<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Parresia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parresia is a publishing house in Scotland producing books and resources to the Glory of God.]]></description><link>https://www.parresiabooks.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 23:14:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.parresiabooks.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[HOW TO SET UP A CHRISTIAN SCHOOL]]></title><description><![CDATA[The story of how a Christian school started in Aberdeen, Scotland.]]></description><link>https://www.parresiabooks.org/post/how-to-set-up-a-christian-school</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6368e2407856b1d52e41c02c</guid><category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category><category><![CDATA[Family]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 11:03:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/667407_8e26edc35c64498f84020ce6c2da1dfd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_722,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John-William Noble</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE WORK OF REFORMATION IN FINLAND]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was never my intention to plant a Reformed Church in Finland, indeed, if I was to be honest, at that time I did not even know there...]]></description><link>https://www.parresiabooks.org/post/the-work-of-reformation-in-finland</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60fff0a3e986780016038456</guid><category><![CDATA[Church]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mission]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2021 11:46:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/667407_d40e19a9660a4af793f9b4498b26a3e7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kyle McCartan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE WORK OF REFORMATION IN ALBANIA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Background The work of the gospel in Albania began with the apostle Paul. In Romans 15:19 he says “from Jerusalem and all the way around...]]></description><link>https://www.parresiabooks.org/post/the-work-of-reformation-in-albania</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60f05de0168a3100159853c4</guid><category><![CDATA[Church]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mission]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2021 16:17:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/667407_6004dfc1e8be4a8c9b1e38d46d260331~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_996,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Will Niven</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[HOW YOU CAN GET OUR BOOKS]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are delighted to announce that we have received the printed copies of our first four books; The Baptist Confession, The Baptist...]]></description><link>https://www.parresiabooks.org/post/how-you-can-get-our-books</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60db3e6ce29ecb0016e4a368</guid><category><![CDATA[1689]]></category><category><![CDATA[Publisher]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2021 14:59:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/667407_d59462b05d55426a8d9fbaaae9a5d7fd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John-William Noble</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[INDIA'S CRISIS: WHY FEAR WHEN JESUS IS HERE?]]></title><description><![CDATA[India is currently ravaged by the impact of Covid 19, with the reported death count increasing rapidly each day. It is tragic and...]]></description><link>https://www.parresiabooks.org/post/why-fear-when-jesus-is-here</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6093d73ba449120015387917</guid><category><![CDATA[Current affairs]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2021 11:55:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/667407_5b9e13a84961497a9f9557fde10518ca~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samuel Boppuri</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[JUDICIAL REVIEW SUCCESS: A LESSON FROM HISTORY AND A MESSAGE FOR TODAY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christians worldwide have been following the judicial review launched by 27 church leaders in Scotland, driven by the tireless work of...]]></description><link>https://www.parresiabooks.org/post/judicial-review-success-a-lesson-from-history-and-a-message-for-today</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6067330c056eca002beca25b</guid><category><![CDATA[Church]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2021 15:26:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/667407_dd6a4d09eb0b4983bc63b64a1600cf18~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John-William Noble</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECOVERING THE 1689 CONFESSION]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the Spring of 1959, there appeared a 54 page, blue-covered pamphlet entitled Things Most Surely Believed Among Us and subtitled the...]]></description><link>https://www.parresiabooks.org/post/recovering-the-1689-confession</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60464386c9f73000159fca49</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2021 15:39:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/667407_15d9ba41e41a4a22a294ab3532ff0ba2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_647,h_328,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Robert W. Oliver</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[GOVERNMENT SUBMISSION: FOR GOD'S GLORY OR MAN'S IDOLATRY?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the past year, ‘Romans 13’ and ‘love your neighbour’ have been related topics that have divided many believers as the church has...]]></description><link>https://www.parresiabooks.org/post/government-submission-for-gods-glory-or-mans-idolatry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6037cb5717f23700178d3af3</guid><category><![CDATA[Church]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 16:13:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/667407_63964237811344bdb66b1e2dfd81d2d9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John-William Noble</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[RESPONDING TO THE CHURCH LOCKDOWN IN SCOTLAND]]></title><description><![CDATA[The church in Scotland is currently facing an increasing threat in a manner this land has not seen for centuries. Not Covid. Rather,...]]></description><link>https://www.parresiabooks.org/post/responding-to-the-church-lockdown-in-scotland</link><guid isPermaLink="false">601d7cdf3befc20018b38438</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2021 17:18:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/BW5LCIU6jtQ" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>John-William Noble</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[BENJAMIN KEACH ON CHURCH MEMBERSHIP AND ATTENDANCE]]></title><description><![CDATA[The recent pandemic and its accompanying lockdown have highlighted some of the problems the Church is facing in the 21st century. We are...]]