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Of Preaching and Personality: The Ministry of Joseph Parker

David R. Stokes

In his book Walking with the Giants, Warren Wiersbe wondered what it would be like if some "homiletically inclined archangel" offered to let him choose another time and place in which to live. If given that "wish," Wiersbe wrote that he would set the coordinates for Victorian Great Britain to hear firsthand the greatest preaching in the history of the English language. He further speculated that if he had already heard Charles Haddon Spurgeon on a particular Lord’s Day, he would "hasten to the City Temple and there sit at the feet of Joseph Parker." Joseph Parker was a powerful pulpit voice in a day when great preachers impacted popular culture in a way seldom seen before or since. His ministry has endured into the 21st century largely through the massive record of an ambitious expository...

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William E. Sangster: In the Wake of the Wesleys

David L. Larsen

At the heart of London is Wesminster, with the houses of Parliament and four commanding churches: Wesminster Abbey, the national church (Anglican); Westminster Cathedral (Roman Catholic); Westminster Chapel...
James S. Stewart

Wayne E. Shaw

James Stuart Stewart was selected as the greatest preacher of the twentieth century by Preaching Magazine in a poll of its readers and contributing editors shortly before the new millennium began.
Henry Allan Ironside: Expositor of the Word

Austin B. Tucker

My introduction to the expositions of H. A. Ironside (1876-1951) came in my 17th summer. Working in Texas and Arkansas away from family and friends, I spent considerable time reading. One afternoon I visited...
G. Campbell Morgan: Preaching in the Shadow of Grace

Richard, Howard, and John Morgan

In the summer of 2005, three grandsons of G. Campbell Morgan made a pilgrimage to London and Wales in search of their religious heritage
F.W. Boreham: Telling Stories, Exalting the Cross

Austin B. Tucker

F. W. Boreham (1871-1959) was introduced once to a gathering of preachers in Edinburgh, Scotland as “the man whose name is on all our lips, whose books are on all our shelves, and whose illustrations...
Stephen F. Olford: Expositor Of The Word

Roger D. Willmore

Stephen F. Olford went to be with the Lord on August 29, 2004. His life and ministry touched countless people from the pulpit to the pew. He was known for his passionate and powerful expository preaching....