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The Uniqueness of Chris

The Uniqueness of Christ by David Pawson 2 DVDs Anchor Recordings, 1990 4 hours £9.99 This presentation is also available free to view or to download at DavidPawson.com There is also a slightly different version on YouTube 1 hour 28 minutes There are 6 teaching sessions in these two DVDs –  Part 1 Is He…

The Twelve Prophets with Hebrew text

The Twelve Prophets with Hebrew text, English translation and commentary.Soncino Press, 1948  368 pages   Available secondhand from Amazon via Langdon etraders The series of Soncino commentaries in 14 volumes covering the whole of the Tenach has stood the test of time (with many reprints) in offering knowledgeable, helpful and wise comments on the text of…

Can we trust the Gospels ?

Can we trust the Gospels ? by Peter J Williams  Crossway, 2018  £5.99    153 pagesISBN 978 1 433 552 953    Available on Kindle The reliability of the Bible as we know it is often attacked as being untrustworthy, its text corrupted over the ages since it was originally set down in writing, so…

The Lady with a Lamp

The Lady with a Lamp   dvd   Studiocanal, 1951 99 minutes  £10 Is there anyone who, on hearing the words ‘the lady with a lamp’, would fail to think of Florence Nightingale ? The phrase explicitly referring to Florence Nightingale was immortalised by the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in his poem Santa Filomena…

Judging : when ? why ? how ?

Judging : when ? why ? how ?  by Derek Prince    DPM, 2002   128 pages   £6.99  You don’t really need to use a concordance to see how frequently the words ‘judge’ or ‘judging’ or ‘judgement’ occur in holy writ (nearly 3 pages of small print in Cruden’s Complete Concordance). By this measure alone it is…

Sister Religions ? DVD Review

Sister religions ? dvd Hatikvah Films, 2014 £9.99 90 minutes Using the expertise of three Christian leaders – Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali, Rev Dr Mark Durie andElizabeth Kendal – Kel Richards, the religious affairs editor for an Australian radio channel, andStephen Briggs probe in some depth what similarities and differences there are between Judaism,Islam and Christianity.…

Surveillance capitalism : the hidden costs of the digital revolution

Surveillance capitalism : the hidden costs of the digital revolution by Jonathan Ebsworth, Samuel Johns, and Michael Dodson Jubilee Centre, 2021 (Cambridge Papers vol 30 no 2 June 2021) Available to download for free at www.jubilee-centre.org/category/cambridge-papers New terminology arises today at breathtaking speed and the Jubilee Centre provides a valuable service in not only drawing…

How forgiveness works

How forgiveness works by Jonathan Baker  Grove Books, 1995  (Grove Spirituality series, 53)    24 pages £3.95     ISBN 978 1 851 742 913 The beauty and attractiveness of Grove Books is that they cover big subjects in a short span. This one, dealing with forgiveness, is no exception. In just 24 pages, Jonathan Baker…