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What God Starts God Completes

There is no doubt that the life story of Mike Milton is a remarkable one. He is at pains to point out in this short autobiography that he is where he is and what he is today only by the grace of God. Born into a seriously dysfunctional home, he was brought up by a…

Faith Comes By Hearing: A Response to Inclusivism

Is general revelation in any sense sufficient to lead to saving faith? Can anyone be saved because of their sincere adherence to another belief system? These are among the questions addressed and answered in this excellent book. The issue of whether anyone can be saved without an explicit saving experience of Christ has been the…

The Shack

For months people have been asking me whether I’ve read The Shack. This book has been flying off the shelves in both Christian and secular bookshops. Until now I’ve resisted, partly for lack of time. I’m glad I have now read it, but I need to say right up front that I’m concerned about its dangerous…

Why Johnny Can’t Preach

In some senses, this book could be regarded as a potential ‘last will and testament’ of its author, who, at the time of writing, was undergoing treatment for cancer with only a 25 per cent likelihood of success. Mercifully, David Gordon is currently in remission, and, equally mercifully, did not significantly edit his work which…