Why are we here ? A little book of guidance by Alister McGrath SPCK, 2015 42 pages £3.99ISBN 978 0 281 074 389 also available as an ebook In just 3 chapters and a conclusion, Alister McGrath, Professor of Science and Religion at Oxford University, offers a compact and stimulating argument in favour…
The Power of the Word : the Bible is the most influential book of all time – and its story continues today… compiled and edited by Luci Thomas and Patrick Wilson Wycliffe Bible Translators, 2000 61 pages ISBN 0 938 978 187 A small book with 28 short, snappy stories about the impact of…
Uncommon sense : God’s wisdom for our complex and changing world by John Peck and Charles Strohmer SPCK, 2001 £5 362 pages ISBN 978 0 281 054 282 The basic aim of the authors in this book is to discern the wisdom of God as revealed in the Bible and how to apply this wisdom…
From Jesus to Christ : the first Christians dvd Frontline/PBS, 1998 4 hours US$19.99Available to watch on YouTube This film offers an overview of the early years and growth of the Christian church in the first three centuries of its existence. In four parts of about an hour each, the film covers the social,…
It was CS Lewis who wrote in Mere Christianity “Nearly all that we call human history… [is] the long, terrible story of man trying to find something other than God which will make him happy.” God himself opened Pandora’s box when he gave to every human being the freedom either to believe in him or…
What is truth ? The case for Biblical integrity dvd, 2006 120 minutes US$19.99 includes pdf notes also available as a book and on You Tube How do we know what is really true is the study of epistemology. How sure can we be of what is true in a time of false information,…
David by Duff Cooper Cape, 1943 224 pages out of print but available secondhand It’s always a pleasure to read a book on a subject written with such good English with which the author shows such mastery. David is here the hero of the Jewish faith. Duff Cooper was an aristocrat (1st Viscount Norwich)…
We are accustomed to hearing preachers talk of the love of God. We do need to hear that reassurance, of course, but when do we hear of the other characteristics of God’s nature – his sovereignty, his patience, his grace, his holiness, his perfection, his goodness, his omnipresence or his justice, for example ? (there…
A blueprint for revival : a new biography : lessons from the life of John Wesley by Mark Williamson Authentic Media, 2011 160 pages £4.00 ISBN 978 1 850 789 628 A new biography of John Wesley – surely that’s a biography too far ? A quick check on Amazon lists several still in print…
Beyond coincidence dvd, Koinonia House, 2010 120 minutes US$19.99 Video and audio downloads available Dr Chuck Missler introduces an in-depth study of what has become known as ‘the Anthropic Principle’. This principle was so named by Paul Dirac in 1937 and by Robert Dicke in 1961. Ir describes the appearance of the universe as having…