Collected Writings of E. W. Rogers – Volume 2
Collected Writings of E. W. Rogers – Volume 2 Compiled by Mervyn Wishart 412 pages, Paperback. Published by John Ritchie Ltd, 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, Scotland. ISBN 13. 978-1-914273-16-2. We are grateful to Mervyn Wishart for undertaking the work of compiling a second volume of the writings of E. W. Rogers. The first volume was reviewed […]
Christian Experiences and Spiritual Growth
Christian Experiences and Spiritual Growth by Winston G. Litchmore161 pages, Paperback. Published by Austin Macauley Publishers, 1 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5AA.ISBN: 978-1-398467-89-7 Winston Litchmore and his wife served the Lord as missionaries in their native Jamaica for twelve years. Since 2018, they have been in fellowship with the assembly at Kirkby in […]
Ezekiel – Coming Back From Exile
Ezekiel – Coming Back From Exile by John Riddle576 pages, Paperback.Published by John Ritchie Ltd, 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, KA3 1RH, Scotland.ISBN-13. 978-1-914273-15-5 This latest in a series of books taken from notes made available by the author is a welcome addition to the library of any serious student of the scriptures. John Riddle is well […]
Penned for His Praise
Penned for His Praise by Joanna DanielHardback, 106 pages,Published by Moriah Ministries, PO Box 7193, 31-33 Water Tank Road, MMDA Colony, Arumbakkam, Chennai 600 106, India.ISBN 978-81-938892-9-9. Poetry, like a Picasso painting, attracts different emotions and varying levels of appreciation. For example, Picasso’s Guernica is, to some, an intensely powerful masterpiece, valued in excess of […]
Design Dissected – Is the design real?
Design Dissected – Is the design real? by David J. Galloway224 pages, Paperback.Published by John Ritchie Ltd, 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock.ISBN 13. 978-1-914273-00-1. The past few years have seen a number of books published on evidence of design in nature and how this is a compelling pointer to the Creator. This book is an interesting addition […]
One Is Your Master Even Christ
192 pages, Hardback, Published by The Bereans Publishing Ltd., 38 Mountain Road, Kilkeel, County Down, BT34 4BB.ISBN: 978-1-913232-20-7. As the back cover summary indicates, this book has been written ‘as a handbook for all believers who desire to faithfully labour in service for Christ at home or abroad’. Chapters include: God’s commission; Personal responsibility and […]
Daily Shall He Be Praised
A day by day anthology of Hymn writers and their work.Paperback, 221 pages. Published by Scripture Teaching Library, Northern Ireland.Available from Ards Bookshop, Newtownards, Northern Ireland. ISBN: 978-1-909789-55-5. The book is the first of four volumes arranged to take the reader through the year in a daily reading format. This book covers the period January […]
The Surprising Saviour
Paperback, 68 pages, Published by Scripture Teaching Library, Northern Ireland and available from Ards Evangelical Bookshop, Newtownards. ISBN: 978-1-909789-56-2. This book is a compilation of the eleven articles that the author wrote for Truth and Tidings magazine, Canada, from 2019 to 2020. They are centred around the single Greek word thaumazo which, as the writer […]
Shepherding the Sheep – Mark Sweetnam and Walter Boyd
248 pages. Paperback. Published by Scripture Teaching Library, Northern Ireland. Available from Ards Evangelical Bookshop, Newtownards. ISBN 978-1-909789-54-8. The sub-title of this book from STL is ‘Tracing the theme of shepherds and shepherding through scripture’, and it does exactly what it says on the cover. The writers will be well known to many throughout the […]
Seven Postures of Christ – Mervyn Wishart
128 pages, Paperback. Published by John Ritchie Publishing, 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, Scotland. ISBN-13: 978-1-912522-62-0. Benefits arising from the pandemic lockdown of 2020/21 are not easy to quantify. But one area in which significant expansion has been noted is in the sale of books online. W. H. Smith, the stationers, reported a 400% increase in mid-2020 […]
The Matter of our Mind – A. J. Higgins
Paperback, 115 pages.Published by Scripture Teaching Library, Northern Ireland. ISBN 978-1-909789-52-4. The sub-title of the book is ‘Measuring our minds by scripture’, and that very adequately sums up the contents of this latest work by Sandy Higgins. It is not an academic treatise on psychology, though the author is well qualified to undertake such a […]
Global Crises in Bible Prophecy – Donald Cameron
Paperback, 75 pages. Published by Crimond House Publications, 48 Francis Street, Newtownards, Co. Down, BT23 7DN. ISBN 978-1-908618-25-2. The author notes that this book was intended to be available by mid-2020, but publication was delayed in view of the uncertainties generated by the Coronavirus pandemic. It was maybe thought that as the year progressed the […]
Why there really is a God: and what you need to know about Him – Andrew Wilson
