Heaven is a far better place
By Eryl Davies; 256pp, £7.95. Published by Evangelical Press, Grange Close, Faverdale North Industrial Estate, Darlington DL3 0PH. ISBN: 085234-423-6. Every believer in Christ looks ahead, with glad anticipation, to a reserved place in heaven. But what kind of place is heaven? This well-written book attempts to clarify by means of sound biblical teaching many […]
Sharing Christ with Muslims – A Basic Guide
20pp. Available at £2.00 (Church pack, min. 20 copies, £1 ea. plus carriage) from FRONTIERS, P.O. Box 600, Hemel Hempstead HP3 9UG. This booklet has come to hand, and in the light of the tremendous incursions being made into our society by adherents of the Muslim faith, and their availability to those who would take […]
Saved to serve
By John W. de Silva 124pp, £5.95. Published by John Ritchie Ltd, 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock KA3 1RH. ISBN 0-946351-96-1 This volume, in its third edition, relates the life story of Wasyl Boltwin, born in 1925 in Russian Siberia and now, after residence in various locations, engaged in the Lord’s work in Australia. The remarkable account […]
Angels. A Short Biblical Survey
by James B Currie. Published by John Ritchie Ltd, ISBN 0-946351-90-2 Literature devoted to this somewhat neglected (one wonders why!) subject is rare indeed, which gives an added incentive to peruse this particular book. God’s awesome servants, spirit-beings of immense power and authority, have played their part in human history, fulfil an essential service on […]
What the Bible teaches – Genesis
308pp. £16.50, published by John Ritchie Ltd., 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock KA3 1RH. (ISBN 0-946351-95-3) We greet with pleasure this first publication in a new series of commentaries; it has been eagerly awaited by all that have benefited from the now completed New Testament series. A first glance reveals it to be markedly different in composition […]
Matthew’s Messiah
240pp, and published by the author, it is available free of charge to all individuals asking for a copy. Requests, or other enquiries about the book, should be addressed to ‘Matthew’s Messiah’, c/o P.O. Box 55, Bexley, N.S.W. 2207, Australia, or by e-mail to: [email protected] The importance of Matthew’s Gospel cannot be overemphasized, presenting distinctively […]
The Church at Work
184pp. Published by Gospel Folio Press, P.O. Box 2041, Grand Rapids, MI 49501 – 2041. Available from John Ritchie Ltd., 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock KA3 1RH. (ISBN 1-882701-62- 3) This challenging book provides a timely reminder that we are ‘saved to serve’, and that work for God in the context of the church should be regarded […]
Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners
(in the series, Living Classics for Today). 160pp. £6.95/U.S. $12.99, published by Evangelical Press, Grange Close, Faverdale North Industrial Estate, Darlington, DL3 0PH. ISBN 0-85234-438-4 This recent publication will be welcomed by all who take inspiration from the honestly recorded soul-searchings of great saints of God. Bunyan tells of his transformation from a foul-mouthed sinner […]
A Son is Revealed
160pp. £5.95, published by Evangelical Press, Grange Close, Faverdale North Industrial Estate, Darlington, D13 0PH. ISBN 0-85234-418-X The style of Mark’s writing in this shortest of the gospels is matched, in measure, by that of Dr. Uprichard in this brief survey of Christ’s life and ministry as presented by Mark. So much detail, of deeds […]
The Charismatic Challenge
210pp. £6.95, published by John Ritchie Ltd., 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock KA3 1RH. (ISBN 0-946351-88-0). In recent years, many Christians have become uneasy of mind as reports have filtered through of the inroads made into established churches by the so-called ‘Charismatic Movement’. Its adherents believe all the gifts of the Spirit of God are available to […]
Church Symbols For Today
314pp, £9.90, published by Walterick Publishers (U.S.A.) and available from Muasdale Evangelical Books, Siavonga House, Muasdale, By Tarbert, Argyll, PA29 6XD. There is an enigmatic quality about the book’s main title, so that we are grateful for sub-titles on the front cover, and title-page, that state the following: ‘ye do show forth’ and ‘The Water, […]
The Coming of the Son of Man
