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

2016/09 The Somme The 1st of July is embossed on Ulster calendars on account of two historic events.  It was the original date of the Battle of the Boyne (before the Gregorian calendar was adopted, moving the date to the 12th) – and it was the opening day of the Battle of the Somme. The

Nothing is impossible with God. The young Christian should know how to bring the gospel to the sinner, Roman Catholic or otherwise. He has nothing to be ashamed of in propagating the good news of Jesus Christ.

2016/01 The Covenanters A Visit to Kilmarnock The nineteenth century New Laigh Kirk sits in a prominent, elevated position near to the centre of the East Ayrshire town of Kilmarnock. My visit, however, was not so much to examine this impressive, refurbished church building – it was more to do with what lay around the

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