BOOK REVIEW: Though I Walk Through the Valley (Vance Havner) by Michael J. Penfold There are numerous insightful and comforting books out there by Christian authors on the topic of grief, among them James White’s Grieving: Your Path Back to […]
Ezekiel’s Temple (Bob Berry) Book review by Michael J. Penfold The last 9 chapters of the book of Ezekiel comprise one of the most difficult sections of the Bible, in which the reader learns of a Temple, a priesthood and […]
Books by David Wells Dr David F. Wells is a Professor of historical and systematic theology and an author of over 20 books. Two of his books, which examine the withering effects of modern secular Western culture on Christian life […]
BOOK REVIEW: That Hideous Strength (Melvin Tinker) by Michael J. Penfold Most people have a fair idea of what “political correctness” is, but very few know the philosophical worldview that sits behind it (and drives it). In That Hideous Strength: […]
BOOK REVIEW: Love Thy Body (Nancy Pearcey) by Michael J. Penfold The 21st Century has seen a revolution in the West’s view of life and sexuality, overturning thousands of years of settled and trusted moral norms and replacing them with […]
Books by Dr David Gooding Author and Bible teacher David W. Gooding, MA, PhD, (1925-2019) was for many years professor emeritus of Old Testament Greek at Queen’s University, Belfast, and a member of the Royal Irish Academy. Throughout his long […]
Books by Jim Flanigan Mr James (Jim) Moorhead Flanigan (1931-2014), from Northern Ireland, had a long a fruitful speaking and writing ministry that lasted more than 40 years. He travelled widely throughout the UK, Ireland, North America, Australia, South Africa and Israel, […]
Books by Mark Sweetnam Dr Mark Sweetnam, a professor at Trinity College, Dublin, has published widely on a range of topics, including articles on Donne, Shakespeare, Alexander Montgomerie, early-modern preaching and millennialism. Four of his books will be of particular interest […]
BOOK REVIEW: The New Calvinists (E.S. Williams) The following review is taken from the Precious Seed magazine Volume 70 Number 2 – May 2015 “For those who do not follow events in evangelical circles, this book will seem to have […]
BOOK REVIEW: 15 of the Best Books on Biblical Eschatology by Michael J. Penfold Here is a list and a brief review of each of 15 highly recommended titles on biblical eschatology – the study of “last things”: 1. Charts […]
BOOK REVIEW: Equal Yet Different (Alexander Strauch) by Michael J. Penfold The nature of the relationship between men and women is a massive, live, hot button issue. We live in the era of 4th wave feminism and the “Me-too movement”. The […]
John Riddle Commentary Series Updated 7.1.20 John Riddle from Cheshunt, England, is a gifted Bible expositor. He has spent the last 50 years or so expounding the Word of God to audiences all over the UK and further afield. For […]
9 Books Summarising the New Testament Review by Michael J. Penfold It’s helpful, when commencing the study of a New Testament book, to read a summary of the book by an author who has passed that way before you. This […]
The 5 Best Books of Bible Charts by Michael J. Penfold Charts of Biblical topics are incredibly useful additions to any Bible student’s library. Being able to view complex topics or themes in chart or table form can make all […]
BOOK REVIEW: Books examining Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) by Michael J. Penfold “Christian rock”, “Christian rap” and all other forms of Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) have long since swept away all the early objections that were raised against it by conservative Christians […]
BOOK REVIEW: 13 Books about Calvinism by Michael J. Penfold Theologically sound, well-written books on the subject of election and predestination, that avoid the extremes of “limited atonement” (Calvinism) on the one hand, and the “falling away” doctrine (Arminianism) on […]