The main purpose of this second article is to outline the background to the coming of the Son of man (‘The Scene’). The third, and concluding, article will suggest a possible order of events both for the coming itself (‘The Sequence’) and for the period immediately following (‘The Sequel’). But it is necessary first to […]
The Church: A Symposium of Principles and Practice
254pp, £7.95. Published by John Ritchie Ltd, 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock KA3 1RH. ISBN 0-946351-86-4. Of similar order to the above, this collection of articles illuminates, with much clarity, the constitution and functions of the church. Although many years have passed since its original publication, the provision of such a book to our generation of readers […]
Take Care in the Bath
192pp, £7.95, Published by Evangelical Press, Grange Close, Faverdale North Industrial Estate, Darlington, DL3 0PH. ISBN 08523-4171. We have in the past reviewed others of Jim Cromarty’s books and are pleased to do so again with this latest offering. It is one of a series aimed at encouraging sessions of Bible teaching for the family, […]
Faith: A Symposium of Bible Doctrine
359pp, £8.95. Published by John Ritchie Ltd., 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock KA3 1RH. ISBN 0-946351-85-6. The list of books that are devoted to a review of Bible doctrine is long, and ever lengthening. Therefore, the reissuing of this particular volume, almost half a century after its original publication, might be considered extravagant in that it adds […]
Windows on Paradise
192 pp. £7.95, published by Gospel Folio Press, P.O. Box 2041, Grand Rapids, MI 49501-2041, USA. Available in the U.K. from John Ritchie Ltd., 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, KA3 1RH (ISBN 1-882701-47-X). The publisher’s preface informs us that this is a new edition of a book originally published in 1976. It provides a commentary on the […]
Travelling Homeward
(Welwyn Commentary Series). 352pp. £9.95, published by Evangelical Press, Grange Close, Faverdale North Industrial Estate, Darlington, DL3 0PH. ISBN 0-85234-429-5 The sub-title of this book reads, ‘Exodus simply explained’, and from this we are entitled to assume it to be a commentary of the ‘easy-to-read’ variety. My own feeling is that there is a genuine […]
The Pilgrim Church
456pp, published by Gospel Folio Press, P.O. Box 2041, Grand Rapids MI 49501-2041, USA. Available in the U.K. from John Ritchie Ltd., 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, KA3 1RH. (ISBN 1-882701-53-4). The title of this book is well chosen, and calculated to challenge today’s reader. Events that took place in the initial phase of the church’s history […]
Day by Day – With Bible Characters
Published by and available from Precious Seed Publications, P.O. Box 8, Neath, West Glamorgan, UK. £7.95. ISBN 1871642 14 0. Available in North America from Gospel Folio Press, P.O. Box 2041, Grand Rapids MI 49501-2041. In His written word, with infinite wisdom, God has seen fit to include accounts, long and short, of the lives […]
Missionary Interest – Sending Money
What the Bible Teaches, Vol. 7. Luke
415 pp. £10.95 incl. p. and p. John Ritchie Ltd., Kilmarnock. The latest volume of Ritchie’s N. T. Commentaries, completes the four gospels. It is a requisite in any study of the third gospel, that there should be sensitivity of approach because of the beauty of the Subject considered, Jesus the Son of Man. It […]
The Believers Hymn Book Companion
419 pp. £11.20 incl. p. and p. Gospel Tract Publications, Glasgow. It is true to say that many of us sing our hymns without considering very much about their authors and why they were written. Here in this ‘Companion’, we have laid out spaciously part of each hymn, and printed on the facing page brief […]
Assemblies Address Book
160 pages, 120 X 180 mm, paperback. Price including postage and packing £3.95. The publication, after so many years, of an updated assembly address book is designed to meet a need felt by many, in view of so many changes that have taken place. It covers not only the British Isles but also North America […]
Word Definitions
16’1 pages. £2.95, from Gospel Tract Publications, Glasgow. The author gives us the reason for writing this book, the ignorance concerning spiritual matters coupled with the progressive corruption and ill-usage of the English language. It is a word book-just bible words, Each word is treated in three ways-first mentions, synonyms and then further illustrations from […]
