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The Story of the English Bible

The Story of the English Bible Ambassador Productions, 2005 dvd 52 minutes out of printISBN 978 1 840 301 663 This film gives a straightforward account of how the English Bible came about with the contributions of Wycliffe. Hus, Erasmus, Gutenberg and Tyndale. Using helpful historical explanations by historians, the story is narrated chronologically from…

The Message of 1 & 2 Thessalonians

The Message of 1 & 2 Thessalonians : preparing for the coming King by John StottRev. ed., IVP, 2021 with Study Guide  185 pages  £5.99   (also available as an ebook)(The Bible Speaks Today)  ISBN 978 1 789 742 442 First published in 1991 and reprinted 12 times says a great deal about the success…

A doubter’s guide to the Bible

A doubter’s guide to the Bible : inside history’s bestseller for believers and skepticsby John Dickson    Zondervan, 2014   217 pages  £7.99  Also available as an ebookISBN 978 0310 518 433 There can be little doubt that the Bible, in whichever language, is the world’s bestselling book of all time. Since it was the…

The discipline of spiritual discernment

The discipline of spiritual discernment by Tim Challies  Crossway Books, 2007  206 pages  £13ISBN 978 1 581 349 092 In 1 Corinthians 12 verses 1-11, Paul talks of ‘spiritual gifts’. He lists them as ‘wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, miraculous powers, distinguishing between spirits and tongues or languages and their interpretations’ – eight gifts in all.…

Cows, curses and Christ

Cows, curses and Christ : disciple making among the Laarim of South Sudan by Philip and Linda Byler.Privately published, 2012  1786 pages  £4 (available from Amazon)   ISBN 978 8 718 387 742 This is a well told story of missionary work in a very troubled part of Africa – Sudan. It has one very…

The knowledge of the holy

The knowledge of the holy : the attributes of God : their meaning in the Christian life  by AW TozerSTL Productions, 1976 (first published in 1961) 128 pages £9 (various editions are available) AW Tozer can aptly be described as ‘a thinking man’s preacher’. He enjoyed a fruitful ministry in Chicago and Canada in the…

The case for a creator

The Case for a Creator by Lee Strobel and Garry Pooledvd  Zondervan, 2006  8o minutes  £17.50 This is a well produced, six-session investigation of the scientific evidence that points towards a creator of the universe. It is built around the possibility of group discussions following each session although the group discussions are easily omitted. The…