JC Ryle was born in 1816. He was ordained in the Church of England in 1841. He became the rector of St. Thomas's, Winchester in 1843, then to Helmingham, Suffolk the following year. From 1843 to 1879, he wrote various works and gospel tracts. In 1880, Ryle became the bishop of Liverpool and retired in …
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Book Briefs: The Doctrine of Justification by James Buchanan
By Evan Knies James Buchanan was born in Paisley in the west of Scotland, and later studied at the University of Glasgow. In 1840 he was appointed to be minister of the High Church (St. Giles) in Edinburgh, where he became colleague to Dr. Robert Gordon, another evangelical preacher. After Thomas Chalmers' death in 1847, …
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A Lifetime of Thanksgiving
By David Brown We give thanks to God Father of our Lord Jesus Christ praying for you always (Col. 1: 3) Have you ever done something special for someone and that good work was not even acknowledged by that particular individual? What if there was not even a thank you, no pat on the back, …
Am I Saved? A Brief History of Assurance
By Obbie Todd There’s hardly a more relevant question in the Christian life than that of assurance. Peter affirms that the telos (the end) of our faith is salvation. (1 Pet. 1:9) So the stakes are pretty high. Yet for a question of such ultimate importance, it’s hardly ever asked. In the church today, there …
The Shock of Sin and Grace in the Life of a Leader
By Mathew Gilbert It’s always difficult to see someone you really respect fall deep into sin. Even the slightest accusation of moral failure in someone you respect changes the way you look at them forever. When we see crucial authority figures in our lives fall into sin, we struggle to trust not only that person, …
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The King’s Table 