In March 1791 John Wesley, preacher extraordinaire, died in London. His last words were “The best of all is, God is with us.” What legacy, at least in part, can we record of John Wesley’s life, work and witness in the 18th century? Despite being born and brought up in the household of an Anglican…
The Book of Daniel dvd, Pure Flix Entertainment, 2013 83 minutes £16 Jeremiah proved to be a reliable, albeit reluctant, prophet and servant of God when he declared that Jerusalem and its people were to be besieged by King Nebuchadnezzar and taken into captivity to Babylon. Daniel, of noble or royal birth, and his compatriots…
An entry from John Wesley’s journal 20 October 1743 Wesley was in Leeds and wrote ‘To attempt to speak was vain; for the noise on every side was like the roaring of the sea. So they dragged me along till we came to the town, where, seeing the door of a large house open, I…
Your mind matters : the place of the mind in the Christian life by John Stott IVP, 1972 47 pagesISBN 0 851 100 333 John Stott was a fine example of a leading Christian who used his mind to advance the gospel. In this public address from 1972, he strikes a healthy balance between arid…
There is a plethora of faiths around the world today – political, economic, social and, of course, religious. We are familiar with the many religions practised in our time – the well-known ones like Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shintoism, Confucianism, atheism, Satanism, Mormonism, Jehovah’s Witnesses and many others not so well known. Of the…
The Father dvd, 2021 with Anthony Hopkins 94 minutes £6.99 This film is a powerful and disturbing portrayal of the relationship between a daughter and her father. It is a study of the growing onset of dementia in an old man although the word never appears in the dialogue. Powerful for its narrow, concentrated focus…
The Bible in translation : Ancient and English versions by Bruce M MetzgerBaker Academic, 2001 200 pages £12.99 ISBN 978 0 801 022 827 Bruce Metzger (1914-2007) was Professor of New Testament Language and Literature at Princeton Theological Seminary for 46 years.. In the wide-ranging survey of many translations (and some paraphrases) of the Bible…
Making sense of the Trinity : 3 crucial questions by Millard J Erickson Baker Books, 2000 £8.99108 pages ISBN 978 0 801 062 872 This is an excellent book dealing with a difficult doctrine in the Christian faith. Millard Erickson is an American scholar, a professor of theology. In answering three crucial questions Is the…
The Sunflower : on the possibilities and limits of forgiveness by Simon Wiesenthal and othersSchocken Books, NY Revised and expanded edition, 1997 ISBN 978 0 805 210 606 Simon nWiesenthal is a Holocaust survivor and well-known as the founder of the Jewish Historical Documentation Centre which, through its investigations, brought more than 1000 Nazi criminals…
Candle in the Dark : the story of William Careydvd, Christian History Institute, 1998 $11.99 97 minutes plus 2 hours of additional material ISBN 1 563 647 826 William Carey (1761-1834) is regarded as the father of modern missions just as Isaac Watts is seen as the father of modern English hymn writing. This 97…