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William Bridge's Ministry of Encouragement in A Lifting Up for the Downcast
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William Bridge was born about the year 1600 in Cambridgeshire, England. He entered Emmanuel College of Cambridge University, where he received his B.A. in 1623 and his M.A. in 1626. He became the rector of St. Peter's, Hungate, Norwich, where he was eventually suspended from preaching by Bishop Matthew Wren of the Church of England. Bridge left England to take refuge in Holland where he renounced his Church of England ordination, abandoned episcopal church polity, and was ordained as an independent minister. From there, he returned to England in 1642. He was a member of the Westminster Assembly, advocating independent church government in the debates over church polity. Bridge died at Clapham on March 12, 1670. continue
Battered Pastors (2)
The call to be a pastor is one of unparalleled privilege. It is a joy, though a sobering one, to preach God's Word for the benefit of God's people. For battered pastors, however, (and they are numerous) the glad labor...
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When real political life imitates celebrity megachurch art
You know society is in trouble when the politicians start stooping so low that they begin to adopt practices akin to those of celebrity megachurch pastors in order to inflate their cultural share price. I knew politics was a dirty,...
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Dispatches from LaLaLand
The Transadvocate reports another case of dastardly and unacceptable cisgender oppression. This time, a transgender person has been refused permission to compete as a woman at the Crossfit Games. In a letter apparently 'reeking of transphobia and cisgenderism' (but, to...
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The Refs 2014
We are delighted to announce the winners of this years Refs 2014 It's the equivalent of the Reformed Oscars and a highly prestigious award that can lead to massively increased book sales. Books considered are not limited to those published in...
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From heaven he came and sought her
'From Heaven He Came and Sought Her' edited by David and Jonathan Gibson has not appeared on any blog for a few days so let me try and add to the publicity juggernaut ,I recently interviewed the Gibson brothers for Evangelicals Now...
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A New Reformed Chickliterista?
For those who think that the world of Reformed chick lit is by and large dominated by very nice ladies who write poetry (sort of), love children and have sweet thoughts about everything from cooking to husbands (the present Mrs...
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A Lenten warning
Just in case someone thinks that the observance of Lent is not the start of a slippery slope, consider the following sad case of a man who thought it did not matter much . . ....
Not relenting
I know I have been here before, but it is that time of year when we hear of those noble spirits who will be relinquishing chocolate (Book of Additions, chapter 1, verse 28), smartphones (Second Letter to the Accretions, chapter...
TOPICS: Lent, superstition