The Epistle of Jude
90 pages. £1.95, from Gospel Tract Publications, Glasgow. Here is a concise and helpful commentary on the Epistie of Jude: The matter came out of a regular bible study class and this gives an approach which is essentially practical. The book is very readable and can be commended especially as a helpful story for young […]
1st 2nd 3rd John and Jude
64 pages £1.15 plus p&p. Everyday Publications Inc., from Roy Wood This is another of these concise but helpful commentaries for which the author is known. There is much material of helpful exposition contained in these pages. The outlines and appendices make possible an easy approach to the Epistles. For young believers such a commentary […]
What the Bible Teaches Vol. 6 John
349 pages £10.95 plus p&p. John Ritchie Ltd, 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, KA3 1RH This latest volume in the series of commentaries ‘What the Bible Teaches’ is a worthy addition to a useful and significant New Testament Commentary. As with all the author’s works on the scriptures, this commentary on John’s Gospel is comprehensive and clear. […]
The Prophet Isaiah
The Prophet Isaiah, R. E. Harlow, 304 pp, £3.60 plus p&p. Everyday Publications Inc. Obtainable from Roy Wood, 38 Dovedale Road, Beacon Park Plymouth PL2 2RS This is an attractive commentary, incorporating some most useful features in the exposition of Isaiah. There is an overall outline of the book which is clear and comprehensive. A […]
Jacob – Supplanter to Prince with God
Jacob Supplanterto Prince with God by J. H. Laegs;. 365 pp, £6.95 plus p&p. John Ritchie Ltd, 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, KA3 1RH. In this, the second Old Testament character study from the author, the outstanding feature is its comprehensiveness. A very full study is presented of the life and character of the enigma Jacob, who […]
Notes from My Bible – The Old Testament (and The New Testament)
Notes from My Bible The Old Testament 162 pp, £4.60 plus p.p. Notes from My Bible The New Testament 258 pp, £5.60 plus p.p. Both by Don Roberts, Cardiff, Gospel Tract Publications, 411 Flillingdon Road, Glasgow G52 4BL. These books contain the results of a life time’s consistent bible study. They reveal, perhaps above everything […]
Rise Up My Love
Rise Up My Love, ‘The Drama of Salvation History and the Song of Songs’, by C. E. Hocking, 424 pages. Precious Seed Publications, P.O. Box 8, Neath, West Glamorgan SA11 1QB. Price, incl. p. and p. £7.95 paperback, £9.95 hardback. This book represents much more than just a commentary on this often overlooked book of […]
Why the Shepherd?
96 pp. £3.25 incl. p. & p. Available from Professional Book Services, Acorn House, Salisbury Road, Bath, BA1 6QX. This is an unusual book, written by a world renowned expert in the international sheep and wool industry, and a brother active in preaching the gospel. Its background is the 23rd. Psalm. For over 30 years […]
The 1989 Christian Year Diaries
Desk Diary, £3.45. Pocket Diary, £2.80, Sunday School & Children’s Diary, 85 pence. For post and packing add 50p. Professional Book Services, Acorn House, Salisbury Road, Bath BA1 6QX. The objective in publishing these new diaries is to provide spiritual helps for Christians and to enable believers to have a specialist diary compiled by Christians […]
New Testament Church Principles
102 pp. £2.50 plus p. & p. John Ritchie Ltd., Kilmarnock. This valuable writing, first published in 1955, is a welcome reprint of a book which is a comprehensive guide to matters relating to assembly gathering and practice. In a day when there is so much confusion and departure regarding church doctrine and its importance […]
Going on for God
115pp. £1.95, plus p. & p. John Ritchie, Ltd, Kilmamock. This small book, attractively produced, is a publication in book form of two series of articles which appeared in the Believer’s Magazine. It is designed to help young believers with issues to be faced in early Christian days. These have to do with local assembly […]
Daily Bible Readings
Gospel Tract Publications, Glasgow, xiii + 376 pp. £3.95 + p. & p. As the title suggests the author has sought to provide more than a book of daily devotional thoughts. It is obvious that this volume incorporates much that is the result of bible study over many years. This gives value in that there […]