482 pages, Paperback or eBook. Published by Believer’s Publications, Australia. Available on Amazon. ISBN-13:978-0-994397-75-1. Books written to oppose and refute the doctrine of atheism are not in short supply. Many are written by authors from a scholarly or scientific background for a readership with similar interests and understanding of the issues being discussed. This latest […]
Golden Thread Series — Alan Jenkins
518 pages, Paperback. Published by Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd, Link House, 140 The Broadway, Tolworth, Surrey, KT6 7HT. ISBN-13:978-1-839750-55-7. This book is evidence of a great deal of time spent by the writer in studying the scriptures. It is,in essence,a series of character studies under four general headings:the Patriarchs, the Pioneers, the Prophets and the […]
Have you caught the 3:16? Have you gone down in the 8:36? Are you following the 2:42? – Robert Plant
Paperback, 34-60 pages. Published by John Ritchie Ltd., 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, Scotland. ISBN-13:978-1-910513-34-7; 978-1-912522-59-0; 978-1-910513-66-8. These three 15cm x 10.5cm booklets have been written by Robert Plant with both gospel and teaching content, primarily for young and new believers, although the subjects are relevant and readable for all ages. For those who are acquainted with […]
Election and Predestination – Peter A. Kerr
Paperback, 298 pages. Published by Everyday Publications Inc.,310 Killaly St. West, Port Colborne, Ontario, L3K 6A6, Canada. ISBN-13:978-0-88873-747-2. The sub-title of this new publication dealing with a subject which over the years has generated more heat than light in Christian circles, is ‘Looking for Answers – not Arguments’. The author explains at some length and […]
Traditions to Treasure – Continuing Steadfastly
Bert Cargill and James Brown 242 pages, Paperback. Published by John Ritchie, 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, Scotland. ISBN-13: 978-1-912522-67-5. I recall as a young boy, that my father had a book called Chief Men among the Brethren. My memory is of grainy photographs of be-whiskered, gloomy faces, without a ghost of a smile; I did not […]
How shattered dreams became reality (Lessons from the life of Joseph) – Jack Hay
139 pages, Paperback. Published by John Ritchie Ltd, 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, Scotland. ISBN-13: 978-1-912522-74-3. The life and character of Joseph has attracted the attention of many writers over the years. No doubt it is because in this narrative Genesis record the sovereign and overruling hand of God is seen; practical lessons can be drawn, and […]
Searching Messages from the Minor Prophets – Malcolm C. Davis
192 pages, Paperback. Published by John Ritchie Ltd, 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, KA3 1RH, Scotland. ISBN: 978-1-912522-54-5 This is the latest book from the busy pen of Malcolm Davis and is the second volume on the Minor Prophets. This volume covers the prophecies from Nahum to Malachi, with the exception of Zechariah, which is the subject […]
Collected writings of E. W. Rogers – Volume 1 – Compiled by Mervyn Wishart
400 pages, Paperback. Published by John Ritchie Ltd, 40 Beansburn. Kilmarnock, Scotland. ISBN: 978-1-912522-60-6 Few people today under the age of sixty would have had the privilege of hearing the spoken ministry of E. W. Rogers. For that reason alone, this first volume of written ministry compiled by Mervyn Wishart is very welcome. It is, […]
Hope – Anchor of the soul
Author: Robert Plant and Amanda Le Bail Paperback, 77 pages, Published by John Ritchie Publishing, 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, Scotland, KA3 1RH. ISBN: 978-1-912522-56-9. This small, full-colour booklet is made up of thirty-one readings consisting of Bible verses, simple meditations, hymns and poems. As the introduction indicates, ‘it is written with the sole intention of helping […]
Church Doctrine and Practice (Revised Edition)
Author: Ken Totton (editor). Paperback, 394 pages, Published by Precious Seed Publications, 34 Metcalfe Avenue, Killamarsh, Sheffield, S21 1HW, UK. ISBN: 978-1-871642-93-3. This year will see the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of this helpful book, now revised. The fact that the original volume was reprinted in 1971, 1975, 1984, 1999, and 2004 bears some […]
The Nine Beatitudes – Craig Munro
Paperback, 94 pages, Published by John Ritchie Ltd, 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, Scotland. ISBN-13: 978 1 912522 49 1. This is the second book in a series bearing the overall title 10-1. The author’s plan is to deal with important subjects identified by numbers in a descending order, hence The Ten Commandments is followed now by […]
The New Believers Hymn Book
700 Hymns, Hardback. Published by John Ritchie Ltd, 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, KA3 1RL. ISBN: 978-1-912522-38-5. Hymns and hymnbooks, suitable for the regular meetings of the Lord’s people can be a very sensitive, and on occasion, controversial subject. In many places today there is an inclination toward the use of twenty-first century arrangements, many of which […]
