Gypsy Smith : the forgotten evangelist by Bill CurtisSeed Publishing Group (US), 2017 240 pages £12ISBN 978 0 996 841 290 This is a study of Rodney Gypsy Smith (1860-1947) by an American Baptist pastor who earned a PhD doing this research. It bears all the necessarily pedantic hallmarks of academic research. If you are…
Evolution’s Achilles’ Heels (dvd) 96 minutes Creation Ministries International , 2014 £14.50Commentary available in 16 languages Fifteen well-qualified scientists, from a range of disciplines, contribute to eight specific areas where the Darwinian theory of evolution in its modern dress is shown to have weaknesses, sufficient, in effect, to undermine the theory as a total explanation…
3 Theories of everything by Ellis PotterDestinee Medium, 2012 112 pages £9.99 ISBN 978 0 983 276 852 This is an unusual approach to the consideration of worldviews. The author takes three basic ways of viewing reality from an Eastern perspective as well as a Western perspective. Three circles, as defined by Ellis Potter, explore…
Christianity : Opium or Truth ? Answering thoughtful objections to the Christian faith byDavid Gooding and John Lennox Myrtlefield Encounters, 2nd ed., 2014 168 pages £6 ISBN 978 1 874 584 773 This is one of a series published by Myrtlefield House, written by two eminent scholars who are committed Christians – David Gooding and John…
Pure Joy : rediscover your conscience by Christopher Ash IVP, 2012 £10.99 205 pages ISBN 978 1 844 745 852 “We all need to engage with this timely book,” so says Jonathan Lamb, chairman of Keswick Ministries. It is indeed a first class book dealing with conscience in all its complexity. In just 200 pages and…
Against the flow : the inspiration of Daniel in an age of relativism by John LennoxMonarch Books, 2015 £12.99 434 pages ISBN 978 0 857 216 212 This is a commentary on the Old Testament book of Daniel but is far from the usual run of commentaries. John Lennox is a scientist in the first…
The Story of 90 Years : Methodism in the Ipswich area 1909 – 1998by Elizabeth Watthews and Janet LumleyThe Methodist Church – Ipswich Circuit, 2001 £2.99 68 pages ISBN 0 953 583 031 This book was written by Elizabeth Watthews, a local history librarian, and by Janet Lumley who contributed the section on Youth and…
Release from the curse : (live in the sunlight of God’s blessing) with Study outlineDerek Prince Ministries, 1990 dvd (2 discs) about 2 hours £9.99 can be seen on YouTube Derek Prince begins with two pertinent statistics – how many times do we read the words ‘bless’ and ‘curse’ in the Bible ? Bless occurs…
The Beauty of Jesus : memories and reflections by Gypsy Smith 2nd ed., Epworth Press, 1933 208 pages £15 from Eden Bookshop, Cambridge Gypsy Smith MBE (1860-1947) preached the gospel to thousands on five continents for 70 years. This book is full of stories, anecdotes and memories about the many missions he led in America,…
The Definition of Christianity : exploring the original meaning of the Christian faithby David Gooding and John Lennox Myrtlefield Encounters, 1992 £5.99 105 pages ISBN 1 874 584 797 It is a welcome and refreshing surprise to find a book about the Christian faith written by two experts – a theologian and a scientist and philosopher…