An Analysis of the Gospel of Mark
Paperback, 200pp. Published by Gospel Folio Press, 304 Killaly St. West, Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada.Available in the UK from John Ritchie Ltd, 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, KA3 1RH. Price £7.99, ISBN 1 882701 96 8 This book was originally published in 1956 by Pickering and Inglis when the writer was well known and highly respected as […]
The John Ritchie Library
Prior to his homecall, our esteemed brother Mr. Denis Gilpin had a great interest in establishing a library at Kilmarnock of all John Ritchie publications. It was his desire, that when completed, the library would also be of interest to the Lord’s people, particularly those who visit Kilmarnock. A considerable number of publications have already […]
A Year with Your Children in the Bible
Jim Cromarty. Hardback, 740 pp, Published by Evangelical Press, Faverdale North, Darlington, DL3 0PH. Price £18.95, ISBN 0 85234 518 6 Most family devotions books have been published in North America and that has added certain difficulties for those of us on this side of the Atlantic. As their approach has tended to be to […]
What the Bible Teaches – Exodus
By John Grant. Hardback, 509 pages, Published by John Ritchie Ltd, 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, KA3 1RH Price £18.95. ISBN 1 904064 26 4 This is the most recent production in the ‘What the Bible Teaches’ series from John Ritchie Ltd. The author, John Grant, is well known for both his oral and written ministry, and […]
Mighty to Save
By Clifford Pond. Paperback, 140 pp. Published by Grace Publications Trust, 175 Tower Bridge Road, London SE1 2AH. Distributed by Evangelical Press, Faverdale North Industrial Estate, Darlington DL3 0PH. Price £7.95 ISBN 0 946462 704. Author Clifford Pond is associated with Grace Baptist Mission, which indicates that he would be of the ‘Reformed’ school of […]
Evangelicals Then and Now
By Peter Jeffery. Paperback, 128 pp, Published by Evangelical Press, Faverdale North, Darlington, DL3 0PH. Price £7.95. ISBN 085234 564X. Peter Jeffery may not be an author well known to readers of this magazine. As an ordained minister, much of what he says in this personal consideration of forty years service reflects the context in […]
On-Line Bible version 1.41
On-Line Bible Foundation, 12 Birkfield Place, Carluke, Midlothian, Scotland. Timnathserah Inc, 11 Homewood Street, Winterbourne, Ontario, Canada. Available from John Ritchie Ltd and prices are: Deluxe £45.00; Classic £25.00; Basic £12.50; Audio £20.00. This Bible software program is available in various versions but that reviewed here is the Classic Edition. It comes as a single […]
Great Truths of the Bible
By Phil Coulson. Paperback, 48 pp, Published by John Ritchie Ltd., 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, KA3 1RH. Price £3.50. ISBN 1-904064-25-6 This book is a collection of short articles previously published in the Believer’s Magazine on nine great gospel words – redemption, justification, sanctification, consecration, propitiation, predestination, identification, election, and glorification. It has now been printed […]
The God of all Comfort – Reflections on Isaiah
THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT. Reflections in Isaiah with Roger Ellsworth, 276 pages. Published by Evangelical Press, Grange Close, Faverdale North, Darlington, DL3 0PH, England, (or PO BOX 825, Webster, New York 14580, USA). ISBN 0 85234 549 6. In his book, Roger Ellsworth offers us a heart-warming collection of devotional readings based on the […]
A Life of Faith and Works
ISBN 0-9548283-0-5, hardback, 256 pages, published by and available from Olivet Books, 36 Clachnaharry Court, Clachnaharry Road, Inverness, Scotland, IV3 8LT, Price £8.95 plus £1.75 postage. This book, compiled by Robert Boyd, with a foreword by Dr. Stephen S. Short is a beautifully produced volume of the life and witness of Emily Gosse together with […]
The King and His Kingdom – Matthew Simply Explained
or Matthew Simply Explained, by John Legg, 544 pages, paperback, published by Evangelical Press, Faverdale North Industrial Estate, Darlington, DL3 0PH. This book is the latest in the Welwyn Commentary series and is a worthy addition. It is written by John Legg and is very readable while at the same time dealing adequately with the […]
Day by Day – Bible Promises
Published by Precious Seed Publications, P.O. Box 8, Neath, West Glamorgan, SA11 1QB and available from October 2004 from John Ritchie Ltd. and Gospel Folio Press. Also from Precious Seed Direct at £8.95 incl. p&p. Paperback, 384 pages. Edited by John Bennett. This is the latest PS offering in its devotional Day by Day series […]
