Letters of D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones: 1919-1981 (Lloyd-Jones)

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Lloyd-Jones, D. Martyn

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248

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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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