Lesley Ramsays shares a review of Sharon James’ book “The Lies We Are Told, The Truth We Must Hold”.
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Sharon James has given us a pithy, well-written book comparing the Christian world view with others. We could all read it with profit, but it is essentially written for students. Sophie, a 16-year-old school student, shares her thoughts on the book.
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Graham Beynon and Jane Tooher have produced a wise and irenic work drawing on their combined ministry experience. Immediately the force of the book’s message is displayed in this partnership of authors.
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Scrivener takes us on a journey from the ancient world to our modern one, or as he puts it - from Genesis to George Floyd - showing us how Jesus has shaped our modern world - its ideals, its values, its moral principles.
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Kevin DeYoung has set out to write a short, easy to read but biblically sound book introducing “the divinely designed complementarity of men and women as it applies to life in general and especially to ministry in the church.” (p15) I think he’s done just that!
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The Priscilla and Aquila Conference at Moore College on February 1st this year was another in that long line of what we have to come know as… pandemic conferences. Much reduced physical attendance, large numbers of online attendees, a virtual speaker broadcasting from another state. Yet it proved to be first rate.
Read MoreRachel Gilson’s book Born Again This Way is what I wish I’d read about 25 years ago when a Christian friend shared with me that she was same-sex attracted and she didn’t know what to do. Neither did I, and at the time, praying with her was the only thing I could think to do.
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The new book is called God’s Design For Women in an Age of Gender Confusion. There is much of the old material, but it has been supplemented by abundant new data. It, too, is just as good…
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Phil and Victoria Colgan have reviewed for us the second edition of Claire Smiths book ‘Gods Good Design - What the Bible really says about Men and Women’. Claire recognizes the reality of bias and the presuppositions we bring to this topic but as far as is possible seeks to let the word of God speak on its own terms.
Read MoreJane Tooher reviews Crossway’s recent book Word-filled Women’s Ministry: Loving and serving the church, edited by Gloria Furman and Kathleen Nielson. (Hint: it's a great resource!)
Read MoreWomen, Sermons and the Bible: Essays Interacting with John Dickson’s Hearing Her Voice (WSB) is an important contribution to the discussion concerning the appropriate context for the preaching ministry of women. The essays provide much valuable food for thought across a range of disciplines and areas of inquiry.
Read MoreDifferent by Design encompasses six talks by Claire Smith on the role of women in the church and in relationships. These talks are based on six important but controversial Bible passages: 1 Timothy 2, 1 Corinthians 11, 1 Corinthians 14, 1 Peter 3, Ephesians 5 and Genesis 1-3. The two of us met to discuss the talks over a period of weeks, and found it to be an enriching experience for our relationship with God, with each other and with the local coffee shop.
Read MoreDiscipline is an ugly word in our society, but it is an essential mark of a Christian in training in godliness. It involves hard work and takes a lifetime, which is not of great appeal to our laid-back, quick-fix society!
Read MorePerhaps because my reading coincided with the recent debates in the worldwide Anglican Communion and the Uniting Church of Australia about homosexual and lesbian clergy, or perhaps because I am a Christian woman living in a feminist (or post-feminist) society, I found Biblical Foundations for Manhood and Womanhood one of the most rewarding books I have read for a while.
Read MoreAustralian Anglican Kevin Giles has attempted many things in his recent book The Trinity and Subordinationism: The Doctrine of God and the Contemporary Gender Debate. Primarily, he alleges that those who argue that God the Son is eternally subordinate (or in submission to) God the Father are saying that God the Son is inferior to God the Father and so are guilty of heresy...
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