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On October 18-19, 1966, Dr. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones gave a lecture at the Second National Assembly of Evangelicals in Great Britain on the subject of “Evangelical Unity: An Appeal.” His lecture proved to be controversial with many evangelicals in attendance and was openly opposed by John Stott as contrary to the whole history of theContinue reading “The Unity of the Church”

In this article, I am enclosing a long quote from Dr. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, the greatest minister of the 20th century in this writer’s opinion. I have often been refreshed by his writings in ways that few others have ministered to me. I am not certain where this quote can be found, but it purports toContinue reading “Unity in the Truth”

Vanguard Presbyterian Church is a distinctly evangelistic denomination by our common confession and conviction. Yet, we need to be even more evangelistic than we are. In all the things that are being lost in our modern world, the gospel is the most precious. The gospel is preached today in the  sense that Jonathan Edwards condemned inContinue reading “Coming to Christ”

There was an occasion in the home of Martha, Mary, and Lazarus in Bethany when Jesus was teaching those gathered around Him. Mary was sitting at His feet, eagerly listening to everything He was teaching. Martha, as a conscientious and dutiful host, was busy with her many preparations, trying to make sure that her guestsContinue reading “Few Things Are Necessary”

Sharon James[1], a friend from London, sent me a podcast by an atheist, James Lindsay, a couple of weeks ago on the topic of Critical Theory. Critical Theory is the Marxist view from which Critical Race Theory is derived. What is interesting about Lindsay’s podcast is that he understands what is happening in the seminariesContinue reading “Do We Need a New Log College?”

When I was in college, one of my professors, Dr. Newt Wilson, was in the habit of telling us who were Bible majors: “If you are going to be a pastor, you need to love people and to love books.” I know of ministers who love neither—they are anti-social. They also are not students andContinue reading “A Ministerial Reading Program”

Octavius Winslow (1808-1878), a contemporary of Charles Spurgeon and J. C. Ryle, was a Baptist minister in England and America. He was affectionately known as ‘The Pilgrim’s Companion’ because his writings were of a similar spiritual depth as those great men of old. One of his greatest works was Personal Declension and Revival of Religion inContinue reading “Personal Declension and Revival”

In Jeremiah 6:16, the Lord counseled His people as follows: “Stand by the ways and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is, and walk in it; and you will find rest for your souls.” The last evangelical bishop of the Church of England, J. C. Ryle, wrote a book called Old Paths which wasContinue reading “The Ancient Paths”

During the Winter Theological Institute at Reformed Theological Seminary in January of 1975, I was conversing one evening with one of the professors of RTS and the editor of The Presbyterian Journal, Dr. G. Aiken Taylor. I had worked under Dr. Taylor the previous summer in helping to start a new church in Asheville, NC. InContinue reading “Why Presbyterian Denominations Fall, Number 2”

It has often been stated that Christianity thrives best in poverty, rather than riches. While there might be some truth to that statement, it is superficial in my opinion. There are many poor countries of the world where the gospel has been preached, but not well received. The truth seems to be that Christianity onlyContinue reading “Why Presbyterian Denominations Fail: 1”