Letters From Alistair Begg

Dear Friend,

Who would have thought about reaching the world through Cleveland, Ohio! Honestly, when the church approached me about coming to Cleveland, I needed an atlas to discover its location. In the early days, it was not uncommon for people to suggest that if we were to move to a “media centre” like New York, Los Angeles, or Atlanta, our impact for the Gospel would be exponentially greater. Resisting such temptations, we stayed put, believing that there is no ideal place to serve God except the place where He sets you down.

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Dear Friend,

I trust this finds you in good heart, enjoying the early days of spring that bring with them the prospect of summer and the salutary awareness that soon the year will be half spent. While it is true that the future comes in at the rate of sixty seconds per minute, these days in particular seem to fly by “swifter than a weaver’s shuttle” (Job 7:6).

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Dear Friend,

I hope this letter finds you in good heart as spring arrives, bringing with it fresh evidence of God’s promise in Genesis 8:22. (Look it up.) For many of us, it is a long-anticipated day when the clocks change and we “spring forward.” We then discover that during the dark days of winter, a great deal has been happening unseen, laying the groundwork for the appearance of crocuses, green leaves, and the colors of the season.

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Dear Friend,

In Shakespeare’s Hamlet (act 1, scene 5), we find this famous quote: “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” Hamlet says this after encountering his father’s ghost, arguing against his friend Horatio’s skepticism.

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Dear Friend,

It so happened that this past weekend I was in the UK during the celebration of the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. I was speaking at a conference in the town of Kilmarnock, which is in Ayrshire. It was there, in 1956, that I stood with my mum and waved my Union Jack as the Queen passed through town. For the past sixty-six years I have enjoyed the privilege of being one of her subjects.

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Dear Friend,

One year to the day before my closing Sunday at Parkside, we began studying John chapter 17 together. Archbishop William Temple described the chapter as being perhaps the most sacred passage in all four Gospels. It takes us to the very heart of Jesus as He speaks to the Father on behalf of His own. Having spoken to the disciples, preparing them for His departure, Jesus then opens His heart and provides us with a glimpse that takes us, we might say, behind the scenes.

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Dear Friend,

A year ago, I had just returned from Sydney, Australia, where I had enjoyed the privilege of speaking for the Anglicans at their CMS Summer School. My thoughts have been very much there, as I know there are thousands presently attending the 2026 event. They have gathered in the Blue Mountains, known for sandstone cliffs, eucalyptus forests, and charming towns like Katoomba, to hear from God’s Word and to learn of the work of mission throughout the world. I could easily have succumbed to nostalgia, were it not for the fact that I was spending the opening days of this new year in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Dear Friend,

I am very excited about the children’s book on the life of missionary Helen Roseveare that we’re offering this month. It is supremely important that the memory of those who invested their lives for the sake of the Gospel are not forgotten.

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Dear Friend,

Warmest Christian greetings to you for a happy and blessed new year.

Thank you for your generous response to our year-end appeal. Your prayerful and financial partnership has made it possible for us to begin 2026 in good heart. Together, we can all enter the new year encouraged by Peter’s words to the scattered believers of his day:

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“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” (John 8:12)

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