Here are words of Psalm 23 translated into Eduspeak. It is a laughable parody. If you are like me, having laughed or been puzzled, you would much prefer the original King James version. The Lord and I are in a shepherd/sheep situation and I am in a position of negative need. He prostrates me in…
John Wesley : the Man and his Missiondvd, 2012 55 minutes Wesley Mission (Australia) £13.99 This is an Australian production although the presenter is English (?) (Superintendent of the Sydney Mission in Australia) and the superb filming takes place all over England. It is an adequate account of Wesley’s life but rather prosaic and pedestrian…
Unspeakable : facing up to the challenge of evil by Os GuinnessHarperOne, 2005 238 pages £13 ISBN 978 0 060 833 008 Evil is a fact of everyday life and, as the publisher’s blurb puts it, ‘we live in the most murderous hundred years in history and we are the first generation to witness every…
How much do Christians in Niger, a predominantly Muslim country in West Africa, have to teach Christians in the West ? The Bible Society issues a monthly newsletter to those who belong to the Bible a Month community of about 23,000 people. Two countries are covered in each newsletter with reports from Bible Society secretaries,…
Morality : Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times by Jonathan SacksHodder & Stoughton, 2020 365 pages £8 ISBN 978 1 473 617 339Also available on Kindle and as an Audiobook. Reading this book has been a rich and rewarding experience, both instructive and inspiring.If ever there was a case for seeing the world as…
Romans : Encountering the Gospel’s Power : 20 studies with commentary for individuals and groups by John Stott IVP, 1998 111 pages ISBN 9768 0 851 113 944 In 20 studies, John Stott takes you through the entirety of Paul’s letter to the Christians in Rome. Not only is there helpful and…
Oscar Cullmann, (1902-1999), a Swiss-German theologian who lived through World War 2, gives an illuminating picture of the Second Coming of Christ. He pointed out that every war has a decisive battle which effectively determines the outcome of the war. After this battle, there is little doubt about what the future holds. The battle establishes…
Faith of |Our Father : Expositions of Genesis 12 – 25 by Dale Ralph Davis Christian Focus, 2015166 pages £8.99 ISBN 978 1 781 916 445 Also available as an eBook To find a book of printed sermons which yet retain all the immediacy and attraction of the spoken original is a…
Isaac Watts (1674-1748) was a non-conformist hymn writer, recognised today as the ‘Father of English hymnody’. He preceded Charles Wesley (1707-1788) by many years and their output of religious verse is often compared and contrasted. They have both added enormously to all of our hymn books (1933, 1984, 2011) In Singing the Faith, for example,…
The Message of Romans : God’s good news for the world by John RW Stott IVP, 1994(The Bible speaks Today) with Study Guide 432 pages £12 ISBN 978 0 851 111 438 There are so many commentaries on Paul’s letter to the Christians in Rome that it would be difficult to rate this commentary by…