After the Surrey Gardens Music Hall disaster, Spurgeon canceled many speaking opportunities and missed a Sunday in his pulpit. After days of suffering, he returned to church to worship on the Lord’s Day. On November 2nd of 1856, Spurgeon ascended the pulpit to lead his congregation in prayer.
Jesus taught that in order to become great in the kingdom we must be willing to become the least. Pastors must model this in their own vocation and be willing to serve humbly, accepting the pain and trials that come with serving sheep that can bite.
*The following excerpt is from John Owen's work, The Mortification of Sin. How do we begin to...
“Behold I heard a voice from some neighbour’s house, as it had been of a boy or girl, I know not whether, in a singing tune saying, and often repeating: Take up and read, Take up and read.”
“God shall alone the refuge be”: The hymn of Samuel Medley (1738-1799)[1] In 2004 a little-known...
Keeping the Sabbath remains a biblical and invigorating practice in Christian spirituality. The example and...
Henry Forty (c.1620s?-1693) was a key figure in the early days of the Particular Baptists.[1] A Londoner...
*Editors Note: This is the third installment of blogs related to Textual Criticism authored by Dr. Timothy Decker....
*Editors Note: This is the second installment of blogs related to Textual Criticism authored by Dr. Timothy Decker....
The Hymn “Amazing Grace,” reached its 250th year of age in 2023. Being first sung under the leadership of its composer, John Newton, by the parish congregation in Olney, Bucks, England, it was published in 1779 in Olney Hymns.