Robert Murray McCheyne (or M’Cheyne) is something of a 18th century Presbyterian legend. At the Desiring God Conference John Piper continues his custom of delivering a biographical appreciation of a significant Christian figure from the past by delivering an address on M’Cheyne entitled ‘He Kissed the Rose and Felt the Thorn: Living and Dying in …

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Here’s some background material to my previous post. Note that these posts are not critical of the individuals named but question why it seems fashionable to give them a status as some form of evangelical because some of their writings or beliefs can be viewed sympathetically by evangelicals. Here’s Tim Challies’ post about Dietrich Bonhoeffer, …

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