As a brand-new pastor just out of college, Augustus Toplady wrote those memorable words, "Nothing in my hand I bring; simply to Thy cross I cling." On this episode of 5 Minutes in Church History, Dr. Stephen Nichols retells the short life of this London pastor and poet. Read the transcript: <a href= "https://www.5minutesinchurchhistory.com/augustus-toplady/" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.5minutesinchurchhistory.com/augustus-toplady/</a> A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Donate: <a href="https://www.5minutesinchurchhistory.com/donate/" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener payment">https://www.5minutesinchurchhistory.com/donate/</a>

A Very Long Word

This weekly podcast provides an informal and informative look at church history. Join us each week as we take a brief break from the present to go exploring the past. Travel back in time as we look at the people, events, and even the places that have shaped the story of Christianity. Each episode offers an easily digestible glimpse of how the eternal, unchangeable God has worked in the church over prior generations and how this can encourage us today. This is our story—our family history.