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Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 2017 John Owen became a Congregationalist (or Independent) by conviction, and so published this little work in 1647, although it is suitable for Christians of every […]
Christians in Burkina Faso are mourning a deadly attack on a Protestant church as “a new turning point in terrorism” in the West African nation. The April 28 shooting at […]
Why did God create the world? The answer on the lips of anyone who knows Question One of the Westminster Shorter Catechism is “to glorify Him” or, as my children […]
One of the strengths of the Presbyterian Church in the 21st century is the number of missionaries it has sent and supported. Healthy congregations are those praying for and sending […]
Have you followed James 5? Any Christian who has been sick for a while may at some point have found themselves being asked such a question.Or perhaps simply because they […]
It just so happens this year (2019) that Easter Sunday and Anzac Day fall near one another – on the 21 April and 25 April respectively. Given that the New […]
The Good Book Company, 2019 In recent years, a significant attack on Christianity in the Western world and especially among the educated classes, can come from so-called “New Atheism”. Its […]
Moderator’s Comments – Posted 1 April 2019 Childhood impressions linger, don’t they? I’m so grateful for (most of) them. My earliest memory of 1950s church life is full of happy […]
Wheaton, Crossway, 2018 This is a book many will deeply appreciate. Recent years have seen the fear of legalism swing the pendulum too far the other way, as antinomianism casts […]
When a twenty-six-year-old missionary, John Allen Chau, was murdered by the people of North Sentinel Island on 17 November 2018, every media organisation in the world seemed to debate the […]
Wheaton, Crossway, 2018 If you have come across the writings of Bart Ehrman, Peter Williams’ little book is the antidote you may need. Bart Ehrman mocks the notion that the […]
Pakistani Christians and Muslims held a joint protest demonstration on Sunday, March 17, outside the Islamabad Press Club to express their outrage over the failure of authorities to deliver justice […]
Edinburgh, The Banner of Truth, 2018 The Westminster Confession of Faith was produced over a number of years, from 1643 to 1647. It derived from meetings (1,163 of them!) in […]
One of the Church’s greatest needs is for preachers who feel the power of the doctrines they expound. We need preaching that is imbued with passion. I am, of course, […]
Banned Indonesian extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir (HTI) has reincarnated and has returned under a different guise, moderate Muslim organisations have warned. The group, which wanted to see the establishment of […]
Fulani herdsmen have killed at least 32 people in an attack on a Christian area of north-central Nigeria on February 26, sources said. The early morning assault on villages in […]