Robert Murray M’Cheyne was a nineteenth-century Church of Scotland minister revered for the depth of his piety. Upon hearing him preach, a listener once wrote, “I saw in you a beauty in holiness that I never saw before.”[1] He served two churches, including St. Peter’s Church in Dundee, before dying at age 29. Upon M’Cheyne’s death, …
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Ask a young child, even a very young one, the question: “What is one plus one?” and the answer will very likely be: “Two.” Ask a mathematician the same question and the answer may be: “It depends….” Let me take you on a detour to convince you that the mathematician is not trying to be …
Welcome back to our annual top books of the year post. Each year our board and fellows join together to submit their favorite book from the most recent year. Each book has a short synopsis on why it’s so great. You can find last year’s recommendations here. Happy reading! As a note: These may or may not have been published in 2021 …
Now this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God. We have done so not according to worldly wisdom but according to God’s grace. 2 Corinthians 1:12 (NIV) Nathaniel Hawthorne addressed ministerial hypocrisy both …
Taken in the thousands by Nebuchadnezzar to live in exile in Babylon, the people of God found themselves very far from home. It was for these people that God gave the prophet Jeremiah a message, clear and remarkably specific, and communicated in a letter: Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the …
Cultivating Grace: Notes from a County Antrim Garden Read More »
What a scholar one might be if one knew well only some half dozen books – Gustave Flaubert So little read; so much to read. Of blurbing many books there is no end, and selling your last shirt for yet another “must-read” Christian paperback is a weariness of the flesh. I read a lot. It’s …
5 Sure-Fire Ways to Read More Books (No. 3 Will Amaze You!) Read More »