Category Archives: Book Reviews

Ministry, Resolutions and our journey to heaven

There are plenty of books out there on ministry, on the day to day of Christian life, on how to live for the glory of Jesus and works on the lives of people of the past, here are just a few that have come across my desk lately. My two favourites from this list areContinue reading “Ministry, Resolutions and our journey to heaven”

Just Show Up

We live in a world where big achievements are celebrated. People flock to those who do great and noticeable things. It’s come to the point where some people feel insignificant and useless unless they’re out ‘changing the world’. But that isn’t only a problem out there in the world, it’s a problem in the churchContinue reading “Just Show Up”

‘Mental illness’, Romans, revival and church controversies

One of the benefits of reviewing books is that I have titles come across my desk on a whole host of topics, one of the difficulties is to know how to present them to you in a helpful way. Some of the books I read are more devotional in nature and some are more academic.Continue reading “‘Mental illness’, Romans, revival and church controversies”

Easter Devotions

Lent is an interesting time where Christians from many different church traditions and backgrounds use the time in the run up to Easter to prepare themselves for celebrating the magnificence that is Easter. Some Christian publishers bring out new devotionals each year to help people focus on Jesus, let me introduce you to two ofContinue reading “Easter Devotions”

Exceeding joy, service and apologetics

January was a strange month for me. Sadly, I was ill for most of it which meant a lot of time working on the sofa and brain fog that kept me from writing. Thankfully the ailments are lifting and so now I feel like I have the capacity again to write. So, what have IContinue reading “Exceeding joy, service and apologetics”

Ministry in the New Realm

You’ve probably heard people in church speak about the ‘now and not yet’. We currently live in the here and now, we serve God, the church, people and we share the gospel with the hope of our faith in Jesus Christ that is lived out in the here and now, but there is also aContinue reading “Ministry in the New Realm”

2000 years of Christ’s power; the Age of Enlightenment and Awakening

I’m a firm believer that every Christian should have a basic understanding of some of the key moments and happenings in the history of the church. There are plenty of books out there that provide that, let me introduce you to one. Nick Needham is a Church History lecturer at Highland Theological College in Dingwall,Continue reading “2000 years of Christ’s power; the Age of Enlightenment and Awakening”

Just be honest

One of the areas that we can grow in as a Global Church is seeing the benefit of lamenting and actually doing it. Often our church services are filled with people hiding behind the mask of “I’m fine” but in reality they’re struggling. Often our sung worship is full of uplifting and ‘triumphant’ songs, butContinue reading “Just be honest”

A mixed goodie bag

As the year goes on, I find that my to-review pile mounts up. Most of the book on that pile are good, but because of the volume of Christian material that is published each year, it’s hard to know where to invest your time because time is limited. That’s where I come in! Today I’dContinue reading “A mixed goodie bag”