… to read the book. This seems typical of today’s would-be writers. I recently tracked down the Christian author of one review of my book on Fuller who also gave a lecture on the book in which he admitted, amidst jokes at my expense, that he had never read it. No remorse was shown, only a display of cheek. Apparently this is the done thing. At least Brother Bennett has read a page of my Hervey, though he has got all his facts terribly wrong and appears totally out of his depth in …
Posts Tagged Christian teachers
Christian Bennett’s Review
Aug 15
Reply to a Woman-Hater
Nov 15
… because he is not a woman. His Mohammedan counterpart believes a woman has no soul. Misogynists in Christian churches, not content with being the head over their wives, would place them under their feet and outlaw all Christian women from gospel witness. They believe that Deborah had no right to judge Israel; Proverbs’ ideal wife should not have traded equally with men; Anna was wrong to speak of Christ to “all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem”; the Samaritan women erred in …
… the school system of his day as barbaric and developed ideas of education most acceptable to Christian parents. First a few words about Cowper’s own education.
Christian parents, the Bible and Pilgrim’s Progress
Cowper was born on 31. November 1731 (Old Style) in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. His parents were of noble blood but the poet remembered them more for their Christian testimony rather than their genetic heritage.
Cowper was taught to read and …
Henry Bullinger (1504-1575)
Aug 17
… has been so neglected in modern times as Henry Bullinger, though he produced far more sound Christian writings than Luther, Calvin and Zwingli combined. An average of four editions of his works per year were printed in Switzerland alone for a hundred years and over fifty printers in other European countries were turning out countless editions. Reformers such as Miles Coverdale translated Bullinger into English from the 1530s on. Bullinger’s books were internationally treasured because …
… annual Dutch Haamstede Conference, held in Garderen, which draws some 160 pastors, evangelists and teachers has become a spiritual home for me and a highlight of each year. The conferences I occasionally visit in Scandinavia, Germany, North America and England are edifying and instructive, but there is just nothing to compare with the deep spirituality, warm fellowship, eager optimism and high academic standard found amongst the Dutch brethren. A particular joy this year was to see the large …
… Growth is enormous. The local community pays 85-100 % of the costs per head and the state pays teachers’ salaries though it is usual, as in my school, that teachers plough, say, a month’s salary per year into the School kitty. Theoretically friskolor do not usually charge fees but costs for board, books, sport equipment, ‘graduation’ ceremony requirements etc. are often high and force poor families to send their children to a state school. One now speaks of the ‘friskolor …
Mottos on the Walls
Jan 17
… not so attractive as they are now and we were expected to read without much prompting from our teachers. All our books were neatly backed with strong paper to keep them in good, clean condition to preserve them for other children and save money. Scriptural mottos in our homes gave us our first Religious Instructions. We learned quickly to read them, and wanted to know more. We were expected to go to Sunday Schools which we did at an early age being taken there by our older sisters and …
… as Syam Dass, Petumber Mitter and his wife Draupadi. These were learned people who soon became teachers and preachers to their people. Then Muslims such as Peroo and Brahmins such as Krishna Prosad became Christians, so that within four years, forty native Indians were converted and eight from other stock. A number of these were trained as missionaries to spread the good tidings in other areas and the mission was able to provide them with a small salary.
This move of the Spirit was …
