Why Everything Matters – The Gospel in Ecclesiastes by Philip G. Ryken (Christian Focus Publications, 2015) Ecclesiastes can be a tricky book to grasp on an immediate reading and this layman’s guide (the author has written a fuller commentary for scholars) unpicks the literary style and pinpoints the main themes in short chapters that are […]

The Balanced Pastor by John Benton (Grace Publications, 2023). After many years in pastoral ministry John Benton is now Director for Pastoral Support at the Pastor’s Academy, London Seminary. This book is actually an omnibus edition of three recent booklets but is nevertheless slim and concise. The subjects covered are:- Benton writes simply and with […]

There are certain books which are so insightful that reading them is an eye-opening experience. Pride is one of these books: Matthew Roberts revealingly analyses the nature of our society from a Biblical viewpoint and reveals the root cause of the brokenness and confusion that we see around us. The Pride movement, the devaluing of […]

I noticed recently that Evangelical Press are due to publish a book that was previously published by Crossway Books: Being There by Dave Furman. This is a book that we reviewed and recommended a few years back so I am reposting our original review in the hope that it might be helpful… There are many […]

The Church of Acts Two – The Scriptural Pattern for the Church Today by Matthew Hyde (Gospel Standard Publications, 2023). This book is made up of five sermons preached at Galeed Chapel, Brighton. They are sermons to a particular church within a particular denomination, but they have relevance to all who are seeking to understand […]

Memorable Loss – A Story of Friendship in the Face of Dementia by Karen Martin (Christian Focus Publications, 2023) This is like no other book I have read before! The author, Karen Martin, writes in a narrative non-fiction form which I found compelling. The story of her friendship with an older lady who goes on […]

Clothed with Strength by Sarah Allen (10Publishing, 2023) What a fascinating account of four exceptional women Sarah Allen has written! These are women who are not well known, but who each identified a need in the community they were in and quietly set about trying to make a difference. The way this was done looked […]

The Distinctiveness of Baptist Covenant Theology – A Comparison between Seventeenth-Century Particular Baptist and Paedobaptist Federalism by Pascal Denault (Solid Ground Christian Books, 2017) Pascal Denault (Eglise Evangelique de St-Jerome, Qc) has performed an excellent service to all Particular/Reformed Baptists today in seeking to approach Covenant Theology from a Baptist viewpoint. His very careful and […]

A Call to Prayer by J C Ryle (Banner of Truth, 2002) J C Ryle doesn’t beat around the bush: if you don’t pray, you are not a Christian. Just as breathing is the sign of life in a human, so is prayer the sign of life in a Christian. This direct start perhaps serves […]

Yesterday we sent out our eBulletin highlighting the Inheritance Publications that we stock. These books come from a solidly Dutch Reformed tradition based in Canada. Many excellent titles for the whole family have been reprinted including: A few years ago a young customer wrote a review after reading one of the fictional titles Stefan Derksen’s […]

Priscilla, where are you? A Call to Joyful Theology by Natalie Brand (Union Publishing) This is a quick and enjoyable read. Natalie Brand is passionate about encouraging women in particular to be more enthusiastic about studying theology. She draws on the little we know of the Biblical character Priscilla, who Paul mentions along with her […]

Let Everybody Praise the Lord by Martyn Lloyd-Jones (Christian Focus) This slim paperback contains a series of sermons on Psalm 107. Lloyd-Jones vividly expounds the four pictures of sin and its consequences which are drawn for us in it. He does so evangelically, as if addressing people hearing the gospel for the first time. He […]