Everyone has heard of Bloody Mary (Tudor) but may not know the history which earned her this nickname. After her half brother Edward VI’s death, the throne of England passed to her. She fervently set out to restore Catholicism to England, requiring death to all who opposed her. We visit one of the locations of […]
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Author: Debra Conley
Cathedrals in London (#4)
The two most well-known cathedrals in London are St. Paul’s and Westminster. As an Abbey, a monastery for the monks to live and train in, Westminster’s history dates back to the first millennium. King Edward, who built the church addition, died 16 years before its completion in 1065. But it was Harold, the Saxon king, […]
Bunhill Fields (#3)
During our three full days in London we squeeze in a trip to Bunhill Fields, originally just an open field on the outskirts of town where religious dissenters were dumped rather than receiving a proper burial place. The dissenter’s graveyard is full of great men of the faith from the last five hundred years. Among […]
Metropolitan Tabernacle (#2)
On our second day in London we attend morning services at Metropolitan Tabernacle, the church of Charles Spurgeon. Originally formed by a group called the Tabernacle, its roots go back to 1650 when the Baptist congregations were banned from meeting and secretly gathered in homes. Great Pastors such as Benjamin Keach, John Gill, and John […]
London, England (#1)
Our first day takes us to the British Museum. We jump right into the hustle and bustle of London by getting on the Tube and learning to read the very efficient directions and signs, such as the all-important one which reads, “Way Out.” Not meaning a “cool happening”, it simply is the sign to follow […]
A Tale of Two Cities
Every city has its own stories to tell. Among them is the story of contrast between the old and new. To western cities, that contrast is also one of the religious and the secular, from the bygone days of fearing God to the present days of tolerating God. I don’t think it can be doubted […]