NO SHAM FIGHT! An article by the Lord Bannside (Dr Ian Paisley) and first published by the Bannside Library   Sham fights are a cultural tradition the world over. Re-enactments bring history to life for locals [...]

NO SACRIFICE BUT CALVARY!  Timothy Cross Should you ever holiday in the seaside town of Blackpool, in the north of England, you could not fail to notice its iconic tower. Whilst there once I was [...]

WILLIAM TYNDALE Jack Greenald William Tyndale was born in Gloucestershire in the early 1490s. He studied at Oxford, receiving his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. On 24 March 1515, Tyndale was ordained a deacon in St [...]

RACIAL UNREST – A CHRISTIAN RESPONSE On 29 July 2024, a mass stabbing targeting children occurred at a dance studio in Southport, Merseyside. Three children were killed, and ten other people – eight of whom [...]

  Alf McCreary in conversation with EPS Secretary, Wallace Thompson.   This first appeared in the Belfast Telegraph on Saturday 22 April 2023, as part of Alf’s weekly “What I Believe” series.   Tell me [...]

By Rev Ronald Johnstone The flying of flags is an ancient tradition. When the Israelites left Egypt, they marched in rank behind the standard of their particular tribe. Psalm 20 called the people to set [...]

The late George Dawson, former Treasurer and Council member of the EPS, was remembered at a special inaugural legacy lecture given by EPS Secretary Mr Wallace Thompson in Ballymoney on Saturday 7 May 2022. The [...]

“Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.”  Psalm 102 verse 8 Readers of a certain age may well remember Norman St John Stevas, a [...]

This year marks the centenary of the creation of Northern Ireland, a hugely important anniversary which will be marked in many ways. To say that Irish history is complex would be something of an understatement, [...]

A member of the EPS Facebook group recently shared a post by a Roman Catholic priest which sought to explain and defend his church’s teaching on Purgatory. The post and the request for comments prompted [...]

What if…  By Seamus Milligan When one looks back upon one’s life, I sometimes ask myself the question, “What if?”. What if my mother had not died when I was about four years of age?  [...]

James Packer, one of the leading evangelical theologians of the 20th century, passed away on 17 July 2020 aged 93. Born into an Anglican family, he was converted to Christ around the age of 18 [...]