"The Lord will raise a standard up and lead His people on."
- King Alfred the Great

Christian Heroes

Saint Boniface and the Advent Wreath
December 18th by Robin Phillips 0 Comments
The legacy of Saint Boniface is represented in numerous traditions we enjoy at this time of year....
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An Excellent Pilot: the Leadership of Alfred the Great
May 10th by Robin Phillips 1 Comment
Since the 790s, the Danish Vikings had been using fast mobile armies to raid England’s coasts in search of plunder. Destroying and utterly decimating everything that stood in their way, the Vikings became the...
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The Aliveness of All Things: The Passionate Intellect of Dorothy Sayers
December 23rd by Robin Phillips Comments Off
A true polymath, Dorothy Sayers is remembered today as a novelist, scholar, essayist, poet, advertiser, theologian, literary critic, journalist, scholar, playwright, translator and Christian apologist. Yet her ...
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Contending for the Faith: The Witness of Perpetua and Irenaeus
December 7th by Robin Phillips Comments Off
Saint Perpetua and Saint Irenaeus, though they lived very different lives, shared a common willingness to contend publicly for the faith....
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Life of Costly Grace
October 3rd by Robin Phillips Comments Off
Dietrich Bonhoeffer's life and writing is an abiding example of a Christian who stood firm in the face of evil....
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The Devotion of J.S. Bach
June 9th by Robin Phillips 1 Comment
Behind the extraordinary musical legacy left to us by J.S. Bach was a legacy of devotion and faithfulness that stretched back many generations....
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Taming the Storm with Manly Strength: The Courage of Saint Columbanus
June 4th by Robin Phillips Comments Off
Fierce, bold, rugged and adventurous, Saint Columbanus is an inspiration to evangelists and a model of Christian piety....
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Amy Carmichael: Rescuer of Children
March 16th by Robin Phillips 1 Comment
Few missionaries achieved the impact of Amy Carmichael. Not only was she God’s tool for rescuing hundreds of children from a life worse than death in the darkness of the Indian jungles, but she taught us how ...
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Against the World: The Legacy of Saint Athanasius
February 8th by Robin Phillips Comments Off
The life of Saint Athanasius’ life stands out as one of the most remarkable in the entire history of the church. Rejecting the life of ease that would later come to characterize so many bishops, Athanasius wa...
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The Standard of Alfred the Great
January 16th by Robin Phillips Comments Off
Since the 790s, the Danish Vikings had been using fast mobile armies to raid England’s coasts in search of plunder. Destroying and utterly decimating everything that stood in their way, the Vikings became the...
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