians

September 18, 2005

The Audio of the sermon I preached this morning is online. My notes follow: Good news when doubts attack (Galatians 1:1-12) Intro Doubts are a feature of life. Does he really love me? Will I ever meet someone? Is this the right job for me? There is not one aspect of the Christians message that [...]

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