Archive for 'December,2010'

January/February 2011

January/February 2011

Beat the price increase… subscribe today! In this theme issue on prayer: An encouragement to pray A prayer for today Praying for the preaching The ‘powerhouse’ of the church Then all the people said ‘Amen’ Watch [...]

Samuel Malcolm Jones 1933-2010

Samuel Malcolm Jones 1933-2010

In terms of physique Malcolm Jones was not a big man, but in terms of the graces the Holy Spirit poured into his life he was a great man. He was a man in whose heart [...]

Celebrations at Bryn-y-groes

Celebrations at Bryn-y-groes

The lake and glorious sunshine on a beautiful autumn day – where would you be but in Bala? We’d gathered for the 50th anniversary of Bryn-y-groes. An afternoon of remembrances and encouragement from God’s word. It [...]

Jesus Rose from the Dead: The Evidence

Jesus Rose from the Dead: The Evidence

The book is aimed at young Christians. It uses factual information to provide evidence of Jesus rising from the dead. I like how it took bits from the Bible and explained how they linked to the [...]

Growing up… growing wise

Growing up… growing wise

CD and four lesson books The subject of sex education in schools has been of great concern to Christian parents as the last government was releasing plans for sex education at younger ages and compulsory sex [...]

Opening Up…

Opening Up…

If you are thinking of adding a little more ‘meat’ to your personal devotions, here are some books to give you a bit more to chew on! Most of these short commentaries in the Opening Up [...]

Girls Gone Wise in a World Gone Wild

Girls Gone Wise in a World Gone Wild

Mary Kassian is a professor of women’s studies at a theological seminary in USA and probably best known for her book The Feminist Mistake published by Crossway. Don’t let that put you off – because this [...]

Unity & Diversity: The Founders of the Free Church of Scotland

Unity & Diversity: The Founders of the Free Church of Scotland

Some readers may be acquainted with the Disruption that led to the founding of the Free Church of Scotland in 1843, and the men who were part of this history; others may wonder whether these events [...]

No need for God?

No need for God?

Stephen Hawking’s new book The Grand Design, made front-page news — not because of a scientific breakthrough, but because Hawking used the book to claim that the universe could have created itself. I’m both encouraged and [...]

An ordinary girl with extraordinary faith

An ordinary girl with extraordinary faith

She came to China the hard way. There was no train, no plane and no boat. There was certainly no welcome. In fact, she didn’t even know if she’d arrive at all. ‘Jane’ risked her life crossing the [...]