A Pastor in New York
Published by Evangelical Press, Faverdale North Industrial estate, Darlington, DL3 0PH, hardback, 224 pages, ISBN 0-85234-512-7. Spencer Houghton Cone (1785-1855) is a name unknown in the secular world and not well known to the Christian community, but a name well known to God. He faced the many and varied challenges of his day including slavery, […]
What the Bible Teaches – Numbers
By John J Stubbs. 453pp. £17.95. Published by John Ritchie Ltd., 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, Scotland, KA3 1RH. ISBN 1-904064-19-1, and in N. America for Gospel Folio Press. The fourth book of Moses describes the wilderness experience of God’s people on their protracted journey from Egypt to Canaan. Obviously, its teaching holds particular relevance for God’s […]
God is Faithful
Thrilling missionary stories of the Lord’s care for those He tenderly calls ‘His own’. Complied by J. B. Nicholson Jnr. 280pp., Paperback. ISBN 188270189-5 Published by Gospel Folio Press, 304 Killaly St. West, Port Colborne, ON L3K 6A6, Canada. What an uplifting experience it is for us to read the testimonies of various of God’s […]
Themes and Issues from Pilgrim’s Progress
By Barry Horner. 400pp. Large paperback. £11.95. Published by Evangelical Press, Grange Close, Faverdale North, Darlington, DL3 0PH, England (or Evangelical Press U.S.A., P.O. Box 84, Auburn, MA 01501 U.S.A.). ISBN 085234 529 1. An accepted classic, and a story that has provided pleasure, even inspiration, to generations of readers, Pilgrim’s Progress remains the best […]
The Holy War, A Modern English Version
By Thelma H. Jenkins. Published by Evangelical Press. 176pp. Paperback. Price £5.95 ISBN 0 85234532 1 This is a long awaited reprint of one of Bunyan’s best writings. Thelma Jenkins in her version, has succeeded in retaining the beauty of Bunyan’s style, whilst rendering the book more accessible to the 21st century reader. In his […]
In Trouble and Joy, Four Women Who Lived for God
By Sharon James. 288pp. Cloth bound, £13.95. Published by Evangelical Press, Grange Close, Faverdale North, Darlington. DL3 0PH (or Evangelical Press U.S.A., P.O. Box 825, Webster, New York 14580, USA.) ISBN 085234 546 1. This book, published in a special limited edition, provides fascinating insight into the lives of four individual Christian women. Two earlier […]
Treasury of Bible Doctrine
What days these are! Surely every thinking person would recognize them as ‘perilous times’. Among their many dangers, Paul said they would be perilous to faith. The apostle prescribes as the antidote being ‘nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine’. I recommend (with some reservations) L. S. Chafer’s Major Bible Themes […]
Lights Shining in the Darkness
By Peter Jeffery. Large paperback, 128pp. £5.95.Published by Evangelical Press, Grange Close, Faverdale North, Darlington, DL3 0PH (or Evang. Press U.S.A., PO BOX 84, Auburn, MA01501, USA) ISBN 0 85234 505 4 Many of our readers will already be acquainted with the writings of Peter Jeffery, and will welcome this recent addition to his lengthening […]
Israel in History and Prophecy
By Professor Alan Linton. 128pp, paperback. £5.75. Published by Christian Year Publications, available from John Ritchie Ltd., 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, KA3 1RH, and Gospel Folio Press, 304 Killaly Street west, Port Colborne, ON Canada, L3K 5A6 On many occasions the author has led parties of Christians on organised visits to Israel thereby gaining a deep […]
Tabernacle in the Wilderness
By John Ritchie. 128 pp. Published by John Ritchie Ltd, 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, Scotland, KA3 1RH. £5.95. ISBN 1 904064 15 9. Here is a book first published over a century ago, the contents of which have proved a great blessing to generations of students. Every believer should be encouraged to make a study of […]
Mining for Wisdom
By Derek Thomas. 192 pp. Published by Evangelical Press, Grange Close, Faverdale North, Darlington, DL3 0PH, England, or PO BOX 84, Auburn, MA 01501, U.S.A. £7.95. ISBN 0 85234 531 3. A book brought to my attention, and worthy of recommendation, is this collection of 28 readings selected from the somewhat neglected book of Job. […]
The Person of Christ
By John J. Stubbs 64pp. Published by John Ritchie Ltd., 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, Scotland, KA3 1RH. £3.50 This is another booklet made up out of a series of articles that first appeared in Believer’s Magazine. In its present form it includes eleven chapters that review Christ’s person, work, present ministry, and future reign. It is […]
