WWI – Baptist Pastor on the Somme Front
The diary and letters of Pastor James Rowell.
Salvation By Grace Alone
Those who boast how good they are have lived their life in rebellion against God and in rejection of His son, trampling the blood of Christ beneath their feet. They live as if the Bible didn’t say the things that it says; that is big time sin.
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Jonah, Jesus and the Resurrection
Jonah’s ministry was characterized by disobedience, reluctance and complaint. He is unique among the prophets of Israel, but not just for this. It is also true, in the grace and providence of God, that Jonah’s [...]
On Open-Air Preaching
In recent years a model of open-air preaching has developed that is controversial in nature, harsh in tone and disruptive. It will no doubt attract a large social media viewing and voluminous discussion, but I [...]
The Valley of Tears between Two Trees
There were two trees mentioned in the garden of Eden (Genesis 2:9). The first tree, the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, was forbidden. Disobedience would bring death, and Adam and Eve disobeyed. [...]
How God Dealt with Sin in the Garden of Eden
Genesis three is often referred to as the story of the fall. When you read the chapter, however, the fall happened within a short time—verses 1-6. It is more correct to say that Genesis three [...]
Saved and Secure: A Case Study in God’s Saving Grace (Genesis 3:1-24)
Doagh Coast, Donegal (Aaron Dunlop) Nowhere in the entire Bible (as far as I can find) do we find in one paragraph the story of saving grace displayed in such fullness in the [...]
The Teacher’s Greatest Satisfaction
The Kingston–Rhinecliff Bridge, New York State (Credit: Aaron Dunlop) “Early one morning in the year 1738 a shepherd boy with home-spun clothes and bare feet, stood at the counter of Alexander McCulloch's bookshop [...]
Lessons & Encouragements for Pastors (from the story of Moses)
Photo: Fishing on the Nile (Aaron Dunlop) The story of Moses at the burning bush is a fascinating insight into the call to ministry and the inward struggle of the Lord's servants. Rejected [...]
David & Goliath (Commentary on 1 Samuel 17)
Photo by Mateus Campos Felipe on Unsplash The story of David and Goliath is a best seller as far as Old Testament stories go. It has all the adventure and suspense of a [...]
The Story of the Fall (Genesis 3:1-24)
Photo by Chris Curry on Unsplash When God created Adam and his wife, he put them in a beautiful garden called Eden. It was “God’s Garden,” (Ezekiel 28:13), without sin, and as the name suggests a place “enriched” [...]
Rachal Watt and her Journey to the Hill Country of Ukambani
“The sun was beaming down in all his tropical power and splendour on that glorious morning in 1893 when we landed at the Arab town of Mombasa, on the eastern shore of the continent of [...]
The Reformation was Missional
In 1544 John Calvin wrote a letter to Emperor Charles V to be presented at the Imperial Diet at Spires. In that letter, he defended the work of Luther and the Reformation and identified a [...]
Did the Protestant Reformation have a Missionary Vision?
It has often been claimed that the Protestant Reformation did not stimulate missions and that the Reformers had no missionary vision. One Italian Jesuit, Robert Bellarmine (1542-1621), claimed that the Protestant Church lacked evangelistic zeal which, he said, [...]
Rights Start in the Womb
Photo credit: unsplash.com Abortion is one of the greatest tragedies of our time. The most dangerous place in the world today for a child is not in some third-world slum or war zone [...]
Willing to be Weak
Photo by Milan Ivanovic on unsplash Today’s culture idolizes strength. In blogs and podcasts, on social media tag lines and consumer ads we hear slogans like “be a boss,” “crush’n” it,’ and ‘kill’n [...]
From Dining with the Devil to Feasting with the Lamb
Photo credit: Alex Haney on Uusplash Some of the first words that Jesus spoke to Peter after the resurrection were “come and dine” (John 21:12). In recording this incident of the appearance of [...]
Rachel Watt: First Female Missionary to the British East African Interior
Eva Stuart Watt (center) with her sister and mother Evangelical Christians living in Ireland in the early to mid-twentieth century would have been well acquainted with the name of Eva Stuart Watt (b. [...]
The Teenage Years of Jesus
A group of American young people on a missions trip to Africa The teenage years are referred to as the “formative years”—the development and maturing of adolescence (Latin:adolescere meaning "to grow up"). The [...]
Dr. John Crawford: Pioneer of Theological Education in Western Canada
Dr. John Crawford "No one made a greater sacrifice for Baptist education [in Western Canada] than Rev. John Crawford, D.D. His name is loved and honored by many, despite his apparent failure." —C.C. [...]