Christian Life

A response to the article entitled ‘The Word of the Lord Endureth For Ever’ in the Friendly Companion for August 2023.The article contends that trousers are not to be worn by women on the basis of Deuteronomy 22:5, The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God.The Bible clea…

Love the Ones Who Drive You Crazy: Eight Truths for Pursuing Unity in your Church by Jamie DunlopWe all know the familiar texts on the importance of brotherly love and unity in the church. But are we honest with ourselves about our commitment to this? Especially unity with 'those people' - the ones who, whether by personality or personal conduct, actually wind us up. We may not show it, we may…

This is one to keep an eye out for - if you enjoy satire. Reminiscent of C S Lewis' Screwtape Letters, Natalie Brand has cleverly written a series of letters from the Heart to the Tongue. The Heart strongly berates the Tongue for all manner of sly and malicious dealings demonstrating the many references in Scripture to this 'little member' and the havoc it can wreak. Words of gossip, wild intemper…

Evangelical Pharisees by Michael Reeves, (Crossway, 2023)In Evangelical Pharisees Michael Reeves is writing to Christian believers on the theme of hypocrisy. He writes out of a concern to see orthodoxy in doctrine not just remaining as head knowledge, but leading to a change in heart and life. In the first chapter, 'Beware of the Leaven', Reeves reminds us that Jesus was also concerned ab…

There are certain books which are so insightful that reading them is an eye-opening experience. Pride is one of these books: Matthew Roberts revealingly analyses the nature of our society from a Biblical viewpoint and reveals the root cause of the brokenness and confusion that we see around us. The Pride movement, the devaluing of marriage, the subversion of the creation order of male and female, …

I noticed recently that Evangelical Press are due to publish a book that was previously published by Crossway Books: Being There by Dave Furman. This is a book that we reviewed and recommended a few years back so I am reposting our original review in the hope that it might be helpful...There are many books written for those who are suffering but not so many for those who are trying to help a…

Challenges to Living God’s Way by Dr Chris Richards & Dr Liz Jones (EP Books, 2022)Challenges to Living God's Way is a really helpful follow-on book from the two Growing up God's Way books (see images below) written by the same authors. Written for teenagers, in the first section it covers six big issues: homosexuality, pornography, gender identity, abortion, co-habitation and feminism. Th…