The year 1517 brought monk Martin Luther out of the shadows and into the courts of both the Pope and Emperor. Boldly challenging the practice of selling indulgences within the Roman Catholic Church, Luther soon learned such preaching was very dangerous. Refusing to be intimidated by those who sought to silence him, Luther continued to preach “stinging” words from …
Edinburgh: Canongate Publishing, 1987, 152 pgs. Summary: A non-academic biography of the writer George MacDonald (1824-1905). MacDonald was a Scottish fiction writer whose works of Christian fantasy influenced C.S. Lewis and G.K. Chesterton. He appears as the protagonist’s guide to heaven in Lewis’ The Great Divorce. The book traces MacDonald’s major geographic movements from birth to …
BOOK REVIEW: Elizabeth Saintsbury, George MacDonald: A Short Life Read More »
28 All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar. 29 Twelve months later, as the king was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon, 30 he said, “Is not this the great Babylon I have built as the royal residence, by my mighty power and for the glory of my majesty? 31 “The words were still on his lips when …
A Path to Repentance: “From a Palace to a Pasture” Read More »
When a pastor is forced out We tend to think of America as the place of the “hire and fire” culture – sadly we have the same kind of culture in some UK churches. A 2008 US study reckoned that around 23% of pastors have either had their contracts terminated or been forced to resign. …
For two decades after the end of the Second World War, C. S. Lewis was one of the most public advocates of Christianity in England. He was both a popular author and a famous academic in Oxford, where he spent most of his career. To a generation that survived the horrors of war, Lewis recommended the edifying …
Learn to Read, Learn to Think—C. S. Lewis (1898 – 1963) Read More »
Early in my Christian life, the story of Stephen the martyr fascinated me. It could have been the idea of a young man standing up for his faith against harsh opponents. Or his willingness to die for his faith as the gospel went out through the early church. Or his ability to summarize the whole …