The Jericho Sanction
Hardback, 556pp. Published by Broadman & Holman Publishers, Nashville Tennessee. Available from John Ritchie Limited, Kilmarnock. Price £8.95, ISBN 0 8054 2551 9. Whilst it is unusual for these pages to contain a review of a novel, The Jericho Sanction is a remarkable book. Written by Oliver North, it is a tale of espionage, arms […]
Realities of Revival
Paperback, 148pp. Published by Gospel Folio Press, 304 Killaly St. West, Port Colborne, ON L3K 6A6, Canada. Price £7.95, ISBN 1-897117-19-1. Dr. E. A. Johnston is a fellow of the Stephen Olford Institute for Biblical Preaching and has written a number of books including A Heart Awake, the authorised biography of J. Sidlow Baxter. In […]
No Turning Back
Paperback, 120pp. Published by Gospel Folio Press, 304 Killaly St. West, Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. Price £7.50, ISBN 1-897117-22-1. This book may not be the last word on the subject of discipleship, but it may well be a good place to start – or restart. While it betrays its American provenance, it challenges the reader […]
Nelson’s Ultimate Bible Reference Library
Software. Published by Nelson Electronic Media. Available from Sunrise Software, Wesley House, PO Box 300, Kingstown Broadway, Carlisle, CA3 0QS. Price £44.95 (discounts available). For a price as low as £14.95 (the discount price at the time of writing this review) this software contains a mountain of helpful material for those who like to do […]
It’s Your Choice
Published by Time for Truth, PO Box 1146, Kidderminster, DY10 1WG, UK. Price 15p each, including postage and packing. This is a twelve-page, full-colour evangelistic booklet designed to bring the truth of the gospel before the minds and hearts of the lost. As the title suggests, its starting point is the eternal destiny of the […]
Gathering to His Name
Paperback, 590pp. Published by Paternoster Press, 9 Holdom Avenue, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK1 1QR, UK. Price £29.99, ISBN 1-84227-220-9. A glance at the extensive bibliography indicates this to be a book of scholarship and erudition. There are many similar works that chart the history of this movement but few will have been as well researched, […]
What the Bible Teaches – Joshua, Judges and Ruth
Hardback, 526pp. Published by John Ritchie Ltd., 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, KA3 1RH, UK Price £19.95, ISBN 1 904064 34 5. All three writers of this latest volume in the What the Bible Teaches series will be well known for their oral ministry over a wide area as well as two of them being contributors to […]
The Word and the Spirit
Hardback, 240pp. Published by Evangelical Press, Faverdale North Ind. Est., Darlington, DL3 0PH. Price £9.95, ISBN 0 85234 545 3. This book is a collection of ten sermons preached by Charles Spurgeon on the theme of the Holy Spirit. Michael Daly’s task has been to edit these sermons for today’s readers. For some who have […]
The Guide: Volume 2, Truth Under Attack
Paperback, 288pp. Published by Evangelical Press, Faverdale North Ind. Est., Darlington, DL3 0PH. Price £10, ISBN 0 85234 587 9. ‘The Guide, topical series’, embraces commentaries on individual books of the Bible as well as publications on Christian topics. This particular book is the second of a trilogy written under the general title of Truth […]
The Fruitful Vine
Paperback, 172pp. Published by Gospel Folio Press, 304 Killaly St. West, Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. Price £8.95, ISBN 1-897117-13-2. Any author who dares to write on such an important subject as ‘Biblical Womanhood’ in these difficult days deserves our thanks, particularly so when he turns our minds away from twenty-first century cultural pressures and back […]
Rapture Fiction and the Evangelical Crisis
Paperback, 160pp. Published by Evangelical Press, Faverdale North Ind. Est. Darlington. DL3 0PH. Price £7.95, ISBN 0-85234-610-7. This book takes a critical look at the extremely popular ‘Left Behind’ series of novels and other products that have emanated from them. Whilst coming from a ‘Reformed’ background, Dr. Gribben’s main issue is not with the eschatology […]
Philippians – The Mind of Christ
Paperback, 220pp. Published by Gospel Folio Press, 304 Killaly St. West, Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada, L3K 6A6. ISBN 1-897117-21-3. This book arises from the author’s ‘desire to put into writing some of the precious things that the Lord has revealed to him’. As such it is the second book from the pen of a man […]
Must I really go, Lord?
