Streams of Living Water

Every generation has it’s heroes, but I wonder if Scotland will ever again be blessed again by the concentration of spiritual giants gracing the land in the mid to late 19^th Century. The names of Thomas Chalmers, Willam Cunningham, Rabbi Duncan, Robert Murray McCheyne and Horatius Bonar stand out as stars in the darkness. But of no less brightness was the luminescence of another Bonar – Andrew Bonar. Bonar was the last of these heroes to pass into glory and in his long life achieved much, and yet I believe that his life and work have been largely unreported. Bonar was in the front rank of all that was remarkable about 19^th Century Scottish Presbyterianism. It would seem then, that at the beginning of a new session of fraternals, that Andrew Bonar provides a perfect object of study and attention for all of us who would want to see the name of Jesus Christ glorified in Glasgow and Scotland. Read the rest of this entry »

The Da Vinci Code: Win, Spin or Bin?

Good evening and a very warm welcome to St. Vincent Street Free Church. I want to talk tonight about the most read book of the last 10 years – a book which spent over 40 weeks at the top of the New York Times bestseller list for 2003 and has, at present, sold over 61 million copies and is the sixth bestselling book of all time. The film, spawned from the book and carrying the same title, stars top Hollywood actors Tom Hanks, Sir Ian McKellen and Audrey Tautou has, to date, grossed over 410 million dollars worldwide. Of course, I am speaking of the Da Vinci Code.

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