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BIBLIOGRAPHY
THIS may appear a trifle nepotistic, but to mark the passing of the 60th birthday of my father-in-law, Pastor Geoffrey Thomas of Aberystwyth, I thought a "Bibliography" might be appreciated by some. Geoff's skills are in preaching, conference addresses and magazine articles. To date only one book (based on conference addresses) has appeared. Bryntirion Press published this year (1998):
Daniel, Servant of God under Four Kings.
He has also contributed essays to:
The Minister and the Discipline of Study in The Way Ahead (Carey Conference addresses);
Powerful Preaching in Preaching (ed. Logan Jr.);
The Reformation of a Church in Shepherding God's Flock (ed. Beardmore);
The Pastoral Ministry in a book honouring Edmund Clowney,
Practical Theology and the Ministry of the Church 1952-84 (ed. Conn);
The Preacher's Progress, a biography of C. H. Spurgeon, in A Marvellous Ministry;
The Cessation of Extraordinary Gifts: Historical Evidence is an appendix in W. Chantry's Signs of an Apostle.
The little Banner of Truth booklet Reading the Bible continues to sell well.
He has contributed to the Westminster Conference on more than one occasion:
Becoming a Christian: Covenant Theology a Historical Survey, 1972;
Ministerial Training from Harvard to Princeton, 1986;
John Penry and the Marprelate Controversy, 1993.
He is due to give the closing paper on Samuel Davies this year.
(William Wilberforce and the Clapham Sect, 1983, is by another Geoffrey Thomas!)
There are a vast number of magazine articles. Here are some:
Reformation Today
5 Scripture and Southern Baptists
12 The Want of Books
24 Television and the Christian
61 Lloyd-Jones: Biographical Tribute
75 Geneva Bible Reprinted
78 Jonathan Scott
92 Reflections on the Preaching of Lloyd-Jones
119 Keswick Teaching
143 Finney and Modem Evangelism
342 Whitefield Letters Discovered
Banner of Truth (Magazine)
Reports on Leicester Ministers Conference (19, 69, 70, 85, 88) and Westminster Conference (19, 69 [Puritan], 72, 82, 84-87, 91, 92, 94). Also a report on Aberystwyth and Pensacola Conferences (250) and the International Reformed Congress 1968 (60). In 156 a bibliography for Christian Education (with Ross Evans) appears.
Pieces of biographical or historical interest and obituaries:
55 Contending for the Faith in the Netherlands
61 Trevecca College and the Countess of Huntingdon
65 Alexander Comrie: Contender for the Faith
76 Bernie Stonehouse, obituary
88 Edward Williams and the Rise of Modern Calvinism
114 Oswald T Allis, obituary
143 John Murray, obituary
163 Dr Lloyd-Jones in South Wales
189 The Passing of a Father
214 J. Gresham Machen
233-238 J. Gresham Machen in the UK
271 Ernest Kevan
282 Leslie Land, obituary
301 Stephen Olyott, obituary
319 Three Missionaries to Switzerland (Calvin, Schaeffer and Stuart Olyott)
351 A Man Sent from God: John Elliot
Review articles:
47 Saviour and the Scriptures, R. Lightner
48 Further Thoughts on the Reformers and their Stepchildren, L Verduin
51 Basis for Christian Action in Society: Christian Philosophy, E. L Hebden Taylor
74 The Welsh Revival of 1904, Eifion Evans
106 The Importance of Literature in the Spread of Reformation Teaching: Luther and Baxter
229 Preaching Peace: Stanley Delves, P Rowell
236 Rowse's Re-Hitlerizing of Luther
273 Search for Charismatic Reality, Neil Babcox
297 Spiritual Gifts for Today, Herbert Carson
314 Returning from the Social Gospel: Biblical Revelation, Clark Pinnock
315 I Shall Arise: The life and Ministry of D. A. Macfarlane
325 The New Dictionary of Theology
341 New England Preachers and the Presence of God, Harry S. Stout
387 When God's Voice is Heard
The following can be grouped together:
76 The Church and its Work of Visitation
105 Support of the Christian Ministry
153 The Nature of True Worship
169 Students and the Local Church
186 We Have Difficulties with our Minister
274 The Mentally Handicapped and Worship
287 Worship in the Spirit
299 Where to Sit in Church
328 Accepting or Rejecting a Call
Also:
67 The Infallibility of Scripture, A Central Issue Today
86 Spiritual Gifts: Literature Survey
115 Aspects of the Fruit and Gifts of the Spirit
121 Memorisation of Scripture
161 John's Closing Words
221 Preaching 1 Thessalonians
222 Cleave to the Lord Your God
237 25 Books: Basic Reading in Christian Theology
258 A London West Indian Congregation
263 Relevance in Reading
267 Omri Jenkins' Retirement
289 Self-Discipline
323 When Orthodoxy is Not Enough
344 Gripped by a Quotation
Evangelical Magazine of Wales
Historical: (Bi-monthly; first month recorded only)
Feb 60 Faithful Servant (Wilberforce)
Aug 67 William Salesbury and the Welsh New Testament
Apr 70 Jenkin Lewis of Llanllyfni
Oct 96 J. H. Newman
Others:
Feb 69 Christianity and Schools: Quo Vadis?
