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

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