Paul White, who became better known as the Jungle Doctor, was a prolific writer of fascinating children’s stories that described his experiences as a missionary in Africa. He was born in Australia in 1910 and was drawn to the African continent by hearing stories of the Boer War from his father. In 1938, after training […]

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 […]

The John Gill Project is an admirable endeavour to make the rich spiritual writings of John Gill freshly available to a new generation. All of the intended books are taken from Gill’s Body of Doctrinal and Practical Divinity. The first two in the series have now been published: What is Theology? and Courage. Where there […]

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 […]

Richard Sibbes was the Puritan known as the ‘heavenly doctor’ such was his ability to communicate the riches of knowing God. He is very quotable! This quote is taken from Josiah’s Reformation in which Sibbes draws on the example of God’s dealings with King Josiah, who was described as having a ‘tender heart’, to show […]

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 […]

Have you caught up with our latest offer? The Risen Hope series is a new church history series written for children around 10+ years. The series begins with the Apostle Paul and runs right through to the late 1800’s. Our favourite is the third book called Reform – the Church at the Birth of Protestantism […]

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 […]

When flicking through this new(ish) publication I noticed how Jonathan Edwards wrote about his wife and the impact that her spiritual life had on her daily walk… Instead of neglecting the business of life, she performed it with greater alacrity as a part of her service to God, declaring that when it was thus done, […]

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 […]