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July 25 ON JORDAN’S STORMY BANKSSamuel Stennett, 1727–1795If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men. (1 Corinthians 15:19)In this day of the “throwaway” and the temporary, Christians must live according to their belief in eternity. The apostle Paul reminded the believers at Corinth thatContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

July 24 MY SAVIOR FIRST OF ALLFanny J. Crosby, 1820–1915You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand. (Psalm 16:11)The strong, triumphant spirit of American hymnwriter Fanny Crosby was an inspiration to everyone who knew her. Even thoughContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

The recordings and artefacts of Bangor’s earlier beginnings date back to circa 500BC, during the late Bronze Age, where significant treasures found in the three Ballycroghan Swords. Otherwise, there really is not much noteworthy during this period history of Bangor, or at least there are few major events worth talking about through the coming 1,000Continue reading “A Brief History of Bangor”

The serious situation in Ulster today is comparable with the tragic days of the early 1920s. Politicians are at their wits’ end and God’s people are praying for another revival. In the 1920s Ulster was dispirited by serious unemployment and mass emigration. A reign of terror brought fear and a sense of hopelessness. Politicians hadContinue reading “BILLY NICHOLSON The revival that healed a nation’s wounds”

‘THE TORNADO OF THE PULPIT’ A PRESBYTERIAN PREACHER AND EVANGELIST BORN IN BANGOR, CO DOWN. WP NICHOLSON WAS NICKNAMED ‘THE TORNADO OF THE PULPIT’ William Patteson Nicholson (1876-1959) was a Presbyterian preacher and evangelist born in Bangor, Co Down. Nicknamed ‘The Tornado of the Pulpit’, Nicholson spent his early years on his father’s cargo ship,Continue reading “BILLY NICHOLSON”