1 Corinthians 13 – A paraphrase IF I have the language never so perfectly and speak like a pundit and have not the knack of love that grips the heart, I am nothing. IF I have decorations and diplomas and am proficient in all up to date methods and have not …
Revelation and Reason : Wesleyan responses to eighteenth century rationalismBy Arthur Skevington Wood The Wesley Fellowship, 1992 103 pages ISBN 0 951 633 228 “This book examines the reaction of John Wesley himself together with two of his associates – John William Fletcher and Joseph Benson – to the challenges of reductionist rationalism in…
Cyrus nations ?: Blessings, Curses or Coincidence ? The Rise and Fall of the British Empire Hatikvah Films dvd, 2017 59 minutes £9.99 Cyrus was the Persian king who allowed the Jewish captives in Babylon to return to their own country to rebuild Jerusalem, the city and the Temple. It was the fulfillment of Isaiah’s…
Gods and Kings : a novel by Lynn Austin (Chronicles of the Kings vol. 1)Bethany House Publishers, 2005 316 pages £9 ISBN 078 0 764 229 893 This is a novel about Hezekiah, 14th King of Judah (one of the ‘good’ kings) who reigned from 716BC to 687BC. His father was Ahaz, a ‘bad’ king…
With the sky clouded over and the evidence of heavy rainfall to be seen everywhere in the sky and on the roads, pavements and gutters, one hesitates to speak of ‘glory’. Glory bespeaks light, radiance, illumination, brightness and effulgence. It is the very antithesis of clouds and darkness, rain and puddles.The RSV Handy concordance begins…
Who do you think you are ? God thinks you are amazing ! By Steve MawstonScripture Union, 1997 127 pages £1 ISBN 978 1 859 992 036 Specifically aimed at teenagers, this book not only deals with the many anxieties and worries of youngsters beginning to find their identity but successfully manages to relate identity…
With the sky clouded over and the evidence of heavy rainfall to be seen everywhere in the sky and on the roads, pavements and gutters, one hesitates to speak of ‘glory’. Glory bespeaks light, radiance, illumination, brightness and effulgence. It is the very antithesis of clouds and darkness, rain and puddles.The RSV Handy concordance begins…
From Exile to Restoration : the role of the British Empire in the Restoration of Israel Hatikvah Film Trust, 2008 2 dvds 1) 58 minutes 2) 56 minutes £13 In this film, sister to ‘The Destiny of Britain’, the presenter, Kelvin Crombie, together with Israeli academics and other experts, presents the story of Jewish,…
Psalm 139 verse 14 “I will praise you for I am fearfully and wonderfully made” (Revised AV) In an appendix to his book ‘Who do you think you are?’, Steve Mawston lists many of the amazing truths about the working of the normal human body. For example, the human body contains 55,000 miles of blood…
Lincoln dvd, 2012 Twentieth Century Fox 144 minutes £3 The consummate professionalism of Steven Spielberg is manifestly evident in this film. It is not a full-blown biography of the American President, the focus is rather on a few weeks towards the end of the Civil War in what turned out to be the…