Paperback, 230pp. Published by Published by Gospel Folio Press, 304 Killaly St. West, Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. Price £8.95, ISBN 1-897117-03-5. This book is an account of the missionary endeavours of Betty and, later, Gordon Bisset who served the Lord in Bolivia. As such, it is a record of the overruling presence and power of […]
Islam, The Challenge to the Church
Paperback, 126pp. Published by Isaac Publishing, The Old Rectory, River Street, Pewsey, SN9 5DB. Price £5.95, ISBN 0 9547835 4 9. As a convert to the Christian faith from Islam Patrick Sookdheo is well qualified to write a book which seeks to help Christians to understand the impact which Islam is having on Western society, […]
The Kingdom – What the Bible teaches about the Kingdom of God
Paperback, 76pp. Published by Authorhouse at www.authorhouse.co.uk and available from the author at 15 The Cedars, Albert Park Road, Malvern, WR14 1 HW. Price £7.25, ISBN 1 4208 5731 2. Initially, this book charts the author’s search for a better understanding of the truth of the kingdom and draws us to follow him in his […]
Hold Your Course
Paperback, 200pp. Published by Evangelical Press, Faverdale North Ind. Est., Darlington. DL3 0PH. Price £8. 95, ISBN 0 85234 592 5. The author has a number of books in print and has contributed several books in the Welwyn Commentary Series. This particular book is sub-titled ‘22 Daily Readings from the book of Colossians’ but embraces […]
Day by Day – Bible Commands
Edited by John Bennett Paperback, 384pp. Published by Precious Seed Publications, PO Box 8, Neath, West Glamorgan, SA11. 1QB, UK. Price £8.95 ISBN 1-871642-19-1 In his introduction to the tenth volume in this popular series of daily readings, the editor writes, ‘In the upper room ministry of the Lord Jesus He revealed to His disciples […]
Being a Christian Husband
Paperback, 116pp. Published by Evangelical Press, Faverdale North Ind. Est., Darlington. DL3 0PH. Price £6.95, ISBN 0 85234 577 1. This is an unusual book in that this reviewer has seen very little written on issues so vital in today’s society. In his introduction the writer gives a chilling catalogue of the impact of the […]
What the Bible Teaches – Song of Solomon and Isaiah
Authors: J. M. Flanigan and J. M. Riddle. Hardback, 636pp. Published by John Ritchie Ltd., 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, KA3 1RH, UK. Price £18.95, ISBN 1 904064 30 2 Both writers of this latest volume in the What the Bible Teaches series will be well known as contributors to this magazine or its publications as well […]
What God hath Joined
Edited by William Banks and Tom Wilson. Hardback, 140pp. Published by Gospel Tract Publications, 7 Beech Avenue, Glasgow, G41 5BY. Price £7.95. ISBN 0-948417-85-4 James Paterson, in his foreword to this book, puts its importance into context, ‘Divorce, and issues leading to divorce, have caused heartbreaks and affected many New Testament churches … never have […]
The Return of Jesus Christ
Paperback, 136pp. Trafford Publishing Ltd., Enterprise House, Wistaston Road Business Centre, Wistaston Road, Crewe, Cheshire, CW2 7RP. ISBN 1 41205484 2 Richard Salmon has written an interesting book about future events but one that is difficult to review for it is not clear who the author intends his audience to be. The book could be […]
War and Grace
Paperback, 288pp. Published by Evangelical Press, Faverdale North Ind. Est. Darlington. DL3 0PH. Price £8. 95, ISBN 0 85234 594 1 Don Stephens is a graduate of the University of London and for 32 years pursued a career in teaching. In the preface to this book he asserts that twentieth-century history has been dominated by […]
Preaching Christ
Paperback, 80 pp, Published by Evangelical Times, Faverdale North, Darlington, DL3 0PH, England. ISBN 0 9500129 1 2 In a day when other methods of ‘getting people to church’ are being implemented it is good to read a book that focuses upon the responsibility of believers to preach Christ. This book is a collection of […]
If you want to walk on water you’ve got to get out of the boat
Paperback, 230pp, Published by Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Price £8.95. ISBN 0 310 23927 3 This book was the winner of the 2002 Christianity Today Book Award and has been, in Christian circles generally, a best-seller. The author’s argument is that, ‘Deep within you lies the same faith and longing that sent […]
Be Angry and Sin Not
