A New Hymnal for Australian Presbyterians? The lady was upset.  “Why are you throwing out the old hymnbooks?”, she asked, as we continued the spring clean of the church.   The […]

Review of Derek Thomas and John Tweeddale (eds), John Calvin: For a New Reformation, Crossway, 2019, 567 pages. “It’s always better to read Calvin than about Calvin.” My old pastor […]

Reimagining Science Fiction, from C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet, Australia: Harper Collins, 2013 edition.  In our increasingly secular society, the phrase “Christian fiction” probably elicits more discomfort than […]

BOOK REVIEW: Does Science Make God Irrelevant? By James Jeffery Author: Hans Madueme Publisher: Crossway Year: 2025 In the West, there is a prevailing belief among many — particularly the […]

Review of Angel Then Le, Woven by Love, A Memoir, Australia, printed and published through Amazon KDP, 2025. Angel Tien Le presents a gentle memoir of her early life in […]

Review of Nick Needham, Shapers of Christianity, Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 2025. Dr Nick Needham here presents twelve very short essays to introduce the life and writings of Christians from […]

Book Review: The Fear of God by John Bunyan Review by C.J. McIntosh Author: John Bunyan Publisher: Canon Press Year: 2022 “But the LORD of hosts, him you shall honour […]

Title: ESV Expository Commentary: Vol. 1 Genesis-Numbers Authors: Ian Duguid, Jay Sklar, Christine Palmer, Ronald Bergey Publisher: Crossway Year: 2025 Reviewed by Mark Powell The ESV Commentary series as a […]

By James Jeffery Author: Charles H. Spurgeon Publisher: Crossway Year: 2025 Written by Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) — the Prince of Preachers — Morning and Evening is well-known as a […]

By James Jeffery Author: Wayne Grudem Publisher: Crossway Year: 2024 Every now and then, we encounter resources that radically transform the way we understand the Christian life. For me, one […]

Review of Sinclair B. Ferguson, Jesus, Strong and Kind, Fearn: Christian Focus, 2024.             Colin Buchanan, along with Rich Thompson, Jonny Robinson and Michael Farren, composed what has become something […]

Review of Matthew C. Mitchell, Resisting Gossip, CLC, 2013 Reviewer: Mark Powell I was recently given Matthew’s C. Mitchell’s short book Resisting Gossip by a woman in my church who […]

Title: What It Means To Be Protestant Author: Gavin Ortlund Publisher: Crossway Year: 2024 Reviewed by Mark Powell Gavin Ortlund, not to be confused with his brother Dane Ortlund who […]

By James Jeffery Author: James Montgomery Boice Publisher: P&R Publishing Year: 2024 Three years after Rome was sacked by the Visigoths, Augustine of Hippo began to publish his magnum opus, […]

Charles Spurgeon, The Risen King, ed. by J. A. Medders, The Good Book Company, 2025.             Anything by Spurgeon will feed the soul, and this is no exception. The Good […]

Title: Scrolling Ourselves to Death Author: Brett McCraken and Ivan Mesa Publisher: Crossway Year: 2025 Reviewed by Mark Powell While I was going through Bible College, my ministry supervisor encouraged […]