I am nervous about dramatic autobiographical accounts of recently converted people. I am somewhat suspicious about their motivation and concerned about their spiritual vulnerability in becoming so prominent and high-profile at such an early stage in the spiritual journey. Of course, time will tell as far as Son of Hamas is concerned, but I put…

With a line-up of contributors that includes John MacArthur, John Piper, Eric Alexander and Sinclair Ferguson, you know that this book is going to live up to its expectations and do exactly what is says on the cover. Frankly any one of the 11 chapters would be worth the price of the book. These are…

If you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, what should you judge it by? Well for me, one of the great tests is how many passages have I highlighted, how many quotes underlined, how many notes scribbled in the margin? On the basis of those criteria, this book rates very highly and so it…

On the scale of dangerous jobs, I doubt if most people would rank the theologian or student of theology very highly. However, the process of studying theology is fraught with dangers that need to be faced and navigated. I seem to recall someone once saying that Bible College can be an experience that `freezes the…

Given a number of books to choose from for the purposes of review, I chose the biography of a man I confess I knew absolutely nothing of. John Perry tells the story of a quite remarkable character who overcame the most amazing difficulties and prejudices and attributed it all to his faith in the Creator…

This is the second in the excellent series `Long Line of Godly Men Profiles’ published by Reformation Trust Publishing and edited by Steven Lawson who is also the author of this title. Each of the three books available so far (Calvin, Edwards, Knox) are not biographies as such but give a great insight into what…

I am not one of those many who have been hugely influenced by John Stott. I have appreciated the few of his writings that I have read, with his measured, precise turns of phrase and his ability to clearly explain and apply biblical truth. However, with his recent death, I decided to read this, his…

There are few doctrines more important than that of the nature and authority of Scripture, and few doctrines more under sustained onslaught by Satan; whether it be through full frontal denials by heretics and liberals or the more subtle undermining of its rule as evidenced by many contemporary church practices and teachings. This helpful volume…

Never judge a book by its cover – or its title! I confess I didn’t get what I was expecting when I started reading this unusual book, but I benefitted from it, none the less. What I expected was a sort of profile or character study of a local church which held to and operated…