2014/05 Remembering Margaret Armstrong - Part 1 Margaret Armstrong, whose name may not be widely known even among Free Presbyterians, was a remarkable lady who was instrumental in initiating our missionary work in Kenya. She was born on 29 May 1934 and so, had she lived, Margaret would have celebrated her 80th birthday this month.

2014/07 Remembering Margaret Armstrong - Part 2 Last time we considered the life of Margaret Armstrong up to the point of her separation from the Africa Inland Mission (AIM) because of its connection with the ecumenical National Council of Churches of Kenya. While her separation from the Church of Ireland took place in 1966, she

2015/05 Fred Greenfield At an evening of praise and testimony in Dunmurry Free Presbyterian Church on Sunday 22nd February, the minister, Rev Fred Greenfield, testified of fifty years serving the Lord. During the service, the congregational praise was led by Jackie Moore at the organ and David Moore at the piano. Mr Greenfield, on accordion, led the singing

2015/11 Samuel Rutherford A Visit to Anwoth The first gospel message ever revealed promised the manifestation (appearance) of a Saviour (Genesis 3:15). There would be One “manifested to take away our sins” (1 John 3:5) and to Him all the prophets gave witness (Acts10:43). Moses prophesies of Him as the great Prophet that God would

2016/03 E M BOUNDS His Books Survive - But Who Was The Man? The name of E M Bounds is inextricably linked to his many published works on the subject of prayer. Yet in his lifetime he was known to few outside his immediate influence. Many tragic events stalked his life and tested his spirit.

2016/05 Selina Countess of Huntingdon Praise for the Countess of Huntingdon emanated from many sources. Even King George III expressed the wish that “there was a Lady Huntingdon in every diocese in my kingdom.” On another occasion he told Charles Wesley’s son, “It is my judgement, Mr Wesley, that your uncle and your father and

2016/05 Rome and the Reformation Father’ Raniero Cantalamessa, Preacher to the Papal Household since 1980, participated at the inauguration of the Church of England’s Tenth General Synod in Westminster Abbey in November 2015. The Catholic Herald reported that Cantalamessa praised the “theological and spiritual enrichment” of the Reformation. Fine words – but was this really

2016/05 Roman Catholicism Part 2 Last time, we looked at the opportunities afforded to Christian young people (indeed to us all) to positively witness for Christ to Roman Catholics. We considered various reasons why many of them are disillusioned with “religion” and suggested some ways in which we might evangelise them. Nothing is impossible with

2016/07 The Bishop's Text He made much of Christ, knowing that the preacher who makes little of Him can hardly be deemed a preacher of the Gospel! This year – May 10 – marked the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of John Charles Ryle. He was the first Anglican Bishop of Liverpool, though he

2016/07 The Remarkable Life of “Father” Gavazzi That’s the title I would give to a biography of “Father” Gavazzi.  Unfortunately no one, either in the last century or this, has embarked on such a work.  The life of Alessandro Gavazzi makes a fascinating story. Born in Bologna in Italy 1809, he was brought up to