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William Still on the need for both Word and Spirit

I stumbled upon a small book in a second hand book shop on the Isle of Skye just over a year ago which was a collection of the Letters of William Still. I sensed there was something to be found in this book and upon both reading it and finding out more about the man [...]

Quotes from The Imitation of Christ by Thomas À Kempis

Thomas a Kempis was a catholic mystic who lived 1380 - 1471. His writings deeply affected John Wesley. These quotes are simple yet challenging and get to the core of true religion. Click the link if you wish to read the whole book.
“The teaching of Christ is more excellent than all the advice of the [...]

Jonathan Edwards Forsees that the End Time Church will Display Greater Glory and Purity

As I have been reading my bible recently, I have been spending time in the O.T prophetic scriptures. Time and time again I find that the O.T prophetic scriptures speak right into the contemporary church world.
In spite of en masse spiritual, moral and doctrinal indiferance within the churches of God, scripture looks forward to a [...]

Are evangelicals standing firm in the faith or losing their grip on the faith?

I think this quote from Spurgeon is very appropriate for today. These are not days in which whole hearted commitment to the scriptures are encouraged. Many evangelicals think they want revival but very few are willing to pay the price for true revival.
“We admire a man who was firm in the faith, say four hundred [...]

Comments on Why We Love The Church: In Praise of Institutions and Organised Religion

 Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck have brought out another book, this time tackling critics of institutional church. I really enjoyed their book on the emergent church and I gave it a mostly favourable review.
I finished their second book in a matter of days and I enjoyed a lot of what was written. I agree with [...]


    "Whatever may be said about the doctrine of election, it is written in the Word of God as with an iron pen, and there is no getting rid of it. To me, it is one of the sweetest and most blessed truths in the whole of revelation, and those who are afraid of it are so because they do not understand it. If they could but know that the Lord had chosen them, it would make their hearts dance for joy."
    C.H. Spurgeon