Lloyd-Jones, D. Martyn
Description
Iain H. Murray’s two volume record of the life of David Martyn Lloyd-Jones is one of the great Christian biographies of the twentieth century. It tells the remarkable story of an outstanding young physician’s call to the Christian ministry and the widespread lasting influence of his preaching and spiritual leadership, first in his native Wales and thereafter in London and throughout the world.
But a man’s letters tell the story of his pilgrimage from within, and here, in over one hundred of his personal letters, we encounter Martyn Lloyd-Jones first hand. Although he thought of himself as a ‘poor correspondent’, these pages tell a different story, unselfconsciously displaying the tender forcefulness of a personality which left an indelible impression on those who knew him personally.
Here we catch a glimpse of the rounded and balanced picture of the man: the physician and the preacher, the student of deep theology who was fascinated by agricultural life; the lover of books who cared about people; the ardent Welshman who devoted his years to Christian service in England and beyond.
In this attractive and fascinating volume, Iain M divides the correspondence in a way which gives insight into the different areas of Lloyd-Jones’ life (family, church, colleagues in the Christian service) but at the same time retains chronological sequence and development. Perfectly complementing the biography, The Letters of D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones reveals the heartbeat of his life : ‘Not what we have been, not what we have done, but the grace of God in Jesus Christ our Lord’.
Table of Contents:
Biographical Table | xiv | |
Introduction | xvi | |
1. | The Early Years | |
To his Mother | 3 | |
Hospital and Family News | ||
To Mr Ieuan Phillips | 4 | |
Controversy over ‘The Tragedy of Modern Wales’ | ||
To Mr Ieuan Phillips | 8 | |
Commitment to Preaching and his Engagement | ||
To Mr E. T. Rees | 10 | |
Invitation to Sandfields, Aberavon | ||
To Mr E. T. Rees | 11 | |
Anticipation of First Visit to Sandfields | ||
To Mr E. T. Rees | 12 | |
Hope for the Future and Plans for a Second Visit | ||
To Mr E. T. Rees | 14 | |
Acceptance of the Call to Sandfields | ||
To Mr E. T. Rees | 14 | |
Thoughts on his Summer Holiday | ||
To Mr E. T. Rees | 16 | |
Thankfulness for the First Year | ||
To the Secretary of the South Wales Association | 17 | |
London or Wales? | ||
To Mr E. T. Rees | 19 | |
Eleven-Years Friendship | ||
To the Moderator of the South Wales Association | 21 | |
Gratitude for Encouragement | ||
2. | To His Wife | |
From RMS ‘Berengaria’, 1937 | 25 | |
News from Pittsburgh | 27 | |
The Pre-Assembly Conference, Columbus, Ohio | 32 | |
The General Assembly and his Journeys | 36 | |
A Critical Juncture in 1938 | 39 | |
At the Outbreak of the Second World War | 41 | |
A Confused Sunday at Westminster Chapel | 42 | |
Patience amidst Uncertainties | 43 | |
The Difficulty of Being Calvinistic | 45 | |
Love and ‘Instructions’ | 47 | |
Looking for a New Home | 49 | |
3. | To Friends and Fellow Ministers | |
To Mr Geoffrey Williams | 53 | |
On his First Sight of the Evangelical Library | ||
To Mr W Leslie Land | 54 | |
Waiting on Divine Guidance | ||
To Dr Douglas Johnson | 55 | |
On Recent News and Books | ||
To Dr Douglas Johnson | 57 | |
The ‘Westminster Theological Journal’ and other Items | ||
To Mr Leslie Land | 60 | |
Living from Day to Day | ||
To Dr Douglas Johnson | 60 | |
More Shared News on Books | ||
To the Rev. Philip E. Hughes | 61 | |
The Need for Evangelical Authors | ||
To the Rev. Philip E. Hughes | 62 | |
Meeting Douglas Johnson | ||
To the Rev. Kenneth J. MacLeay | 63 | |
A Word for a Young Minister | ||
To the Rev. Philip E. Hughes | 64 | |
Hughes’ Arrival in South Africa and News of Westminster | ||
To Mr Leslie Land | 66 | |
Thoughts on Authors | ||
To the Rev. Philip E. Hughes | 68 | |
Opinions on MSS and News | ||
To the Rev. Philip E. Hughes | 72 | |
Arrangements to Meet | ||
To the Rev. Philip E. Hughes | 73 | |
Concern over Hughes’ Health and Future Work | ||
To the Rev. Philip E. Hughes | 75 | |
The First Puritan Conference | ||
To the Rev. Leslie Land | 75 | |
On Breakdowns in the Ministry | ||
To the Rev. J. Gwyn-Thomas | 78 | |
The Possibility of a Bedfordshire Living | ||
4. | Westminster Chapel | |
To Dr Anne Connan | 83 | |
Consolation for a War-Widow | ||
To Mr A. G. Secrett | 85 | |
Sympathy and Notes of a Sermon | ||
To Mr A. G. Secrett | 86 | |
Thankfulness for his Support | ||
To Mr Hector Brooke | 87 | |
Increase at the Chapel | ||
To the Members of Westminster Chapel | 88 | |
Annual Letter, 1947 | ||
To the Members of Westminster Chapel | 90 | |
Annual Letter, 1948 | ||
To the Members of Westminster Chapel | 91 | |
Annual Letter, 1953 | ||
To the Members of Westminster Chapel | 93 | |
Annual Letter, 1954 | ||
To the Members of Westminster Chapel | 95 | |
Annual Letter, 1957 | ||
5. | Some Family Letters | |
To his Mother | 99 | |
Removal to Ealing | ||
To his Mother | 101 | |
Services and Rockets | ||
To his Mother | 102 | |
Visit to Norway | ||
To his Mother | 104 | |
Crossing the Atlantic Again | ||
To his Mother | 107 | |
Her Birthday | ||
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