Patrick Boyle

Strong biblical preaching is integral to the health of both the individual church and the world church. I would suggest that the current malaise among church members in Western society (though not confined to it) is due in no small way to…

The publishers are to be congratulated for issuing a second edition of this significant book. This book contains a reflective foreword and a conclusion that were not…

By Bert B. Beach, Hagerstown, MD: Review and Herald Publishing Association, 2012.

Bert B. Beach was born in Switzerland…

The Reformation: Faith and Flames

by Andrew Atherstone, Oxford: Lion Hudson Plc, 2011.

Andrew Atherstone, tutor in His­tory and Doctrine, and Latimer Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, has written sev­eral…

I bought this book believing it to be a new book by George Knight, only to discover this manuscript is a reprint of his Millennial Fever and the End of the World. Nevertheless, I appreciate having this book available again and find…

The most significant book ever published in the English language, the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible, celebrates its 400th birthday this year. Its importance cannot be overstated.

Gordon Campbell, professor of renaissance…

THE APOSTLE JOHN wrote his Gospel with a specific and very direct purpose. He declares this to be: "Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book: but these are written that you may believe…

ELLEN G. WHITE made one of her most perceptive and meaningful comments on preaching when she observed:

There may be conversions without the instrumentality of a sermon. Where persons are so situated that they are deprived…

PREACH the gospel." ¹ This crisp, pregnant command of our Lord to His disciples on the occasion of His ascension, centralizes and defines the activity of His church. Evangelism was, and is, and must be the all-absorbing activity…

This is a reissue of a book originally published in 1943. The author is best known for his classic works on preaching. No dry academic, he is eminently readable.

His book is an examination of John Wesley's teachings on Christian holiness,…

Pastoring a church is one of the most difficult occupations in the contemporary world, but to the outside observer and the critic it often appears easy. If it is an easy task, why do so many find it difficult? Could it be that both the pastor…

This short volume concentrates on biblical preaching. If a preacher wants to do more than give a few talks and tell some stories, he will find practical help here.

I find the author committed to Scripture as inspired revelation from…

One of the most enduring benefits of the English Reformation is The Homilies, 33 sermons published in two parts. Book one dates back to 1547 (Edward VI), and book two to 1563 (Elizabeth I).

Archbishop Cranmer (book one) and Archbishop…

Winston Churchill observed, "It is never wise to commit suicide, especially if you live to regret it." Likewise to engage in conjectures and live to be found a fool is an experience to be avoided. But the eight contributors to this volume…

The author organizes this book around a statement from Ellen White: "Christ's method alone will give true success in reaching the people." Samaan uses this insight to develop "the fine art of relational witnessing." He explicates his thesis…

How is a Catholic expected to vote on certain types of issues involving morality and law? Hannon' s book is a response to this question, studied within the context of the Catholic community in Ireland. A professor of moral theology at St.…

After holding evangelistic meetings in a number of places in Pakistan in February, we returned last May to see how those who had been baptized were doing. We also wanted to find out if the "seed" sown in the hearts of those who had shown…

The foundation of evangelistic success lies in home visitation. This was clearly demonstrated in our program in Pakistan. Daily house-to-house visitation was the essential means of soul-winning activity.

Home visitation, especially…

In the mid-eighteenth century, Lisbon was the fourth largest city in Europe. Benefiting from gold coming from the Portuguese colony of Brazil, the city was filled with churches (around 500) and home to colonies of English Protestant traders,…

Preaching today needs a total revolution. In a world filled with competing communications of varied types—drama, mime, PowerPoint presentations, lecturing, videos, and chat shows—what kind of role must preaching play,…

Preaching is not sermonizing or lecturing, though sermonizing and lecturing are often substituted for, or understood to be, preaching. These substitutes mean that congregations are often subjected to anything from…

Reformation is a survey of Protestantism in Europe in the sixteenth century and largely deals with what happened in Scotland, England, Germany, France, and Italy. Beginning with the victory of Henry VII at the Battle of Bosworth…