You can’t fail to have noticed the words ‘normal’ and ‘normality’. They are to be heard and read everywhere. For the Christian disciple, ‘normal’ and ‘normality’ both have a meaning far beyond their current usage. Years ago, I heard a lecture by an American theologian and philosopher, Dr Francis Schaeffer, who, in the course of the lecture,…
The Weight of Glory by CS Lewis SPCK, 1942 23 pages available in many of CS Lewis’s books of collected writings Combine a healthy, focussed imagination with a deep understanding of the way Christians see things, add an enviable command of language and you will eventually come up with CS Lewis. Such gifts are…
The Remarkable Journey of Jonah by Henry Morris Master Books, 2003 £8 135 pages ISBN 978 0 890 514 078 There are some who believe that the book of Jonah in the Old Testament is a fairy story rather than real history. Henry Morris does not subscribe to this view. He takes it…
This is a thought-provoking book and definitely worth a read.
Darwin’s Dilemma dvd Illustra Media 72 minutes 0 467 106 309 Available for purchase or on You Tube According to a leading palaeontologist the Cambrian explosion caused Charles Darwin more grief than joy. Nothing distressed him more. With graphic detail, this dvd examines what is, without doubt, one of the most spectacular events in the…
Natural Disasters : a Biblical Perspective by David Pawson 2005 3 dvds 3 hours £17.99 available to watch at davidpawson.co.uk or on YouTube “If God is all-powerful and all- loving, how can He allow things like earthquakes to happen ?” This question was acutely raised by the devastating tsunami of December 2004 and, in…
Thought for the Day – Friday 12th June 2020 Bible Reading 1 Corinthians 10 13God is faithful and he will not let you be temptedbeyond your strength but, with the temptation, willalso provide the way of escape,that you may be able to endure it. The greatest inducement to give up the Christian fight (and we…
Once saved, always saved ? A study in perseverance and inheritance by David Pawson dvd, 2011 80 mins. £9.99 to purchase : free to download and watch from davidpawson.org book £8.99 ISBN 978 0 340 610 664 In this dvd, David Pawson (who went to be with the Lord recently, aged 90) addresses two questions,…
Thought for the day – Saturday 6th June 2020 Ephesians 6 18 ‘…keep alert with all perseverance…’ The world of sport is not the only area of life where instances of perseverance or endurance cause deep admiration and worthy wonder. Think of selfless heroes or heroines of war, Odette, for example, or the people of…
Thought for the day – Tuesday 3rd June 2020 2 Timothy 4 7 “ I have fought the good fight; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith”. Paul, writing to Timothy, about to face execution after an unfair trial and an unjust sentence from Emperor Nero, says, “I have fought the fight;…