Preaching Christ: The Life of B A Ramsbottom, by Paul Ramsbotttom, published by Gospel Standard Publications Those who knew Mr Ramsbottom (1929-2023) will need little encouragement from me to buy and read this affectionate biography written by his son, Paul. But those who did not have that privilege and perhaps, like me, did not even […]

A recent publication on Marriage & Family was highly recommended by a reviewer in the Evangelical Times . I agree with the reviewer that it is a helpful book covering a range of topics affecting marriage and parenting. The author (a pastor of nearly 40 years) writes clearly about the Biblical standards of gender roles, […]

Isaiah By The Day: A New Devotional Translation by Alec Motyer. I have been using this book alongside my personal reading of Isaiah. It is a uniquely helpful book. Motyer has studied Isaiah over many years and has written his own translation with additional translation notes and devotional comments. He clearly understands and loves not […]

A timely word from J H Gosden: Scripture plainly shows that a man may be divinely called to preach the gospel and yet not be a pastor of a particular church; but the inference that some have been willing to draw from this undoubted fact, that it is immaterial whether a church have a pastor […]

Faith Seeking Assurance is in the Puritan Treasures for Today series and is adapted from Burgess’s original writings on assurance entitled Spiritual Refining, first published in London in 1652. The following extract is taken from the last chapter Assurance versus Presumption: How a Godly Man May Have Assurance: What should the godly person do when […]

This fascinating book arrived in stock yesterday and deserves some attention. Malcolm Lee spent his entire working life at the UK Met Office in various roles, including setting up the National Climate Information Centre. As a Christian, his deep understanding of weather observations naturally turns to spiritual application as he considers the creator of these […]

An extract from this book of sermons on the death, resurrection, and ascension of Christ… “And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest. And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. Then said […]

Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus. A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity Sometimes I grab a biography from our secondhand bookshelves as some ‘light’ reading. This one proved to be more than just a biography, this is an indepth analysis of the historical accuracy of the Quran against the historical accuracy of the Bible. Nabeel, a devoted Muslim […]

This new title from Christian Focus Publications is an attempt to produce a layman’s version of their 2022 publication Irresistible Beauty: Beholding Triune Glory in the Face of Jesus Christ. The author, Samuel Parkison, writes that ‘too many Christian’s today are missing out: they fail to see the beauty of Christ because the Christ they […]

Upheld: A Widow’s Story of Love, Grief, and the Constancy of God If you have never read anything of Christine Farenhorst’s writings, you need to! She has a storytelling way with words that is quite unique: a meditative, thoughtful meander through word meadows which leave you wondering. Most of what she has written is historical […]

First published in 1981, this book has been through many reprints and continues to search consciences with its lessons drawn from the life of Jonah. This extract is taken from the first chapter. Three inestimable privileges: Service, a Sense of Destiny, and Spiritual Fellowship. These form the background to the life of Jonah when we […]

Pain of a Particular Kind by Peter Barnes The loss of a child… there are few things that a parent fears more. Here Peter Barnes writes from personal experience: the loss of a grandchild. He writes from the heart, there is no sugar coating of the intensity of the pain. As a Christian the grief […]