The following is a stinging rebuke of those of us in the ministry who tend to have a ‘clock in and clock out’ view of our calling:
The late excellent Mr. Hervey resolved – ‘Never to go into any company, where he could not obtain access for his Master.’ And at least we should determine to [...]
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The anonymous parson
Posted in Charles Bridges, Cure of Souls on December 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Chalmers’ praise for Bridges as parish minister
Posted in Charles Bridges, Thomas Chalmers on May 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When recently reading Iain Murray’s Scottish Christian Heritage, I caught an interesting aside about Chalmers’ regard for Charles Bridges, the author of the classic The Christian Ministry (1829). It should not be surprising, I suppose, not only because they were contemporaries, but also because they were establishmentarians who both believed in and practiced the territorial [...]
