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Thinking about the “Five Solas of the Reformation,” during this Reformation anniversary week, I couldn’t help but also think of the reformational way Thomas Chalmers has shaped my thinking about life, grace, mercy, the Scriptures, and the beauty of the faith that the magisterial reformers bequeathed to us. It struck me that like them, Chalmers’ influence has also produced a …
The great Swiss church historian, Merle d’Aubigné, visited Thomas Chalmers and his family in Edinburgh during the winter of 1840. Mrs. Chalmers served kippered herring for breakfast. Dr. d’Aubigné, unfamiliar with the dish asked, “What does kippered mean?” She replied, “It means kept or preserved.” Later, as he was taking his leave, d’Aubigné prayed a blessing on the household and …
“There is not, of course, any difficulty in explaining the indifference of the modern secular mind to Chalmers, neither is it surprising that churchmen of liberal persuasion should lack enthusiasm for his memory. What is more problematical is the question why evangelical Christianity itself should have made so little of him these many years.” Iaian Murray “To know Chalmers is …
The great Scottish pastor, social reformer, educator, author, and scientist Thomas Chalmers was born on March 17, 1780 at Anstruther on the Fife coast. His father was a prosperous businessman in the town and Thomas grew up as the sixth in a large family of fourteen children—he had eight brothers and five sisters. Showing early signs of prodigy, at the …
“We have to make the Bible our Vade Mecum, our book of reference, our book of trust. Let us be convinced more and more of the prodigious fertility of the Bible. How much lies hidden and unobserved, even after many perusals; and surely if it be true that a man may read it an hundred times and find something on …
“Let us be neither over-sanguine nor over-melancholy of immediate results. Our perspective of time is only slowly synchronized to the clock of providence.” Thomas Chalmers
“I conceive every duty of a Christian to be comprehended in a single word: translation–a translation of the Scriptures into our his tongue, and a translation of its truths into his own heart and conduct. The Bible must be our soli vade mecum vitae, our sole book of reference for life, our only book of trust.” Thomas Chalmers
With this one now in the books, it is time to lay out the next challenge. So, I thought, “Why not go for broke?”And, that’s exactly what I’m going to attempt to do. Over the course of the summer I am going to try to tackle 500 miles running, 1500 miles biking, and 13 miles swimming–for a grand total of …
During the Christmas holidays in 1841, Thomas Chalmers, then perhaps the most prominent man in all of Scotland, paid a visit to the tiny Borders town of Skirling in Peebleshire. During his stay, he consented to stop by the local village school and give a lecture on Mathematics. The great man was always inclined to leave a moral philosophy lesson …
1. “The wider a man’s knowledge becomes, the deeper should be his humility; for the more he knows the more he sees of what remains unknown. The wider the diameter of light, the larger the circumference of darkness.” 2. “Regardless of how large, your vision is too small.” 3. “It is only through faith that we can find our way …
It is often asserted that the Scottish reformer, educator, and pastor, Thomas Chalmers (1780-1847), was one of the originators of the so-called “Genesis Gap Theory” as a part of his effort to harmonize the ideas of evolution and creation. S…
I am often asked by friends and students how to begin a serious study of the life and work of Thomas Chalmers. This is at least partly because I can hardly ever give a lecture, preach a sermon, write an essay, or post a blog without me…
Thinking about the “Five Solas of the Reformation,” on this eve of Reformation Sunday, I couldn’t help but also think of the reformational way Thomas Chalmers has shaped my thinking about life, grace, mercy, the Scriptures, and the beauty of the faith that the magisterial reformers bequeathed to us. It struck me that like them, Chalmers’ influence has also produced …
Thinking about the “Five Solas of the Reformation,” on this eve of Reformation Sunday, I couldn’t help but also think of the reformational way Thomas Chalmers has shaped my thinking about life, grace, mercy, the Scriptures, and the beauty of the faith …
“The wider a man’s knowledge becomes, the deeper should be his humility; for the more he knows the more he sees of what remains unknown. The wider the diameter of light, the larger the circumference of darkness.” Thomas Chalmers “With every footstep of growing knowledge there ought to be a growing humility–that is the best guarantee both for a sound …