Book Reviews

To The Jew First - Charles Gardner

To The Jew First
Most people think Jesus came to start a new religion. He didn't. He came to his own people as their long-promised Messiah in fulfilment of all that Moses and the prophets had written in the Scriptures. Christianity is essentially Jewish, and the whole Gentile world has hugely benefited from its precious truths. But it is God’s — will that we should return the favour by graciously, and lovingly, commending our Saviour to the scattered tribes of Israel.

Israel's National Future - G.H. Lang

Israel's National Future - G.H. Lang

Israel's National Future

G.H. Lang

This little book covers a most important subject as suggested by its title. The opening chapter begins by raising the issue of whether Israel has a future or not. The author affirms that it has, but acknowledges that there are those who say, ‘Certainly not, Israel as a nation lost all its privileges and prospects by rejecting Christ - the Messiah.’

The Clouds Are Lifting - Oswald J. Smith

The Clouds Are Lifting - Oswald J. Smith
The past few months have been a very dark time for our nation and for the world. Whilst Covid-19 is still a threat to be taken seriously, there are moves to try and restore some semblance of normality. We remain hopeful that ‘the clouds are lifting.’ This book of the same name is a reprint of a work last century by the late Oswald J Smith, former pastor of The Peoples Church, Toronto, and a speaker on our UK platforms. It is sub-titled, ‘Studies in prophecy and the visions of Daniel.’ Clearly the Babylonian exile was a dark time in the history of the Hebrew people and much of Daniel's prophecy looked forward to brighter days when the clouds would be lifted.

Russia Rising - Mark Hitchcock

Russia Rising - Mark Hitchcock
When the old Soviet Union collapsed in the late 1980’s, we saw the emergence of ‘Glasnost' (openness) and of ‘Perestroika’ (Restructuring) and we hoped that a real change had somehow taken place in the old land of Russia. For a time we dared to believe that there had been real change.