Posts by Raymond Wilson (Page 3)

War and Faith

War and Faith : short biographies from the Second World War  by Don Stephens  EP Books, 2016141 pages £6.99  ISBN 978 1 783 971 503 In this sequel to his book ‘War and Grace’, Don Stephens tells the stories of eight people of varied nationalities who, in one way or another, went through World War…

The Force of Truth  by Thomas Scott

The Force of Truth  by Thomas Scott  Banner of Truth, 1984 (first published 1779) 127 pages £2.95ISBN 0 851 514 251 This is a spiritual autobiography from the 18th century by Thomas Scott (1747-1821), a contemporary of the Wesleys. The interest of this narrative is that by his own admission the author became a priest…

Who wrote the New Testament ?

Who wrote the New Testament ? dvd  S4C, 2003 3 hours   £13  ISBN 0 564 035 36X According to the producers, this is ‘the story of 27 compositions that changed the course of history’. The 27 compositions in question are the 27 books of the New Testament. In 3 presentations of about an hour each,…

Kingdom of Fools

Kingdom of Fools : the unlikely rise of the early church by Nick PageHodder & Stoughton, 2013  £9.99  389 pages  ISBN 978 0 340 996 263 Nick Page has written what is, in effect, a very detailed examination of the book of Acts with a little history before and after the events described in Acts…

Moral Categories

“One word of Truth…” is the title of Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s acceptance speech when he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1970. The title is part of a Russian proverb which says ‘One word of truth outweighs the whole world’. In the news very recently you will almost certainly heard or read that a…

‘Discerning the Spirits

‘Discerning the Spirits’ : evaluating the prophetic voice by Peter Cavanna  Grove Books, 200628 pages £3.95 ISBN 1 851 746 218  (Grove Renewal series R 24) According to the author of this booklet, Peter Cavanna, there is a widespread misunderstanding of one of the charismatic gifts which Paul lists in 1 Corinthians ch 12. The…

One word of truth

“One word of Truth…” is the title of Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s acceptance speech when he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1970. The title is part of a Russian proverb which says ‘One word of truth outweighs the whole world’. In the news very recently, you will almost certainly have heard or read that…

The Cross and the Swastika.

The Cross and the Swastika  by FT Grossmith  Word Publishing, 1988 125 pages out of print ISBN 978 0 850 091 526 The author presents an unusual insight and perspective on the Nuremberg trials held after the end of the Second World War. This is the story of Major Henry Gerecke, an American army chaplain…