Paperback, 118pp, Published by Gospel Folio Press, 304 Killaly St. West, Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. ISBN 1-897117-05-1 This is an interesting book on an unusual subject and one that the author has thoroughly researched. Throughout the book, the subject is placed in its correct scriptural setting and human anger is explained and contrasted with the […]
William Kelly – The Irish Saint and Scholar
Hardback, 180 pp, Published by Chapter Two, Fountain House, Conduit Mews, London SE18 7AP. Price £19.95. ISBN 1 85307 130 7. It is clear from the very outset that this book, which charts the life of William Kelly, is thoroughly researched and the fruit of extensive reading. As the author states of Kelly, ‘Like his […]
The Assemblies Address Book – Sixth Edition
Christian Year Publications, The Glebe House, Stanton Drew, Bristol, BS39 4EH. Price £7.00. ISBN 1-872734-30-8. Available from Gospel Folio Press and John Ritchies Ltd. The latest edition of this well known book will be welcomed by those who travel either on business or on holiday. As with its predecessors, it provides a wealth of material […]
Scriptures Sevens
Hardback, 434pp, Published by John Ritchie Ltd., 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, KA3 1RH. Price £15.95. ISBN 1-904064-28-0. This is an unusual but nonetheless fascinating and beautiful book that could provide hours of profitable meditation. Phil Coulson is to be commended for the idea and the effort of turning that idea into reality. There is a great […]
Day by Day – Divine Titles
Paperback, 384pp, Published by Precious Seed Publications, PO Box 8, Neath, West Glamorgan, SA11 1QB, UK. Price £8.95. ISBN 1-871642-18-3. Available in N. America from Gospel Folio Pres, St. Catherines, Ontario and also in the UK from John Ritchie Ltd., 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, KA3 1RH. This is the ninth volume in this popular series of […]
Where is God when things go wrong?
Paperback, 40pp. Published by Evangelical Press, Faverdale North, Darlington, DL3 0PH Price £14.95 per pack of ten, ISBN 0 85234 590 9. John Blanchard is well known as a writer of Christian apologetics and this is the latest booklet from his pen. For those who read his previous volume on the atrocity of September 11th, […]
Seeds of Destiny – A Genesis Devotional
Hardback, 382pp. Published by Gospel Folio Press, 304 Killaly St. West, Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. ISBN 1 905 835 9166 Warren Henderson writes in his preface to this book, ‘Seeds of Destiny is a commentary style devotional which upholds the glories of Christ while exploring Genesis from the whole of scripture. Seeds of Destiny contains […]
Preachers who made a difference
Paperback, 112pp. Published by Evangelical Press, Faverdale North, Darlington, DL3 0PH. Price £8.95, ISBN 0 85234 5755 The collection of names and preachers chosen by Peter Jeffery may not be ones known to many readers of this magazine unless they have a particular interest in church history. However, the writer has drawn lessons of great […]
It’s not about me
Paperback, 173pp. Published by Integrity Publishers, 5250 Virginia Way, Suite 110, Brentwood, Tennessee, USA. Price £8.95, ISBN 1 59145 169 8 Whilst to many on this side of the Atlantic Max Lucado may be an unknown, but with thirty other titles in print he is obviously a very popular writer. It is likely that this […]
Islam: What every Christian should know
Hardback, 287pp. Published by Evangelical Press, Faverdale North Ind., Est. Darlington. DL3 0PH. ISBN 0 85234 573 9. Dr. Chedid was brought up in Damascus and has a particular ministry to Arabs and Muslims. With his background and understanding of the subject, he has written a book which is both readable and informative. It will […]
Holy Ground
Hardback, 232pp. Published by Gospel Folio Press, 304 Killaly St. West, Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. ISBN 1-897117-02-7 The compiler says in his preface that this book has been put together with the idea of assisting the saints in worship. ‘It is a collection of meditations on the beloved Isaiah 53’ and, as such, is designed […]
Babylon to Jerusalem with five great men
Paperback, 348pp. Published by Gospel Folio Press, 304 Killaly St. West, Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. ISBN 1 882701 97 6 The style and content of Robert Surgenor’s book becomes evident from the first page. For the present reviewer, it would seem that the writer writes as he speaks for there are many phrases in the […]
