The British public was incensed when, in 1922, Joseph Robinson was nominated for a position of nobility. The company he once led in dealings with South Africa had been liquidated in 1905, and Robinson had been convicted and heavily fined for fraud. How then could he be honored for “National and Imperial Services”? Soon the real reason for Robinson’s undeserved selection emerged: he had contributed £30,000 to Prime Minister Lloyd George’s political fund. But it was ultimately to no avail; under public pressure, the government forced Robinson to reject the appointment. (It is not known if he got his money […]

 A rich man’s wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin. Proverbs 10:15 (ESV)

  “No one could know him even a little and not be struck by his absolute wrestling with evil, so that like St. Paul he seemed to be battling with the wicked one, and yet with the feeling of God’s help on his side. . . .”1 Such was one of the many tributes paid to this great Anglican clergyman and scholar who ended his life as Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford and did more than anyone else to revolutionize British “public school” (i.e., private) education in the nineteenth century.

Pastor John Scripture Reference: Deuteronomy 6

  John Adams—second president of the United States and Revolutionary War hero—married Abigail Smith in 1764. Theirs was a remarkable marriage, not only for the constancy of their devotion, but also for their offspring, one of whom, John Quincy Adams, would become president himself. The couple counted the spiritual and moral nurture of their children a high duty and privilege, indeed, “a sacrament.” Often separated from Abigail by government assignments (e.g., as emissary to both France and England), John was keenly aware of the mother’s critical role in child raising. In this passage, he honors Abigail and other mothers for […]

  13 If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable . . . 15 If a man has sexual relations with an animal, he must be put to death, and you must kill the animal. Leviticus 20:13,15 (NIV)

   This is an event designed for fun and fellowship around the dinner table.  Each person or family can choose whether they would like to host six or eight other people at their home for dinner, or be invited to someone else’s home.  Hosts will be notified how many people will be coming, but no one will know exactly who until they arrive.  It’s the best way to meet people, make friends, and keep our church one close family of families. 

  The fascination of Newtonian physics, the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, the rise of the Industrial Revolution, and the religious downgrade at Oxford and Cambridge all combined to make church life listless in eighteenth-century England. Emerging from the Enlightenment, Deism (the belief that if God exists, He is not directly involved world affairs) held a stranglehold on the nation’s life. John Venn, the Rector of Clapham, sought to remedy the situation no matter the cost. Religious scholars and various academic clerics had attempted to refute the claims of Christianity, but Venn saw the church as the problem. Believing the […]

   In 1991, theologian Carl F. H. Henry wrote an essay asking the question, “After all is said and done, is it fair?”1 When all the biblical evidence is taken into account, is it really fair “that the unreached heathen should perish?”2 Henry’s provocative answer is that there really is no such thing as the unreached heathen, according to Scripture. Since everyone is made in the image of God, everyone has enough “light” to be held accountable.

Pastor Chris Scripture Reference Deuteronomy 5; Galatians 3