It is sometimes said that journalism is the first draft of history.  If this is the case, then most of today’s journalists will leave a poisonous legacy to future historians.  But not […]

The Good Book Company (TGBC) continues to publish excellent material. For instance, if you haven’t got Gary Millar’s commentary, 2 Corinthians For You (Good Book Company, 2020) then you should stop reading […]

Introduction: Traditional book reviews normally say how wonderful the book is, especially if you know the author.  They also tend to be short.  These reviews, of which this is the last, are […]

Owen Strachan, Christianity and Wokeness: How the Social Justice Movement is Hijacking the Gospel—and the Way to Stop It (Salem, 2021) While there have been, many excellent books published in recent years […]

Introduction:    Bullies and Saints is a church history book, and, as we saw In part 1 https://ap.org.au/2021/07/28/learning-from-history-a-review-of-john-dickson-bullies-and-saints-zondervan-2021-part-1/ it is an excellent church history book.  In part 2 I want to consider the theological questions […]

Introduction: John Dickson’s latest book is subtitled “An honest look at the good and evil of Christian history”.   It has deservedly already received much praise. (It’s a small point but I don’t […]

Dane Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly; The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers, Wheaton: Crossway, 2020.             Matthew 11:29 tells us that Jesus is gentle and lowly of heart, and […]

All My Hope – Remembering, Reminiscing And Reflecting On 50 Years Of Ministry, Bob Thomas. Published by Eider Books, 2021. (123 pages including index and endorsements.) PDF available at no […]

Review of David Powlison, The Pastor as Counselor (Crossway, 2021) As professional counsellors and psychotherapists become a normal part of society, it can be easy for pastors to think themselves […]

Cause, Free to Change: Survey of 78 Ex-LGBT People, available through cause.victoria@gmail.com Before the Victorian government passed its oppressive laws banning ‘conversion therapy’ in February 2021, it drew on a […]

Nancy Guthrie, Even Better Than Eden: Nine Ways the Bible’s Story Changes Everything about Your Story (Crossway, 2018) Have you ever heard that there is a precious golden thread that […]

In fewer than two hundred pages, Glenn Sunshine has produced an overview of law and liberty down through the ages. The title comes from Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan in 1651, which […]

J. Alasdair Groves and Winston T. Smith are both well known for their biblical soundness and their vast experience in Biblical Counselling.  There are few counsellors with greater insight on […]

Christians from far away can look at the trouble in the Middle East and pray, “Lord, did any good come from the Arab Spring? What of the thousands of people […]

This is an unusual but potentially most effective little book to use to reach the unbeliever. Geoff Thomas writes: ‘The greatest proof for the existence of God is the Lord […]