Biography
“Tyndale” by David Teems
Teems, David. Tyndale, The Man Who Gave God an English Voice. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2012. This book supplied for review through BookSneeze®. 263 pages plus appendices. A renowned critic suggested that only Shakespeare’s prose “is capable of surviving comparison with Tyndale’s.” Yet Tyndale lived his life—and performed his art—in exile. This is no mere biography. [...]
When God hurts us
I spoke at a family camp at Crystal Creek Christian Camp over the weekend. If you’ve ever been there, you know the blessing it is to fellowship with God’s people around the word in such beautiful surroundings. In one of my sessions, I spoke about the night Jacob encountered God in an all-night wrestling match. [...]
Eleven reasons I love reading Christian biographies
1) I find biographies easy to read when I’m too worn out to read heavier genres like theology, philosophy, history, etc. 2) I get to “hang out” with and learn from men and women who lived exceptional lives. 3) I get to experience places and cultures and events through the written page that I will [...]
Free To Forgive
I read Corrie Ten Boom’s life story The Hiding Place when I was a boy. I remember being moved by her family’s courage in sheltering Jews during the Nazi occupation, until they were betrayed and arrested in 1944. The family was separated and sent to prison camps. Her father died in prison, and her nephew [...]
Watch This Space
I’ve spent the past two months researching the lives of Fred and Sybil Pucknell. Not a minute has been wasted. Not one email or one letter. I have enjoyed receiving every piece of the puzzle. I have been thrilled when someone has given me information and it has linked with someone else’s view or knowledge [...]
As Unto The Lord
He was born in 1898 in London, England. While studying engineering, World War One was devastating countries, people’s ideals and families. The Army Flying Corp which later became the Royal Air Force became his home and occupation for the next few years. But the highlight of his time in the army was during his service [...]
Moving Men
Hudson Taylor Part 2 ‘To me it was a very grave matter,’ he (Hudson Taylor) wrote that winter, ‘to contemplate going out to China, far from all human aid, there to depend upon the living God alone for protection, supplies and help of every kind. I felt that one’s spiritual muscles required strengthening for such [...]
Apollos Grandson?
If Dr Bob Jones Jr could be called a son of the eloquent one, then I believe Dr John Vaughn must also be included in the progeny of that great preacher of old. Of course there have been many such preachers who have followed but I am limiting my posts to preachers I have seen [...]
The Making of a Missionary
Hudson Taylor Part 1 Many years ago I read “Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret” (Dr and Mrs Howard Taylor, Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, 1989) It was just what I needed. It was full of treasured stories and letters and mostly focused on the events in his life when he learnt several important spiritual lessons. These [...]
A Son of Apollos
Last week we were introduced to that eloquent herald named Apollos. Almost 15 years ago I was privileged to hear a descendant of that great preacher. It was in about June 1996 that Dr Bob Jones Jr visited Australia and special meetings in Sydney were held. ‘Dr Bob’, as he was known in fundamental circles, [...]
Reflections from “Shadow of the Almighty” (Jim Elliot)
Today’s post comes from my good friend Dan Roland. Dan is serving on pastoral staff in Colorado. Audrey (his wife) is an amazing musician and they have one energetic son. I have been reading “Shadow of the Almighty” about Jim Elliot and I have had to consider my relationship with God and figure out whether [...]
