Female Elders, the ‘Tucker Paper’, and the Question of History
As the NSW Presbyterian Church nears the time of making a decision about female elders, some have been brought to the attention of a paper by Craig Tucker (known as […]
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As the NSW Presbyterian Church nears the time of making a decision about female elders, some have been brought to the attention of a paper by Craig Tucker (known as […]
Human Nature in its Fourfold State Some preachers are natural poets. Boston once composed “a kind of a poem on friendship.” However he judged that it, like his other attempts […]
‘LOOT AND THEFT OF CHRISTIAN INSTITUTIONS’: INDIAN LAW TARGETS NONPROFITSIndia’s government is facing growing backlash for proposing to change a key law that regulates foreign funding for nonprofit organizations. It’s […]
“My son Thomas… told me, he was troubled with ill thoughts… that God did not hear his prayers; and that for that sometimes he forgot his prayers at night: that […]
Nothing was Going to Change…or Was It? The challenge for Christians today is the same as it was for God’s people when they were in exile in Babylon. Whenever an […]
“In partaking I was helped to the exercise of faith, took God for my God in Christ, claimed Him as my God…” The body and blood of Christ It was […]
The Dangers of National Repentance I recently read an essay by C.S. Lewis, “Dangers of National Repentance”, which seems as timely today as ever. He notes that “the first and […]
Move to Ettrick Boston first visited Ettrick (alt. “Etterick”), a small village forty-five miles west of Simprin, in November 1706. However, his visit left a poor impression on him. He […]
Certain encounters in my early twenties permanently changed the course of my life. Meeting Amanda-Sue. Discovering theology and Greek and language full stop. And the Bible teaching of B.B. Warfield, […]
After Boston had first preached in Simprin, in July 1699, his impressions of the people were disheartening. Some fell asleep, others went outside – and that was before taking into […]
“He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart …” (Ecclesiastes 3:11) When I was younger and knew a lot more than I […]
The first parts of this correspondence can be found here – This is the third and final exchange of letters: Dear David, I like your metaphor of a sermon in […]
“My dear father… died that night, in the 70th year of his age… It was a heavy death to me…” John Boston’s death John Boston, Thomas’ father, was “a man […]
EASTER KILLINGS IN NIGERIA – THE GENOCIDE CONTINUES Yet again our prayers are directed to our suffering brothers and sisters in Nigeria. Easter is often seen by Muslim and other […]
“Sinners… within or without the visible Church, have a real right to Christ…” A disagreement over baptism Not long after Boston had settled in Simprin, he visited a friend,Rev. George […]
An unbelieving family member once asked me “Why do you go to church every Sunday? Why don’t you take one Sunday off and go down to the beach instead?”. He […]