The Book of Ruth : a journey of faith dvd High Fliers Films, 2019 86 minutes This film is a fairly faithful representation of the Old Testament story of Ruth, Naomi and Boaz with such additional characters and dialogue as judged necessary to make the story flow. A narrator helps the story along but only…
Does Christianity have anything useful to say about the prevailing culture ? Both Jesus and St Paul had things to say about the ‘world’ which, in context, means the ‘prevailing culture’. In Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth, we read what Macbeth has to say – “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts…
‘More than one new Bible or New Testament launched every week’ that is the amazing claim in the recently published report (2021-22) of Wycliffe Bible Translators (wycliffe.org.uk). Behind the news is the unflinching commitment of hundreds of translators and back-up workers with the financial and prayer support of thousands around the world. They all want…
Jeremiah (The Soncino Books of the Bible), commentary by Rabbi Dr H FreedmanSoncino Press, 1949 369 pages available from Langdon eTraders via Amazon £15 This commentary on the Old Testament book of Jeremiah is one of a series (14 vols in all) published, with many reprints, just after the second World War. Rabbi Dr H…
Everything is going up. It’s in the news every day. Energy prices are going up. Petrol and diesel costs are going up. Food prices are going up. Taxes are going up. Inflation is increasing. Childcare costs are going up. Is there anything at all that is not going up ? Yes, there is. The grace…
The 400 Blows (Les 400 coups) dvd, 99 minutes French with English subtitles The title of this film can be read literally or, as in the French version, as an idiom meaning ‘running wild’. It is a truly remarkable film both in its content and because of the time when it was produced – 1959.…
2084 : Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity by John C LennoxZondervan Reflective, 2020 239 pages £12 ISBN 978 0 310 109 563 Professor John Lennox is well known for tackling current scientific issues from a Biblical point of view – a careful and thoughtful defender of the Christian faith of the first order.…
Success and failure can be seen in secular as well as religious situations. Looking at sport is an easy example of both success and failure in non-religious circumstances. That renowned character of doom and gloom, the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah, is a prime example of both success and failure at one and the same time…
Time for truth : living free in a world of lies, hype and spin by Os Guinness Baker Books, 2000127 pages £5 ISBN 0 801 011 957 Despite the age and primary focus of this book, there is much of value in what Dr Guinness writes here. The main thrust of the book is…
Two addresses by Rev Dr WE Sangster MA, DD 1) What it is to be a Christian and 2) Why I believe in the gospel for England Evangelical Recordings Ltd (ELP 2200) Long-play record out of print The inimitable voice of a great Methodist preacher can be heard on both sides of this vinyl recording. The…