“Bespangled with Divine Grace” – The Spirituality of John Gill, published by Joshua Press in the Classics of Reformed Spirituality series. This little book was recently reviewed well in the Gospel Standard magazine and would be worth checking out: John Gill was the greatest and most accomplished Baptist theologian of the eighteenth century and had […]

The second book in the new Baptist Heritage Series has just been published. This is a reprint of Abraham Booth’s An Apology for the Baptists, which is a clear and persuasive answer to those who advocated an open communion position in the eighteenth century. The introduction to the book gives some helpful contextual history and […]

The following call for prayer and fasting was sent by the Baptist Churches of Ireland to their brethren in England in 1653, and has continuing relevance to us today. The Churches of Christ in Ireland, walking in the faith and order of the gospel, do agree together through the Lord’s assistance, to set apart one […]

Recently published by Gospel Standard Publications is Justifying Faith which is the first book in the new Baptist Heritage Series. This series is all about republishing works by key figures within the Particular Baptist tradition specifically from the 17th to 20th Centuries. Thomas Hardcastle is not a well known figure. He was a seventeenth century […]

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 […]