Seven Postures of Christ – Mervyn Wishart
Paperback, 128 pages. Published by John Ritchie Ltd, 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, Scotland. ISBN-13: 978 1 912522 62 0. As the Psalmist takes up his pen to write, he immediately directs our attention to one man whom he calls ‘blessed’ or ‘happy’. He notes particularly where he does not walk, when he does not stand and […]
All you need to know about the Bible – Brian H. Edwards
Paperback, 6 volumes, each of 144 pages. Published by Day One Publications, Ryelands Road, Leominster, HR6 8NZ. ISBN’s 978-1-84625-584-7, 585-4, 586-1, 587-8, 588-5, 589-2. This review concerns not just a book, but a whole set of books amounting to 864 pages in total. Don’t, however, be put off by the sheer volume of writing, nor […]
When Christians roamed the earth
Authors, Henry Morris, Ken Ham, Jack Cuozzo and others. Paperback, 192 pages, Published by Master Books, Inc., PO Box 727, Green Forest, AR 72638. ISBN: 978-0-89051-319-8 This title caught my eye and invited further examination. I found it to be a rather satirical take on the title of a book by Stephen Attmore, ‘When Dinosaurs […]
The Messianic Jewish Epistles: An Exposition of Hebrews, James, 1 & 2 Peter and Jude
Author, Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum Th.M, Ph.D. Hardback, 478 pages, Published by Ariel Ministries, P.O. Box 792507, San Antonio, TX 78279-2507 ISBN 978-0-914863-11-8 It is extremely difficult for a twenty-first-century Gentile to identify with a first-century Jew when considering the impact of the New Testament teaching on their way of life, culture and religious heritage. The […]
The Ten Commandments – Craig Munro
Paperback 105 pages. Published by John Ritchie Ltd, 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, Scotland, KA3 1RH. ISBN: 978-1-912522-21-7 This book is the first in a planned series by Craig Munro under the general heading ‘10-1’, dealing with numerically identified subjects, e.g., The nine Beatitudes, the eight Kingdom Parables, etc. All will be familiar themes to most readers […]
Everyday Evangelism – Sharing the Gospel in Conversation – Paul McCauley & David Williamson
Paperback, 336 pages. Published by John Ritchie Ltd, 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, Scotland KR3 1RL. ISBN: 978-1-912522-45-3 Books on the subjects of effective evangelism and Christian apologetics are not in short supply. Many of these emanate from the United States and have gained acceptance to a greater or lesser degree among those desiring to engage in […]
Can science explain everything? – John C. Lennox
Paperback, 127 pages, Published by The Good Book Company, Blenheim House, 1 Blenheim Rd, Epsom, KT19 9AP, UK. ISBN: 978-1-784984-11-3 Those familiar with the name John Lennox will be encouraged to know that he has written another book. However, for those who plodded through Gunning for God or God’s Undertaker, this shorter volume may provide […]
1 Corinthians – John M. Riddle
Paperback, 352 pages, Published by John Ritchie Publishing, 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, Scotland, UK. ISBN: 978-1-912522-42-2 As the back cover of the book indicates, the content of this book is ‘the substance of Bible Class discussions held at Mill Lane Chapel, Cheshunt’, the author’s home assembly. However, such a comment should not be taken to suggest […]
Pleased to Dwell – A Biblical Introduction to the Incarnation – Peter Mead
Paperback, 207 pages. Published by Christian Focus Ltd. Geanies House, Fearn, IV20 1TW. The aim of this book as noted in the introduction is to provide ‘a biblical introduction to Christmas’. Reaching beyond all the commercialism and gratuitous materialism associated with the season, the author seeks to focus the mind of the reader on the […]
Job, part of What the Bible Teaches series of Old Testament Commentaries – David Newell
Hardback, Published by John Ritchie Ltd. 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, Scotland, KA3 1RH ISBN 978-1-912522-25-5 This commentary by David Newell in the What the Bible Teaches series is a detailed and learned exegesis, dealing thoroughly with the difficulties and profundities of this ancient book, yet at the same time managing to be highly readable. The author […]
Evolution and the Christian Faith – Theistic evolution in the light of Scripture – Philip Bell
Paperback. 320 pages. Published by Day One Publications, Ryelands Road, Leominster, HR6 8NZ, ISBN 978-1-84625-607-3. There is no shortage of good books written under the broad heading of ‘apologetics’, dealing with the subject of evolutionary theories as compared with the scriptures. In this book, however, Bell challenges those who seek to find a compromise between […]
Battles Christians Face – Tackling big issues with confidence – Vaughan Roberts
Paperback. 162 pages. Published by Authentic Media Ltd, 52 Presley Way, Crownhill, Milton Keynes, MK8 0ES. ISBN 978-1-78078-115-0. This book was first published in 2007 and has undergone a number of reprints, the latest in 2017. This may well be an indication of its popularity, as the issues it deals with are undoubtedly the challenges […]
