Live wires : powerful stories of changed lives by DJ Carswell 10Publishing, 2013 134 pages £5.99ISBN 978 1 906 173 135 Live wires is a collection of 15 individual stories of real people. Whatever their background or circumstances, all of them have had an encounter with such good news (they were introduced to Jesus somehow…
Art and the Bible : two essays by Francis A Schaeffer IVP Books, 1973 94 pages about £6ISBN 978 0 830 834 013 Dr Francis Schaeffer is probably best known for his connection with L’Abri Fellowship in Switzerland. L’Abri now has branches in many countries including the UK. Francis Schaeffer was a noted speaker (many…
Unlocking the mystery of Life : the scientific case for intelligent design DVD Illustra Media, 200265 minutes £14.99 Available online from Oxfam The origin of life is a puzzle that has exercised the human mind for centuries. At present, two serious proposals vie with each other, both claiming their explanation to be true while they…
Forbidden faith : devotions and inspiring stories from around the world. CWR, 2010 138 pages£7.99 ISBN 978 1 853 455 483 Here are 8 stories of Christians who suffered persecution and, sometimes, death for their faith. Devotional comments on a passage of Scripture for each of five days are followed by the story…
The vanishing conscience : drawing the line in a no-fault, guilt-free world by John MacArthur Jr.Nelson, 2012 £9.99 280 pages ISBN 978 0 785 271 819 John MacArthur’s excellent sermon on this subject can be found on YouTube (in some respects, the sermon is better than the book) Truth to tell, there is more about…
George Herbert is the author of the hymn ‘Teach me, my God and King’ (no.668 in Singing the Faith) Teach me, my God and King, In all things Thee to see;And what I do in anything To do it as for Thee ! A man that looks on glass, On it may stay his eye;Or,…
Sangster of Westminster Marshall, Morgan & Scott, 1960 104 pagesOut of print, probably available secondhand Dr Will Sangster, was a remarkable man and a superb preacher as anyone who remembers him willreadily confirm. This book was published in the same year that, sadly, saw him depart this life.There are three parts to this book –…
The twilight of atheism : the rise and fall of disbelief in the modern world by Alister McGrathRider, 2004 279 pages £12.99 ISBN 978 1 844 135 748 A wide-ranging study of disbelief from an academic with an easy and engaging style. Prof. McGrath begins with a brief survey of atheism in classical Greece and…
The Barnabas Factor: the power of encouragement by Derek WoodIVP, 1988 £2 available second-hand from Amazon 159 pages ISBN 0 851 104 800 Taking the character of Barnabas from the book of Acts, Derek Wood uses his example as a model for us as Christians to emulate. The setting is an imagined church in…
Renaissance: the power of the Gospel however dark the times by Os Guinness IVP Books, 2014 £11.99 187 pages ISBN 978 0 830 836 710 If you prefer watching to reading, Os Guinness has a YouTube presentation of this book which lasts 1 hour 16 minutes. Dr Guinness is a leading evangelical Christian in America…