Monthly Archives: June 2023

Polycarp was Bishop of Smyrna (a city in modern–day Turkey) in the days of the early church. He was a disciple of the apostle John. He was martyred in his eighties for refusing to burn incense to the Roman emperor. David Luckman’s new biography in the Trail Blazer series shows readers how this brave man’s faith was the most important thing to him.…

Richard Sibbes was the Puritan known as the 'heavenly doctor' such was his ability to communicate the riches of knowing God. He is very quotable! This quote is taken from Josiah's Reformation in which Sibbes draws on the example of God's dealings with King Josiah, who was described as having a 'tender heart', to show that true reformation must begin in the heart.Tenderness of heart is wrought…

Clothed with Strength by Sarah Allen (10Publishing, 2023)What a fascinating account of four exceptional women Sarah Allen has written! These are women who are not well known, but who each identified a need in the community they were in and quietly set about trying to make a difference. The way this was done looked different for each woman, sometimes their efforts were very practical, somet…

Have you caught up with our latest offer?The Risen Hope series is a new church history series written for children around 10+ years. The series begins with the Apostle Paul and runs right through to the late 1800’s. Our favourite is the third book called Reform - the Church at the Birth of Protestantism which highlights some of the main characters of the Reformation from 1485 to 1600. The shor…

The substance of this book was given as the 11th annual lecture of the James Bourne Society on 9th July 2022. Here Roy Middleton presents the life and ministry of J R Anderson, a Free Presbyterian minister, and his connections with those in the Gospel Standard denomination.…

Benjamin Beddome (1717-1795) exercised a faithful pastoral ministry in the Particular Baptist Church at Bourton-on-the-Water in the Cotswolds for 52 years. The various aspects of Beddomes diligent labours are unfolded in this book. He compiled a catechism to be used in his church, and took a real interest in the education of the young. However, he is best remembered as a writer of hymns with over …

Pack of 5 A6 greetings cards. Blank inside. Quality image and text design on cover.Sovereign ruler of the skies, ever gracious every wise! All my times are in thy hand, all events at thy command. John Ryland (1753-1825) Before the throne of God above, I have a strong, a perfect plea, A great high priest whose name is love, who ever lives and pleads for me. Charitie Lees Bancroft (1841-192…

Pack of 5 A6 greetings cards. Blank inside. Quality image and text design on cover.Peace, perfect peace, with sorrows surging round? On Jesus' bosom nought but calm is found. Edward Henry Bickersteth (1825-1906) God is near, therefore hope is near. C H Spurgeon (1834-1892) Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day, earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away. Change and decay in a…

“As confessional Christians, we are convinced that our Confession of Faith summarizes the system of doctrine contained in the Holy Scriptures. We recognize that it is a human product, the fruit of centuries of Bible study and theological formulation, but I wonder if sometimes we forget that it is not a modern document in the strictest sense of the term. In fact, it could easily be argued that it i…

"A proper understanding of Adam's state in the garden is fundamental to a coherent doctrine of salvation, which is why this little book on the covenant of works is so important. Richard Barcellos mines the riches of the Reformed Baptist theology and explains the covenant of works with exegetical fidelity and theological clarity. Anyone who wants greater insight into the covenant of works and Refor…