05 Nov
Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield (BBW) was born near Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.A., on November 5th, 1851.
His early life on the farm left him with a life-long passion for farming and especially horses, and became a leading world authority on short-horn cattle.
He graduated from Princeton University “with highest honours” in 1871. The following year, at age 21, he [...]
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16 May
This is the day that … Warren Wiersbe was born in Chicago, in 1929.
As a lad he dabbled in stage magic (rabbits out of hats and all that sort of thing), and “the greatest literary event” was when he was introduced to the “Sherlock Holmes” stories and developed “a life-long interest in good detective fiction” [...]
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25 Apr
Today’s church is beset by people who are keen to “get” and not so keen to “give”. This should be surprising considering Christ’s injunction that Christians are to be a giving people. We are to “give” and consequently things will be given to us (Luke 6:38). Jesus did not say, “IF you give”, but “When you [...]
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09 Apr
The most valuable book in all your life is the Bible. The Bible is the most Enduring, Authoritative, Profound, Resilient, Enlightening, Impactful, Endorsed and Significant book in all of human history.
Over the past week I have discussed many of these qualities in my posts. Today I will discuss the Impact of the Bible.
The notion of the Bible’s [...]
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05 Apr
Faith is something I give attention to and from time to time I reflect on the practical issues of faith as a lifestyle. This reflection is a fresh way to communicate what “living by faith” is all about. But before I get to that, let me back track with you and give you a couple [...]
Filed under: Ministry, Topical — Chris Field @ 12:20 pm
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