The Nicene Creed by Kevin DeYoung, published by Crossway This is an excellent explanation of the Nicene Creed. It would be ideal as an introdution for those who may not be familiar with it already, and certainly not superfluous for those who only need a refresher. DeYoung outlines the historical background to how the Nicene […]

Originally published on our blog Talking Shop, 17th September 2019: It is always a pleasure to read an Ann Benton book. Her style is down-to-earth and practical when writing on family matters, whether it is caring for young children or elderly parents. Her latest offering is no exception.  ‘The Fruitful Home’ is based on her […]

The Good Portion series, published by Christian Focus Publications. When this series was first beginning to be published in 2016 I must admit to being skeptical… why do women need to have books aimed at women and written by women? It all felt a little forced. However, since then I have read one of them […]

The History of the Puritans by Daniel Neal, abridged by Geoffrey Main, published privately. Neal’s four-volume history of the Puritans has here been abridged and condensed into one chunky volume. (This version engages with previous abridgements while also referring back to the first and classic editions.) Note that it is not a summary or a […]

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 […]