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Lesslie Newbigin: Missionary, Theologian

Kenneth Gordon

“A world-famous preacher!” Such was the definitive description of Bishop Lesslie Newbigin (1909–1998).1 Yet few of his sermons have appeared in print. For many, his fame derives rather from his more academic published writings. He is known worldwide as a significant missionary theologian. Books like The Open Secret, The Gospel in a Pluralist Society, and Foolishness to the Greeks all made a great impact and continue to exert influence in our postmodern Western society.But, he was also a great preacher. The Oxford Companion to Christian Thought tells us that, “As rarely in modern times, the church had in Lesslie Newbigin a bishop-theologian whose career was primarily shaped by his evangelistic and pastoral responsibilities and who yet made contributions to Christian thought...

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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...
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...