></description><link>https://www.parresiabooks.org/post/benjamin-keach-on-church-membership-and-attendance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">601c2752c39dc10017de2a86</guid><category><![CDATA[Benjamin Keach]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2021 17:01:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/667407_f30f622bca9c44918d2da53957b7a395~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Daniel Funke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHY AND HOW OF THE CONFERENCE]]></title><description><![CDATA[God willing, we will begin our online conference in just a few days (it is set to begin this Thursday, the 28th of January, 2021). We...]]></description><link>https://www.parresiabooks.org/post/why-and-how-of-the-conference</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60104ec3a61cd000170cb22c</guid><category><![CDATA[Publisher]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2021 17:25:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/667407_6450aa52ae29409ba0d5a387d68baa6b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_996,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Daniel Funke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[EXPERIENTIAL CHRISTIANITY AND THE 1689 CONFESSION]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every text has a context and thus many rightly stress the importance of the historical background to the Second London Confession...]]></description><link>https://www.parresiabooks.org/post/experiential-christianity-and-the-1689-confession</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6007098b79d52800175dc597</guid><category><![CDATA[1689]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2021 16:35:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/667407_95626a606072426085c3fb12ef9c3cc2~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_897,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darrin Gilchrist</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[THREE REASONS WHY WE SHOULD CATECHIZE OUR CHILDREN]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a pastor and a father, it is a great joy to be involved in the release of the Baptist and Orthodox Catechisms as part of our...]]></description><link>https://www.parresiabooks.org/post/three-reasons-why-we-should-catechize-our-children</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fdd055b4fbc350017424d90</guid><category><![CDATA[Hercules Collins]]></category><category><![CDATA[Family]]></category><category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 19:46:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/667407_f684c891c09b4e6caf8dbd7354a709e8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>John-William Noble</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE NEED FOR CONFESSIONAL CHURCHES IN INDIA]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the arrival of the Baptist missionary William Carey in India in 1793, more missionaries from various denominations, from both...]]></description><link>https://www.parresiabooks.org/post/the-need-for-confessional-churches-in-india</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd3468733863a001792421b</guid><category><![CDATA[1689]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2020 10:33:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/667407_76d6748fa263423aa11ce6e43993a05e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Samuel Boppuri</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE PARTICULAR BAPTISTS IN AUSTRALIA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Being established in the late 18th century, Australia received no puritans. Creeds and confessions were to hold a precarious position in...]]></description><link>https://www.parresiabooks.org/post/the-particular-baptists-in-australia</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fcf6afdb9da77001777a02a</guid><category><![CDATA[1689]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 12:09:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/667407_c77aa07bedcd40fea43ddc2c3c286d48~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Brett Lee-Price</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHAT'S SO FINE ABOUT THE 1689?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some of the finer things in life are not even known, much less savored, by many people. Appreciation of them requires both a knowledge of...]]></description><link>https://www.parresiabooks.org/post/what-s-so-fine-about-the-1689</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fca2310a0fb9000179b4725</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 11:58:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/35f831_f2391ba7130246dc9895ae5c8f7be73d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>D.Scott Meadows</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHAT IT SAYS ON THE TIN: THE CONFESSIONAL FOUNDATIONS OF GRACE BAPTIST PARTNERSHIP]]></title><description><![CDATA[For more than a decade Grace Baptist Partnership has sought to uphold the soteriology, ecclesiology, and methodology of the 2nd London...]]></description><link>https://www.parresiabooks.org/post/what-it-says-on-the-tin-the-confessional-foundations-of-grace-baptist-partnership</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fc61dc8242427001737de04</guid><category><![CDATA[1689]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 10:55:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/667407_558c771998bb41d799259b804b62515e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_589,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Barry King</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE 1689 CONFESSION: DOCTRINE AND UNITY]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Christ unites, but doctrine divides.” Such has been the popular mantra in evangelical circles. In the early 18th century it was both...]]></description><link>https://www.parresiabooks.org/post/the-1689-confession-doctrine-and-unity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fc0e5c5823e1e0017b45ece</guid><category><![CDATA[1689]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2020 11:43:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/667407_fb3cab8a56b14cd8b642b2cc232984b9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stephen McKay</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[REFORMED BAPTISTS IN WALES]]></title><description><![CDATA[I came to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ when living in Mississippi, US. 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Some might object, “What’s...]]></description><link>https://www.parresiabooks.org/post/a-call-to-confessional-christianity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fb7a215897b630018f81c4f</guid><category><![CDATA[1689]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2020 11:16:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/667407_2ea914d4eb9448d0966a05bb3a3ac4cf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Oliver Allmand-Smith</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>