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I've been in the US for the past two weeks travelling round on a world domination tour trying to raise funds for a new building project. I don't understand much of what has been said to me and I know that in the places I've spoken there have been warm smiles of appreciation and cluelessness at my...

My friend Brian Najapfour has written a helpful treatment on the life and spirituality of John Bunyan. Covering a historical overview of Bunyan's life, his position on prayer and his pursuit of practical piety, this book will stir you up to a closer walk with the Lord and a desire for growth in...

Despite an overwhelming vote in favour of women bishops (including the required two thirds majority among the bishops and the clergy by a substantial margin), the General Synods fails to pass the motion, it not reaching the necessary two thirds majority among "the laity." The bile is already...

As the General Synod of the Church of England waxes lyrical about the issue of women bishops, with the evangelical cause somewhat compromised by a necessary co-belligerence with Rome and fatally undermined by the fact that the Archbish-elect is described as both evangelical and in favour of women...

In recent days a slur's been cast on certain giants of the past, Who did - so goes the painful claim, despite their other rightful fame As men of penetrating sight who sought to know and do what's right - See nothing wrong with stealing men, but added their robust "Amen!" To ownership of humankind...

Peter: Eyewitness of His Majesty Edward Donnelly Banner of Truth , 1998, 160pp., paperback, £6.50 ISBN 0-85151-744-7 We might imagine that we know Simon Peter. His character seems to lie splayed on the pages of the New Testament. Yet, at the same time, we may think that a few bold strokes capture...

A Long Line of Godly Men (Volume 2, AD100 - 1564): Pillars of Grace Steven J. Lawson Reformation Trust , 2011, 543pp., hardback, $28.00 ISBN 978-1-56769-211-2 Volume One ( Foundations ) in this series concentrated on the doctrines of sovereign grace as displayed through the entirety of the Bible...

A few things: First, on the basis of the post on paedobaptism and Presbyterianism, Paul Levy should undertake to leave any future instruction of his interns in grammar, spelling, and the like, to others. A failure to do this will evidently hinder a man for life. Second, the discussion so far has...

St Helen's Bishopsgate have their latest 'Preaching Matters' videos. David Cook of Sydney gives an introduction and outline of Acts and William Taylor finishes off Luke . The photo in the still at the start of the video makes David Cook look like he's a contestant in 'Give us a clue' whilst William...

Ben Williamson teaches at Johannesburg Bible College and works for Melville Union Church , in a previous life he was one of my first interns at IPC when I was even more clueless than I am now. As everyone knows there are no jobs in Presbyterianism and so Ben has taken the plunge and sold out to the...