George Orwell’s Works – an overview for Christians
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by Lex Loizides
5d ago
Why should Christians read George Orwell ..read more
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Prayer Points for Revival
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by Lex Loizides
1w ago
Some prayer points based on the revival that swept across Wales in 1859-1860 ..read more
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The God of Wonders
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by Lex Loizides
5M ago
'Waves of power often overwhelmed them,' and 'O God, be merciful unto Dave the bully!', and 'The morals of whole communities were vastly improved..' Some of the statements of pastors and eyewitnesses of the Welsh Revival of 1859 ..read more
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The Mighty Power of Conversion
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by Lex Loizides
6M ago
'It may be said that nothing is now left to the devil but a few gleanings; the large sheaves are in possession of the Lord of the harvest.' Stories of genuine conversions from the Welsh Revival of 1859 ..read more
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The War Against Cliché
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by Lex Loizides
9M ago
The War Against Cliche by Martin Amis 500 pages of literary criticism, who’d want to read that? Well, put like that, not many. But when it’s 500 pages by Martin Amis, one of the finest writers in English in the last fifty years, it’s different.  Here are reviews and essays on books and authors that originally appeared in various papers and publications from 1971 to 2000. What makes Amis’s observations especially interesting is that he’s more than a reviewer: he’s a successful practitioner. His own writing is genuinely pleasing whether it be autobiography like Experience and Inside Story ..read more
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Why Pray For Revival?
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by Lex Loizides
10M ago
By revival we mean an outpouring of the Holy Spirit coupled with evangelism that leads to many non-believers being converted and added to the churches. The ‘revival’ in this sense is a revival of the presence of God, and the power of the gospel coming through freshly empowered Christians. The dominant characteristic is the tangible power of the Holy Spirit leading to conviction of sin, and lasting conversions. There is an alternative definition within the USA, which refers to a series of special meetings aimed at reviving existing believers in their faith. This website and this article refers ..read more
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Charismatic Gifts in Church History
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by Lex Loizides
11M ago
Recently I had the opportunity of sitting down with Jez Field to discuss and enjoy some examples of remarkable gifts of the Holy Spirit from various periods of church history. It was such an enjoyable conversation and, as you’ll hear, we only got to a few stories, but they are so inspiring. To hear Spurgeon recount how he had a miraculously specific word of knowledge, and then to find the actual verbatim transcript of it happening, was just thrilling. And it all reminds us that as preachers and as those quietly sharing our faith with others, that God is active, and a ear to Him as we speak cou ..read more
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Guided to the Word by a Voice
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by Lex Loizides
1y ago
The Unlikely Conversion of Sheilagh Kaiser I haven’t included any contemporary accounts on the Church History Review, but I am going to make an exception. I met Sheilagh at her Aunt Cassy’s funeral – or more precisely at the wake at a very smart house in the southern suburbs of Cape Town. Sheilagh gave what I expected would be a normal eulogy. But as she spoke of how she encountered God’s love I was thunderstruck that her Aunt Cassy, a quiet, humble ‘little old lady’,  had broken through so many points of resistance to share the gospel with her. This post may seem a little long – believe ..read more
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Some Great Books You May Have Missed (2023/4)
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by Lex Loizides
1y ago
Below are some of the books I read this year, with my honest opinions, and it may give you some ideas of what you might like to read in the coming year. By the way, if like me you’re a legalist who has to finish every book they begin, then I may have discovered a cure! I created an ‘Abandoned’ list for awful books. This enabled me to relegate an unfinished book without feeling I’d wasted time. So I recommend you develop your own ‘A list’ for 2024. I’ve not given you my complete 2023 reading list because, even with my A List, I still finished some books that were just not that good. I properly ..read more
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A Forgotten Christmas Hymn
Church History Review
by Lex Loizides
1y ago
How did this Christmas gem get forgotten? Philip Doddridge, the dissenting[1] pastor wrote 370 hymns. Most of them, amazingly, were written to accompany a sermon. So his sermon prep also included writing an original hymn based on the text he was preaching from! Isaac Watts was not only impressed with his songwriting skill, but his leadership too, and encouraged him to open a seminary to train other non-conformist pastors. He trained 120 new pastors.[2] This ‘Christmas Carol’ is Christmassy in that somewhat over-used sense only because of the opening line – everything else about it is pure gos ..read more
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