Dr Joel Beeke contributed a series of articles to The Puritan Reformed Journal which, I am delighted to say, have now been brought together in a short book, published by Evangelical Press, entitled How to Evaluate Sermons. Note, though, it’s aimed at preachers evaluating their own sermons – not how to evaluate other people’s sermons!…

Like all good evangelists John Chapman has a knack for making complex and profound truths sound simple and for exuding a real warmth as he communicates the message. Now aged 80, and having “lost a couple of specialists” along the way, Chapman is still going strong and still burdened to explain the centrality of the…

I had read several really positive reviews of this book, so I was looking forward to getting into it. I did enjoy it but, I have to say, not as much as I had anticipated, and apparently not as much as others have. On reflection, I think that what frustrated me was that the contents…

To misquote a Scripture, Churchill I know and Eisenhower I recognise, but who is General John J Pershing? According to his biographer, Pershings’ accomplishments rank him up there alongside great national and military leaders whose influence on our history is almost incalculable. I am not especially familiar with the historical context of this man’s life…

If you want an introduction or a guide to the Puritans – their theology, lives and relevance – you would be hard pressed to find a better qualified or more able guide than Jim Packer and he demonstrates that yet again in this collection. However, take note that this is not a completely new or…

I have a feeling that James White and I would get on well! I like a writer who tells you what he really thinks rather than dressing it up in over diplomatic language, who is not enslaved by political correctness and who, above all, is passionately jealous for the word of God. All of that…