by Francis Schaeffer (Book Review by Dr. J Andrew Charles) Dr Francis Schaeffer was born in 1912, converted in 1930 and died in 1984. In his long and influential ministry he addressed many of the great issues which confronted Christians in the second half of the twentieth century. In Escape from reason (1968), he affirmed that to…
DetailsAn article on Philip Doddridge by Dr Ian M Densham Philip Doddridge (1702-1751) has had a bad press over the years. Even C. H. Spurgeon, who heartily recommended his “Family Expositor”, did not consider that Doddridge was as bold and orthodox as he should have been. Consequently, he has been under a cloud in the…
DetailsThe Shorter Writings of Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones Lunchtime Lecture by Rev. Gary Brady Monday 17 May 2010 The significant effect of the ministry of Dr D Martyn Lloyd-Jones on evangelicalism cannot be doubted. Since his death in 1980 his ministry has continued to have an impact by means of his recorded sermons and written ministry.…
DetailsThis is the text of the annual lecture for 2010 on Andrew Bonar by Rev Maurice Roberts Andrew Bonar Rev Maurice Roberts Rev Maurice Roberts is the minister of Andrew Alexander Bonar was born in Edinburgh on May 29th 1810, just two hundred years ago this year. He was the seventh son of James Bonar,…
DetailsLunchtime lecture by Rev Gary Brady Monday 18 October 2010 Alexander MacLaren (1826-1910) This year sees the one hundredth anniversary of the death of the Baptist minister Alexander Maclaren. May 5, 1910, was the exact day of his death, at the age of 84. He died in Edinburgh, after a 65 year long ministry. He…
DetailsOur latest lunchtime lecture on “The King James Version – history and current use” by Gary Brady The King James Version – history and current use As you are well aware this is the four hundredth anniversary of the publication of the Bible known as The Authorised or King James version. The event has been…
DetailsFrom the beginning the Evangelical Library has had an annual lecture. At first these were published separately in booklet form and can be consulted in bound form at the Library. From the start of the new millennium we began to incorporate them in the Library magazine “In Writing”. Here is a list of those lectures.…
DetailsThis is a list of annual library lectures for 1979-1999 when the lectures were reproduced as individual booklets 1979 Marshall, John “Thomas Scott 1747-1821 and ‘The force of truth’ (1779)” 1980 Horne, Sinclair A “Richard Cameron, revolutionary and preacher, 1648-1680” 1981 Lewis, Peter “Philip Henry 1631-1696” 1982 Catherwood, F & E “Martyn Lloyd-Jones: The Man…
DetailsThis is an article about a little known Suffolk lad who became a successful London merchant and who was a great blessing to Baptist churches in Bloomsbury, Hampstead and elsewhere in London in his time. His story ought to be better known. The lecture was given by Gary Brady at a lunch time meeting in…
DetailsThis is a list of the first 28 published annual lectures 1951 Packer, James I “The practical writings of the English Puritans” 1952 Kevan, Ernest “The Puritan Doctrine of conversion” 1953 Murray, John “Reformation Principles” 1954 Bruce, F F “Sure mercies of David; a study of the fulfilment of Messianic prophecy” 1955 Lewis, Edwin “The…
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