Introduction
In any high street bookstore, the biography section is always popular. We are naturally attracted to stories about other people’s lives; we can relate to them, gaining insight into their …
We’ll consider more recent believers in future Saints’ CVs, but for this initial article we will look back at three individuals from the Middle Ages.
The problem with medieval times is the difficulty …
MARTIN LUTHER 1483-1546
As a young man, Luther abandoned his legal studies after being caught in a dramatic thunderstorm, during which he vowed to become a monk if he survived. He entered a monastery …
WILLIAM TYNDALE 1494 - 1536
Can you imagine the hardship of not being able to read the Bible in your own language? This was the situation throughout the Middle Ages when the scriptures were only avail…
‘I am encircled in the arms of love and mercy’1
Selina Hastings often thanked God for the letter ‘m’ since, she said, she would never have been saved without it. She referred to the fact that ‘not ma…
Amazing grace! (how sweet the sound)A That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found,Was blind, but now I see.
John Newton’s Amazing Grace may be the most famous hymn in the world - i…
One Saturday evening shortly after I had passed my driving test, I set out in my car heading to Peterborough to attend a Bible study. Sadly, I got completely disorientated and arrived in Bedford, some…
In this article, we will consider three members of a remarkable 18th-century
SUSANNA WESLEY (NEE ANNESLEY) 1669-1742
If a godly mother is the greatest blessing an infant can know, then Susanna’s ninet…
His background
John Charles Ryle enjoyed a privileged upbringing in Victorian England. The eldest son of a wealthy Cheshire businessman, J. C. Ryle was educated at Eton and Oxford. He captained the un…
Pick up any cricket encyclopaedia and flick through it; you will soon find the entry for C. T. Studd. This is what Cricinfo says about him:1
‘A great batsman, a fine field and a high-class bowler, CT …
Modern-day Baghdad has endured decades of conflict caused by oppressive regimes, war, and terrorism. But even in the 1800s, it was a dangerous city, rife with crime, civil unrest, and disease. Despite…
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