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I talk back to the devil : straightforward appeals for Christ-like living by AW Tozer

I talk back to the devil : straightforward appeals for Christ-like living by AW Tozer Authentic, 2009 134 pages £9 ISBN 978 1 850 781 486 Converted at the age of 17, Aiden Tozer had no formal training in a Bible college or seminary but was entirely self taught. Indeed, he didn’t even have a high…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 30th October 2022

Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C. 30th October 2022 Lectionary Readings: Isaiah1 v10-18; Psalm 32 v1-7; 2 Thessalonians 1 v1-4, 11-12; Luke 19 v1-10. Hypocrisy and Honesty. Isaiah speaks for God in challenging the hypocrisy of the Temple worshippers of his day. God says, “No matter how much you pray, I won’t listen. You…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 23rd October 2022

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 23rd October 2022 Lectionary Readings: Jeremiah 14 v7-10, 19-22; Psalm 84 v1-7; 2 Timothy 4 v6-8, 16-18; Luke 18 v9-14. Better? ‘Jesus told a story to some people who thought they were better than others and who looked down on everyone else.’ (Luke 18 v9) The story…

One word of Truth…’ the Nobel Speech on Literature 1970

‘One word of Truth…’ the Nobel Speech on Literature 1970 by Alexander SolzhenitsynThe Bodley Head, 1972 27 pages ISBN 0 370 104 919also available on the internet – look for Nobel Prizes Alexander Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008) ends his Nobel Prize speech with these words – ‘In Russian the most popular proverbs are about truth. They express…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 16th October 2022

Twenty-nineth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 16th October 2022 Lectionary readings: Genesis 32 v22-31; Psalm 121; 2 Timothy 3 v14-4 v5; Luke 18 v1-8. Present or Future? Luke recalls a story that Jesus told his disciples about a crooked judge and a persistent widow in order to illustrate how the disciples should keep…

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…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 9th October 2022

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C 9th October 2022 Lectionary Readings: 2 Kings 5 v1-3, 7-15b; Psalm 111; 2 Timothy 2 v8-15; Luke 17 v11-19. Respect and obedience. “Respect and obey the Lord! This is the first step to wisdom and good sense.” (Psalm 111 v10). Try telling that to Naaman! In the…

Faith in the Wilderness : words of exhortation from the Chinese church

Faith in the Wilderness : words of exhortation from the Chinese churchHannah Nation and Simon Liu editors Kirkdale Press, 2022 ISBN 978 1 683 596 042Also available digitally from Lexham Press A collection of nine sermons by different Chinese pastors in a book of about 150 pages is nothing extraordinary, you might say. Yet there…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 2nd October 2022

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 2nd October 2022 Lectionary Readings: Habakkuk 1 v1-4, 2 v1-4; Psalm 37 v1-9; 2 Timothy 1 v1-14; Luke 17 v5-10. Faith, Trust and Mission. “You have been trusted with a wonderful treasure. Guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit, who lives within you.” (2…

The Book of Ruth : a journey of faith

26 September 2022
Raymond Wilson
Ipswich Round, Reviews

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…