Apr 73 Support of Christian Ministry (1)
Jun 73 Support of Christian Ministry (2)
Apr 74 The Road to El Doret
Aug 75 The Welsh Abortionists' Campaign
Aug 76 One Man's View of Wales
Aug 81 A Personal Commitment to Christ
Dec 85 Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord
Oct 92 Living Today: AIDS
Jun 94 A Word to Islam from Wales
Dec 94 Marriage Today: Lessons from Yesterday
Apr 96 The Power of the Bible
Jun 96 The Attack on the Bible
Oct 96 The Infallibility of Scripture
Feb 98 The Person of Christ: Coming of God
Apr 98 The Person of Christ: God Discovered in Christ
Grace Magazine
A series of 15 articles on various topics appeared under the title Table Talk, June 87 to July 88. Currently a Last Man page appears regularly. Expositions from Luke's Gospel appeared monthly in 1979.
Jan 78 Revelation 3:20 - Radio 4 Broadcast
Feb 80 The Banner of Truth
Apr 81 Funeral Service of Lloyd-Jones
May 82 Ambition Under God
Jul 82 Battling in Trafalgar Square
Oct 83 Evangelistic Preaching
A/S 84 Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage
Dec 84 Billy Graham - Still a Pastor's Dilemma
Mar 87 "The Mission" versus the Missionary
Jun 87 National Geographic Hoaxed
Nov 87 Who Could Play Soccer Today?
Jan 88 The Christian and the Law of God
Feb 88 Joan Andrews: Abortion and Civil Disobedience
Apr 88 Thou Shalt Not Enter an Amusement Arcade
Nov 88 Yun Sun Park - The Hendriksen of Korea
Dec 88 Christmas Day, Lord's Day
May 89 What's the Point of Public Worship?
Jun 89 Will We Never Learn?
Apr 91 Lessons from the Last Welsh Revival
May 91 The Pastoral Prayer
Jul 91 Worshipping the Biblical Way
Jul 92 Understanding the Times
Dec 92 Withdrawal Into Unity
Oct 94 Living with and Dying to Indwelling Sin
Oct 95 In His Image to Do His Will
Aug 96 The Wonderful Completeness of the Bible
Jun 97 More Than a Possibility, Limited Atonement
Jun 97 A Visit to Spurgeon's Library
Jan 98 Why Women are not Called to be Preachers
Feb 98 Unknown?
Apr 98 A Visit to Stornoway
Apr 98 A Moment to Decide (Guidance)
May 98 Flight of Fancy
Jun 98 The High Calling of Motherhood
A/S 98 Puritanism
Oct 98 Driving the Wolves Away
Evangelical Times
Numerous articles have been contributed over the years, some anonymously. Some have cryptic journalistic titles such as The Bishop and the MP Here are most of them:
Twentieth Century Christians (including obituaries):
Oct 87 The Price of Success: J. B. Phillips
Dec 87 An Ordinary Man: Pastor Hugh Wrigley
May 88 James Mackay - The Lord Chancellor
Sep 88 Walter Trobisch: Letter Writer
Mar 90 A Visit with Ed Clowney
Sep 90 The Time to Secede: John Gerstner
Mar 91 They Called Her "Auntie Bessie
Jun 91 Thomas B. Tuit: A Man of the Word
Jan 92 Fear No Evil (David Watson)
Apr 92 (William) Still Going Strong
Dec 92 I Wish I'd Been There: Trials of Machen
Feb 93 The Billy Graham Story
Nov 95 Paul King Jewett
Dec 95 Louis Berkhof (1)
Jan 96 Louis Berkhof (2)
Mar 96 Robert D. Preus
Jun 96 Dr John H. Gerstner
Jan 97 A Cautionary Tale: William Barclay
Church History:
Dec 87 Merry Christmas Evans
Feb 92 Guernsey Revival Remembered
Jul 93 Spurgeon's Battle with Hyper-Calvinism
Aug 95 Three Men on an Island (Anglesey)
Jul 96 Evangelising Eskimos Yesterday and Today
Worship:
Aug 90 Trivial Conviviality or True Worship?
