Every square inch : an introduction to cultural engagement for Christians by Bruce Riley Ashford Lexham Press, 2015 160 pages £12 ISBN 978 1 577 996 200 What an excellent little book ! The author, professor of theology and culture at an American theological college, writes about how Christians can and should engage with their…
If you start to make a list of all the things for which you want to thank God, then you will need a very large sheet of paper – a roll of backing paper used in decorating would do – for starters, anyway ! It’s almost certain that one of the items on your list…
by John Lennox Monarch Books, 2017 368 pages £12.99 ISBN 978 0 857 218 728 It is altogether refreshing to find a book written by someone who is not a theologian about a deeply theological subject. By profession, John Lennox is a mathematician (emeritus professor of maths at Oxford), and, as is to be expected…
The Origin of Evil by Chuck Missler (dvd) Koinonia House Europe, 2008 120 minutes $19.99 “There is an evil which I have seen under the sun and it is heavy among men” (Ecclesiastes 6 : 1) Chuck Missler, who died in 2018, was an experienced and very knowledgeable Bible expositor. His background in science and…
Singing the Faith 390 My God, I know, I feel thee mine (verse 3) When shall I see the welcome hourThat plants my God in me –Spirit of health and life and powerAnd perfect liberty ? You will already have noticed that this is a great hymn about spiritual experience. In verse 3 Wesley continues…
By Denis Prager and Joseph Telushkin Touchstone Books, Revised edition, 2003 244 pages £9.99 ISBN 978 0 743246 200 The value of this book in a topic which never loses its topicality, is that it is so well researched and so well documented. The two authors, both Jewish, one a highly respected radio show host…
Singing the Faith 390 My God, I know, I feel thee mine verse 2 I hold thee with a trembling handBut will not let thee go,Till steadfastly by faith I standAnd all thy goodness know. The initial reaction to the words of verse 2 might well be to see them as a description of feeling or…
Wesley \Fellowship Annual Lecture, September 1992 (Occasional Paper no. 7) 26 pages £2.25 ISBN 0 860 713 865 “The presence of evil in the world appears to place thedoctrine of a just and loving God into a no-win situation.” The author of this lecture offers this statement as a consequence, in summary form, of the…
How spiritual are you ? How much do you love God ? In effect, these questions ask the same thing, just using different words. Your spirituality is measured by how much you love God and want to live your life in accord with his teaching. Consider this hymn by Charles Wesley – My God !…
Pride versus Humility by Derek Prince Published by Derek Prince Ministries – UK, 2016 138 pages £5.99 from DPM ISBN 978 1 782 633 525 also available as an ebook or Kindle or cd “Whoever exalts himself will be humbled and whoever humbles himself will be exalted” (Matthew 23 : 12) This is the key…