Biography of Robert Murray McCheyne - A Burning Light
By Alexander Smellie
Christian Focus Publications
Classic Biographies (History Makers)
250 pages. £
ISBN 1 85792 184 4
'... A burning light ...'. Quite literally and eagerly, McCheyne burnt himself out for the honour of Almighty God - dying at only 29. Tirelessly he had laboured for the conversion of unbelievers and the holiness of Christians.
Obviously set in an age and culture very different to our own - yet with the 1843 'Disruption' looming, evangelicals faced many pressures similar to those known today - the record stands as a lasting challenge and inspiration, especially to any minister.