A Review of The Pastor’s Wife by Gloria Furman When Mez gave me this book to read, I was in two minds about how helpful it would be. I’ve read books like this before, and sometimes they are only really suitable for those pastoring in the States. Often it is difficult to see the relevance […]

What one hillbilly in America has in common with the poor in Scotland.

So, it’s been a while. I can’t remember the last time I wrote a book review on the site. It’s not down to a lack of reading, more a lack of time these days. But, I’m on holiday (in Toronto no less) and have a few minutes spare to put down some thoughts about my […]

Well, the title seems innocuous enough. It has some nice things said by (semi) influential/important people on the back. One of whom can’t wait to read it with his grandchildren, apparently! According to the blurb, this is a children’s book about thankfulness. After careful reading, I think there are some other issues going on underneath […]

This book fell into my hands through my friendship with 9Marks. They asked me to do a review for them, but it laid on my pile for months before I got round to it. It was one of those that I picked up but then got distracted by another one and so put it back […]

A ‘celebrity’ preacher, probably American, is preaching across the street from my house. This geezer is one of the top three ‘greats’ in the Christian world right now. But, on the same Sunday morning, one of my best mates is preaching hundreds of miles away from my house. Hardly anyone’s heard of him. He’s a […]

The Good Book Company are on a real roll with this new series of mini books they have recently been publishing. They are new, fresh, well written, and supremely engaging. This new one entitled: ‘Can I Really Trust The Bible?’ is the absolute cream of the crop. Here’s what I wrote for their blurb. This […]

Counselling is big business in the Western World. Never has a people that has had so much materially suffered from such a range of psychological problems. Thanks to the work of groups such as CCEF, Christians have more access to solid, biblical counselling material than ever before. I was looking forward to this book, particularly […]

This is the second in Paul Washer's ‘Recovering The Gospel’ trilogy of books. The book is divided into three parts and comes in at a relatively short 181 pages in total. Here he looks at the biblical call to repentance, explaining its eight essential characteristics. We are in a battle, and he helpfully reminds us: […]

Friends have been recommending Paul Washer to me for some time. I find that the fella is a bit like Marmite in the Christian world, insomuch that people either seem to love him or hate him. Those who dislike him find him ‘too polemic’ (which is generally posh speak for black and white). The schemes […]