Church History

19th Century

It Is Well With My Soul - Horatio and Anna Spafford

With the death of an infant through fever, followed by the Chica…

Ralph Turner -06:46

'I can lie down on the seashores of the Ganges and die' - Alexander Duff

Holding onto the bannister, Scottish missionary Alexander Duf…

Ralph Turner -02:38

Christ and Cholera in New York

He refused to leave New York. This was where God had called him…

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‘I Never Expected to See so Much of Heaven this Side of Time’

Picture the scene. It’s 1860. It’s past midnight, well out to se…

Ralph Turner -09:00

Coleraine School, The Ulster Revival, 1859

‘What’s the matter son?’ The teacher couldn’t help but notice …

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Sea Change

Ten years on, and what had he achieved? Seemingly so little. A…

Ralph Turner -07:48

First of all, it’s history- we weren’t there, so we have to rely on the various recorded histories of the events. The further back we go, the more they will differ and the more inaccuracies there will be.

My short cameos are taken from extensive reading and study, but I can’t say it always happened exactly in the way I describe. I hope though, that in reading the stories you will see the value of Christian History and study more yourself. I give you a few suggested books at the end of each piece.

Here’s hoping these small stories always point to our amazingly big God.