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For those of us in the retailing world, whether we like it or not, Christmas is definitely on the horizon. Judging by the number of requests we have recently had for calendars, diaries and Christmas cards, it is also on the horizon for a number of our customers! Those of you who have been asking will be pleased to know that our Christmas cards, calendars & diaries are now on the website. These…

Paul White, who became better known as the Jungle Doctor, was a prolific writer of fascinating children's stories that described his experiences as a missionary in Africa. He was born in Australia in 1910 and was drawn to the African continent by hearing stories of the Boer War from his father. In 1938, after training as a doctor, he headed out to Africa with his wife and young son to begin his mi…

The John Gill Project is an admirable endeavour to make the rich spiritual writings of John Gill freshly available to a new generation. All of the intended books are taken from Gill's Body of Doctrinal and Practical Divinity. The first two in the series have now been published: What is Theology? and Courage.Where there is not the doctrine of faith, the obedience of faith cannot be expecte…

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…

Yesterday we sent out our eBulletin highlighting the Inheritance Publications that we stock. These books come from a solidly Dutch Reformed tradition based in Canada. Many excellent titles for the whole family have been reprinted including:Historical Fiction for Young People & AdultsChristian Fiction for ChildrenClassic Stories for ChildrenBible Stories for Younger Children…

For a limited time we are running an offer on these books by the Bonar brothers. Horatius Bonar, regarded as one of Scotland's finest hymn writers, presents the full beauty and sufficiency of Christ’s finished work as the only peace for troubled souls in God's Way of Peace, and then in a companion volume God's Way of Holiness. he sets out a vision of vibrant spirituality. These are currently on s…

Thank you to all those who generously sponsored an AV block calendar for free distribution overseas this year. In early January we sent over 50 calendars to a recommended contact in Abu Dhabi. You will be pleased to hear that they safely arrived in February and our contact has written to confirm that they have all been distributed. Our contact writes...We are deeply touched by your thoughtful…

Over 13 years, 14 books, 40 readers, more than 560 blog posts and nearly 800 comments, our online ladies reading club has studied the writings of John Owen, Thomas Watson, Martin Luther, J C Ryle and many more. But I have now decided not to start a new book. Partly, this is because I recognise that technology has moved on and other online book clubs are making use of podcasts and video calls to co…

It was World Book Day this week - did you spot our offers? (We sent out an eBulletin earlier this week, so if you missed it, make sure you're signed up.) We have a select range of books available for just £1 and we will be holding these prices for as long as our stock lasts. You don't need to have a World Book Day voucher to be eligible for our offer. Just click on the image to check out the book…

Iron Sharpens Iron by Michael Haykin (Union Publishing, 2022)This is a study of the value of Christian friendship. Haykin critiques the modern cultural focus on the individual, briefly surveying biblical and historical attitudes to the value of true friendship. He goes on to a case study of the great and supportive friendship of John Newton and John Ryland Jr, drawing on his interest in 18…