Christian Focus

Why Should God Bother With Me?

Christianity Freshly Explored

Simon Austen

"An accessible, engaging and comprehensive explanation of the Christian faith, which I thoroughly recommend."

Road to Reality

Melvin Tinker

"Play a game with this book; stop reading it when you don't read something striking on the next page - I just kept going and going."

The Top 100 Questions

Biblical Answers to Popular Questions

Richard Bewes

"...the accumulated wisdom and illustration from decades of mulling over some very difficult questions - wonderfully distilled down to the key points."

Active Evangelism

Putting the Evangelism of Acts into Practice

Derek Prime

"It is that wonderful combination of Biblical exposition alongside real application to the modern day, both at a personal and church level. The questions at the end of each chapter also really nail down the teaching. This is an outstanding tool to 'prepare God's people for works of service' (Ephesians 4:11)."

Top 100 Questions Remix

Spiritual Answers to Real Questions

Richard Bewes and Ian Thompson

"...the accumulated wisdom and illustration from decades of mulling over some very difficult questions - wonderfully distilled down to the key points."

Rich

The Reality of Encountering Jesus

Peter Dickson and David Gibson

Peter Dickson has succeeded in transporting his readers from Aberdeen to the shores of Galilee in this vivid account of Dr Luke’s impeccably researched biography of Jesus. But I must confess that this journey comes with a health warning – as we look at Jesus we’ll discover much more about ourselves.

What Christians Believe

Jonathan Gould

"What I really admired about this book was that it not only clearly and relevantly lays out the Christian faith, it also then predicts the questions that may well arise in the reader's mind and gives a compelling response to those queries. You can tell Jonathan Gould was once a lawyer!"

Pleased to Dwell

A Biblical Introduction to the Incarnation

Peter Mead

What a really useful resource! I will definitely be reaching for this book when it comes to December and I'm looking for freshness and depth, as Christ's coming at Christmas is preached once more. As I read through it, I found that ideas for carol service talks just kept leaping off its pages.

And Some Evangelists

Growing Your Church Through Discovering and Developing Evangelists

Roger Carswell

...gold on page after page. I thoroughly recommend this book of accumulated wisdom from years of experience.

Pleased to Dwell

A Biblical Introduction to the Incarnation

Peter Mead

What a really useful resource! I will definitely be reaching for this book when it comes to December and I'm looking for freshness and depth, as Christ's coming at Christmas is preached once more. As I read through it, I found that ideas for carol service talks just kept leaping off its pages.

Facing a Task Unfinished

Cultivating personal evangelism week by week

Roger Carswell

...this book is a great encouragement and stimulation to evangelism, written by a man, who has worked tirelessly for the gospel for decades. It's been great to see what has kept him going.

Why Jesus?

The continuing relevance of Jesus in the 21st century

Geoff McIlrath

I gasped at the illustration at the start of chapter 1 and laughed out loud at the one at the start of chapter 2 - these things very seldom happen. The start of chapter 3 was just plain humbling. I heartily commend this book which unashamedly speaks so powerfully to the mind and heart of Jesus Christ.

The Great Unknown?

What the Bible says about Heaven and Hell

Paul Blackham

An immensely stimulating read! I've been preaching on the subject of Heaven and Hell for over 25 years, and yet I found myself learning new things on page after page.

Acts

A Visual Guide

Kevin DeYoung and Chris Ranson

What communication! I found the combination of images and texts took the Books of Acts from black and white to colour. I was particularly gripped by the references to other parts of the Bible, which gloriously filled out the story of Acts.

Long Story Short

The Bible in 12 Phrases

Glen Scrivener

If you are one of those people who is prepared to sit down and give a bit of time to understanding someone else’s perspective, then when it comes to getting a handle on the Christian story, this is just a great place to start.  Glen Scrivener – the Australian Oxford–educated stand–up comedian is a unique communicator and here wonderfully he brings his profound gifts to bear, as he tells what Christians believe is the greatest story ever told.  But be warned, I really don’t think you can read this glorious helicopter ride over the Bible story and remain unchanged!

Rewriting Gender?

You, Your Family, Transgenderism and the Gospel

David Martin

Here in London one of the schools we were thinking of sending our sons to has just approved a transgender uniform policy.  My wife and I find ourselves ever more desperate to try and equip our children to navigate such a world and we’re so grateful to David Martin for this clearly Biblical and deeply practical response to a cultural wave all my family find profoundly confusing.

A Conversation With Jesus

David Helm

In an increasingly complex and, to some degree, daunting world Dave Helm is a sense–maker. So in each of the areas: Religion,
Relationships, Suffering, Truth, Doubt and Hope, you’ll find the echo of your questions and the timeless unpredictable wisdom and rebuke of the Galilean. My plea is that you can make time to engage with what couldn’t be more important.

A Conversation With Jesus… on Truth

David Helm

In an increasingly complex and, to some degree, daunting world Dave Helm is a sense–maker. So in each of the areas: Religion, Relationships, Suffering, Truth, Doubt and Hope, you’ll find the echo of your questions and the timeless unpredictable wisdom and rebuke of the Galilean. My plea is that you can make time to engage with what couldn’t be more important.

A Conversation With Jesus… on Suffering

David Helm

In an increasingly complex and, to some degree, daunting world Dave Helm is a sense–maker. So in each of the areas: Religion, Relationships, Suffering, Truth, Doubt and Hope, you’ll find the echo of your questions and the timeless unpredictable wisdom and rebuke of the Galilean. My plea is that you can make time to engage with what couldn’t be more important.

