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A Passion for truth – Book Review

A passion for truth : the intellectual coherence of evangelicalism by Alister McGrath. Apollos, 1996  256 pages  £14.99   ISBN 0 851 114 477 In 5 sections of closely argued and convincing detail, Alister McGrath demonstrates that evangelicalism enjoys intellectual coherence, (ie within its own terms it is reasonable) as well as academic credibility, that is,…

Some of Winston Churchill’s paraprosdokians

Shared with us by Graham Thompson from Trinity Methodist. Winston Churchill loved paraprosdokians – Figures of speech in which the end of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected. 1. Where there’s a will, I want to be in it.2. The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it’s still on…

Thoughts on Holy Week

Some food for thought from Prof David Welbourn As we find ourselves in Holy Week, leading up to events in the Christian Life with which we are familiar, but in circumstances which are anything other than familiar, I wanted to share a thought, which is particularly pertinent to us all at this time. We run…

Martin Ellis

Martin was born on 23rd September 1943 at Ealing, London, the only child of John and Gladys Ellis. He was christened at Methodist Central Hall, Westminster by Dr.W.E.Sangster who had a great influence on his life. When he was twelve years old, he became a chorister at the Temple Church in London under Dr George…