Matthew Griffiths was a student at Bristol in 1799-1800. He was a “promising young man” and one that John Newton strongly recommended to Samuel Pearce his attending the Bristol Academy. The details are as of yet unknown to me but… Continue Reading
I was listening a few days ago to a radio show that featured an interview with a college basketball coach. His team had recently pulled off a few surprising victories. The interviewer acknowledged a good amount of their successes and… Continue Reading
One of the areas that I am weakest in pastoral ministry is in the category of personal visitation. Lot’s of underlying (some personality, some idolatrous) reasons for that. I like studying, writing, preparing sermons, preaching, and benefiting the church in… Continue Reading
Mark It’s always been difficult raising Mark. From a very young age his temper was a problem. He was kicked out of kindergarten for violent behavior towards the other children. The screaming was one thing. The shoving another. But once… Continue Reading