A Conversation With Jesus… on Religion

David Helm

In an increasingly complex and, to some degree, daunting world Dave Helm is a sense–maker. So in each of the areas: Religion, Relationships, Suffering, Truth, Doubt and Hope, you’ll find the echo of your questions and the timeless unpredictable wisdom and rebuke of the Galilean. My plea is that you can make time to engage with what couldn’t be more important.

A Conversation With Jesus… on Relationships

David Helm

In an increasingly complex and, to some degree, daunting world Dave Helm is a sense–maker. So in each of the areas: Religion, Relationships, Suffering, Truth, Doubt and Hope, you’ll find the echo of your questions and the timeless unpredictable wisdom and rebuke of the Galilean. My plea is that you can make time to engage with what couldn’t be more important.

A Conversation With Jesus… on Hope

David Helm

In an increasingly complex and, to some degree, daunting world Dave Helm is a sense–maker. So in each of the areas: Religion, Relationships, Suffering, Truth, Doubt and Hope, you’ll find the echo of your questions and the timeless unpredictable wisdom and rebuke of the Galilean. My plea is that you can make time to engage with what couldn’t be more important.

A Conversation With Jesus… on Doubt

David Helm

In an increasingly complex and, to some degree, daunting world Dave Helm is a sense–maker. So in each of the areas: Religion, Relationships, Suffering, Truth, Doubt and Hope, you’ll find the echo of your questions and the timeless unpredictable wisdom and rebuke of the Galilean. My plea is that you can make time to engage with what couldn’t be more important.

The Duty of a Disciple

Is Evangelism Outdated?

Bernard V. Palmer

The remarkable surgeon evangelist, Dr Bernard Palmer, has written a critical diagnosis for the church in the UK. His prognosis is that we must ‘evangelise or die’, because in so many places the church is getting older and smaller. His book is,
therefore, a passionate call to action, which I found deeply inspiring and profoundly disturbing in equal measure. On every page I could hear the echo of 2 Kings 7 verse 9: ‘What we’re doing is not right. This is a day of good news and we are keeping it to ourselves.’

The Big Book of Questions and Answers

A Family Devotional Guide to the Christian Faith

Sinclair B. Ferguson

A thrilling combination of faithfulness and creativity,
with questions and activities that draw our children into the great story of the Bible.  A model of the fact that to teach simply, you have to understand deeply.

A Greater Glory

From Pitch to Pulpit

Gavin Peacock

… what I appreciated most in this book was a priceless wisdom that has enabled him to navigate life. So how do you work out relationships, disappointment, disability, parenting, marriage,
career? In chapter after chapter I just loved the paragraphs that explained how he was thinking and anchored in Jesus Christ when he was confronted by life’s complexity. There was gold in chapter after chapter. A riveting read that I thoroughly recommend to all.

The Big Book of Questions and Answers about Jesus

A Family Guide to Jesus’ Life and Ministry

Sinclair B. Ferguson

A wonderful example of the fact you must understand deeply to explain so simply …. This book will be a huge help to our family breakfast Bible times.

If Christianity is So Good, Why are Christians So Bad?

Mark Coppenger

Over the last 25 years whilst running Christianity Explored courses at my local church – All Souls, Langham Place – I have had to say on every course that the poet Swinburne said, ‘I would love Christ, where it not for his leprous bride, the church.’  I then plead with people to not allow their experience of so–called Christians in the church to stop them looking at Jesus.  This book will be a very helpful tool for us at All Souls with some people who come to investigate but have had their hearts broken by the behaviour of Christians they’ve known.  I’m so grateful for it and have already made a mental list of those whom I need to send it to.

Track: Worldview

A Student’s Guide to Worldview

Sharon James

Track:
Worldview
is an outstanding example of what it means to understand deeply in order to explain simply.  The church owes Sharon James a great debt of thanks for the way she has worked through issue after issue in order to illustrate how Jesus is the rock and the world is sinking sand.  Speaking personally, this resource has already been a great help, as I struggle away trying to teach my growing kids the faith at the breakfast table.  Sharon has even put the key words I need in bold!

Christ and the Culture Wars

Speaking for Jesus in a World of Identity Politics

Ben Chang

… will greatly help us fulfil the Great Commission to our generation.

Always Good News

Why the Message of Jesus is Good Every Day

Scott Lothery

An incredibly striking book,
which revealed to me how I had imperceptibly ‘slipped’ into wrong thinking about sin, suffering, the Lordship of Jesus, God’s love and my expectations of Christian discipleship. I wholeheartedly recommend it as a spring clean to make sure you are living and breathing the right gospel.

A Good Return

Biblical Principles for Work, Wealth and Wisdom

John C. Lennox

Foundational,
humbling and searing … here’s the handbook for the Scriptural principles for your work.

S.E.E.K.

More Real World Questions / More Real Word Answers

David Robertson

This book is remarkable in its scope, depth and simplicity. My twelve–year–old son told me: ‘It tells you the truth, even when it’s controversial.’

How Do I Get to Heaven?

Questions and Answers about Life and Death

Nancy Gorrell

… I confess I was so moved I found myself in tears as I read the opening pages of this children’s book.  It is just incredibly moving and a quite wonderful resource to help us give real hope to children … and indeed adults.

Jesus, Strong and Kind

Sinclair B. Ferguson

A thrilling combination of faithfulness and creativity, with questions that draw our children
into the great story of the Bible. A model of the fact that to teach simply, you have to
understand deeply.

A Time to Mourn

Grieving the Loss of Those Whose Eternities Were Uncertain

Will Dobbie

I thank God for Will Dobbie’s soldier’s courage. It has meant that when confronted with the horror of the death of loved ones, who have rejected Christ, he has not shied away, but forced himself to engage biblically and pastorally with this grievous subject. The result is a book on God’s character that I wish I had read 30 years ago at the start of my ministry.