An anlysis of Brakel’s method in calling sinners to repentance and faith Introduction Charles Haddon Spurgeon, the 19th century Baptist preacher said “Soul-winning is the chief business of the Christian minister, indeed, it should be the main pursuit of every…
In 1839, as now, the British Army was engaged in Afghanistan. Among them was a young soldier called Henry Havelock, a devoted Christian and an outstanding man of valour. Struggling up the ranks (he was then a captain), he had…
In his memoirs, Hans Küng describes giving a lecture at the time of Vatican II at which the church historians present sniggered. While he saw the Council as this great opportunity for real change, he considered the church historians’ reaction…
In his memoirs, Hans Küng describes giving a lecture at the time of Vatican II at which the church historians present sniggered. While he saw the Council as this great opportunity for real change, he considered the church historians’ reaction…
As recently as yesterday, Ref21 received an inquiry as to whether Paul Levy was historical or merely the literary construct of Second Temple Judaism as a means of explaining the reality and all-pervasiveness of evil. Hey, if it works for…
I enjoyed reading about the Carl and Mike love in at New Word Alive, 2 celebrity speakers hanging round together, it reminded me of when they first met you can watch it here Mike is the in the hat, somewhat taller now…
The recent spate of blog posts on various sites in response to Ligon Duncan’s “Bavinck vs. Nevin” post here on the Ref21 blog suggests that this is a discussion whose time has come. I can’t help but note, however, that…
Total church, pure church, simple church, gospel centred church, purpose driven church, everyday church, messy church, Spirit filled church, vintage church, mission shaped church. Doing church is the funky thing to publish books on but I think I’ve cracked something…
NOTE: Our guest blogger is Rev. Charlie Abbate, pastor of Cornerstone Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Ambler, Pennsylvania. “Well what’s going to happen to her?” I asked. “You know what’ll happen to her,” my wife answered back. “Then we’re going to…
In the last couple of days I’ve read through ‘John Stott – A portrait by his friends’, edited by Chris Wright and published by IVP. There are some fascinating insights into the man and it’s an excellent read. I profoundly…