Feb 91 And Now the Group will Sing
Dec 91 Shall We Act?
Feb 92 "I Won't Dance - Don't Ask Me
Apr 92 Third Wave Meets Lloyd-Jones
Sep 94 The Hymns Conflict
Feb 95 Hymns for Today's Church
Jul 96 Public Reading of Scripture
Sep 96 Drama in Worship - Help or Hindrance?
Jun 97 Dumbing Down Worship
Ethics:
Jan 79 Anti-Gay? Then You're Wrong!
Feb 79 No-one Can be "Graciously Gay"
Oct 86 Adultery: 1. Conflict
Nov 86 Adultery: 2. Resolution
Jan 87 Stand Up and be Counted: One Man's Fight
May 87 The Sterilisation Debate
Aug 87 Sunday Sport. Should Christians Compete?
Dec 88 Never a Good Death: Suicide and the Christian
Jan 93 The Slaughter of the Innocents
Mar 94 "If it's Doubtful it's Dirty"
May 94 Proverbs 8:36
Aug 94 Responding to a Christian's Fall
Jan 96 Murder Most Foul: Punishment Most Weak
Evangelism:
Oct 89 What Price a Soul?
Aug 93 Ethics of Evangelism
Aug 96 Alpha Manual Review
Apr 97 Can Non-Christians be Saved?
Also:
Nov 87 Beyond Feminism to Reality
Apr 91 Packer on Women Elders
Apr 94 Stott on Women Preachers
Nov 94 A Christian World View
Apr 95 Maintaining a Christian World View
Jul 95 Celebration of Christian Mind
Others:
May 79 When Students Asked me to Take a Mission ...
Aug 79 What Precisely is TM?
Aug 80 A New Amway of Life
Nov 81 What's Happening to Your Memory?
Dec 81 Michael's First Christmas
Jul 86 "By Schisms Rent Asunder"
Aug 86 What Does the Rock Gospel Show?
Aug 86 Honouring the Holy Spirit
Apr 87 "He Descended Into Hell"
May 87 Stress in the Ministry
Jul 87 Why do I Need a Church?
Jul 87 The Land of Israel and the Fulfilment of Prophecy
Feb 88 Secular Approaches to Church Growth
Jun 88 Prosperity Gospel Heresy
Oct 88 RC Charismatics
Oct 88 Giving Thanks for Daily Bread -Do We?
Feb 89 What is a Calvinist?
Feb 89 Choosing a Theological College
Jul 90 "Fossilised and Irrelevant"
Oct 90 Guidelines for Giving
Aug 91 "Poor Bill's Got Religion"
Aug 91 Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
Sep 91 Sound an Alarm!
Nov 91 Return of the Holy Spirit
Mar 92 To Who do your Children Belong?
May 92 Browsing Through the Sleaze
May 92 Greenbelt Religion
Jun 92 The Scandal of Our Divisions
Sep 92 A Christian View of Europe?
Jul 93 Who do Evangelicals Think they are?
Jul 93 Reformation and Revival
Aug 93 The Place of Freedom
Aug 93 Get Out! But Come In!
Sep 93 Lord of the Flies
Nov 93 A Matter of Immortality
Dec 93 Is the Denomination Mother?
Feb 94 Scripture a Fixed Point
Feb 94 Take us as your Inheritance!
Jun 94 Evangelicals and Catholics Together
Aug 94 From Forgiven to Forgiving
Dec 94 Never Creation by Evolution
Jan 95 Maker of Heaven and Earth
Mar 95 March of the Promise Keepers
Nov 95 Arms of a Loving Father
Mar 96 Old Modernism and New
Apr 96 The Abandonment of Christianity
Nov 96 Learning to Preach at a Distance