The Believer’s Library
By David J. Newell. 64pp, published by John Ritchie Ltd., 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, Scotland, KA3 1RH. £3.50. ISSN 1 904064 04 3. In similar vein to the first publication reviewed comes this excellent compilation of a series of articles that first appeared in Believer’s Magazine. In his own inimitable way, the author writes of those […]
Between The Leaves
Published by Autumn Leaf Ltd., P.O. Box 140225, Grand Rapids, MI 49514-0225, U.S.A. Bi-monthly, available by subscription only. Annual rates: Single – £10.00. Bulk – (5) £22.00, (10) £30.00 This paper has the sub-heading ‘Book Reviews for Serious Christians’. Its 8 pages of approximately A4 size provide sufficient space for contributors to review a greater […]
The Forgotten Command: Be Holy
By William MacDonald. 240 pages. John Ritchie Ltd., 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, KA3 1RH, Scotland. ISBN 09 463513 76. It is ever a pleasure to review a book by William MacDonald, especially one so practical in its teaching as this. The skilled physician is able to present and accurate diagnosis of a patient’s problem before prescribing […]
Bible Plants, Fruits and Products
By Tom Ratcliffe. ISBN 1 872734 26 X. Published by Christian Year Publications, Bristol, and distributed by John Ritchie Ltd, and in N. America by Gospel Folio Press. Hardback, spine blocked in gold and with a four-colour dust jacket, 278 pages in full colour throughout. £16.95. A number of authoritive books dealing with this specialist […]
What the Bible Teaches – Psalms
By Jim Flanigan. 640pp. £17.95, published by John Ritchie Ltd, 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, Scotland KA3 1RH. ISBN 1-904064-02-07. The publication of this weighty volume provides the second in the series of Ritchie Old Testament Commentaries. It is a worthy addition to the long list of books devoted to detailed study of the Psalms, for not […]
The End of The Nation
Studies in the book of Obadiah. By Paul Young. 72pp, £2.00 (incl. p. and p.) published by the author, 33 Kings Terrace, Nantyffyllon, Maesteg, Mid. Glamorgan, CF34 OHD. ISBN 0-9523478-4-9. Obadiah holds the distinction of being the shortest of all the books in the Old Testament, and it must be one of the most neglected. […]
Day by Day – Christ Foreshadowed
‘GLIMPSES IN THE OLD TESTAMENT’ The next book in the ever popular Day by Day series will be published in time for Christmas and the New Year and will be available from Precious Seed for delivery in November. For advance orders received and paid for by 31st October the pre-publication price is £7.95. Thereafter it […]
The UK Assembly Address Book
224 pages, ISBN 1 872734 25 1, £6.50 including p. and p., from Christian Year Publications, The Glebe House, Stanton Drew, Bristol, UK, BS39 4EH. This, the fifth edition of the popular Address Book, is now available and replaces the fourth edition published in 1997. It is in its usual format and lists all the […]
The Early Church
Rediscovering truth for the churches, Donald L. Norbie, 126pp. Published by Christian Missions Press, P.O. Box 2222, Oklahoma City, OK 73101, U.S.A. The vast changes that have taken place in our own society in recent times are advanced by some Christians as sufficient grounds for making wholesale changes in church practices. By common consent, the […]
Parenting, Based on God’s Word for His People
This 234 page book, reviewed in the November 2001 (Vol. 56 No. 4) issue of the magazine is now available in the UK from Precious Seed at £6.95 including p. and p. It has been very favourably reviewed by Bill MacDonald and Ivan Steeds. You may order through our web site or by post or […]
The Essential Attributes of God
80pp. £4.90. Published by Challenger Publishing, 3 Netherton Place, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland EH47 8JG. ISBN 0-9541240-0-6 Knowledge of God should be recognized as the highest point attainable in any process of learning. It is something begun in time, that for the child of God holds promise of its pursuance, and development, for evermore. The […]
An Unknown Road
33pp. £9.95. Published by John Ritchie Ltd, 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, Scotland KA3 1RH. ISBN 1-904064-03-5 The sub-title of this most interesting book, A record of the faithfulness of God, indicates the tone adopted by its authors in telling their story of life-long service in the mission field. As World War 2 took its course, the […]
