Nathan's Book Club

How long is No Difficulties with God ? No Difficulties with God is 149 pages long. How easy is No Difficulties with God to read? Eryl Davies has a very clear and straightforward writing style. The chapters are short and even divided into sub chapters. I got through this book within a couple of weeks and could have finished it even sooner. What will I get out of reading No Difficulties with God ? No Difficulties with God is a snapshot biography of the life and work of Thomas Charles (1755-1814). Thomas Charles of Bala was described as ‘the Lord’s gift not only to the whole Wales, and not only to the whole of Great Britain but also to other countries and nations afar off.’ By God’s grace, he deserved this high praise. Charles was a prolific preacher, promoted the translation of the Bible into native tongues, and continued the practice of circulating schools which provided Welsh language and Bible education to so many in Wales. Thomas Charles was an amazingly godly man wh...

This is a different sort of book review. I recently had to write an essay on a significant contributor to the eighteenth-century revival in England and beyond. With my ties to Huntingdon Hall in Worcester, I chose Lady Selena Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon. Below is an abridged version of that essay which I hope you will find useful. What contribution did Selina, Countess of Huntingdon, make to the Evangelical Awakening in England? What can we learn from her about how to serve God in our day however different it may be? Introduction and conversion          Selina Hastings (1707-1791) was born into wealth and aristocracy. Aged 21, she married Theophilus Hastings, the 9 th Earl of Huntingdon, thus becoming the Countess of Huntingdon. Selina’s conversion was a long and unpleasant journey. At the age of 9, Selina witnessed the funeral pyre of a girl her own age. From then until her early 30s, Selina grappled with disillusionment amidst the prevalence of death in ...