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Lee 'Iron Man' Gatiss has penned a riposte to Ref21's own poet laureate There once was a Baptist named Walker Who was quite the inordinate talker But his poems are fine Ancient rhyming sublime His attack on poor Levy - a corker!

Yon blackguard Levy sallies forth Regardless of wight's feeling: Why waxed thee wroth o'er sorry tales, Thou scurvy Pope of Ealing? What need we Del or Phil or Rick, Those trusty blades of yore? From Levy's quill, one post suffice To make a world full sore. Wapping, 1677

Today I make a plea to all potential Christian book writers and publishers........ stop putting very annoying 'real life stories' at the start of your chapters, as if that really grounds them in reality. You know what I am talking about. At the start of the chapter is an example of what the chapter...

How do you pray? How do you think about praying? How do you set out to pray? Consider these encouragements from Thomas Brooks in his volume, The Privy Key of Heaven (also reprinted recently by Banner as The Secret Key to Heaven ). Brooks clearly feels himself on the very borders of reverent speech...

Peter Adam is an Aussie and former Principal of Ridley, Melbourne, he spent the summer over in the UK and has been a frequent visitor to these shores for the last 20 years.. His books are very thought provoking and worth grappling with as preachers. He's interviewed on Preaching Matters and there's...

I've never been to St Andrew's the Great Church in Cambridge. I never heard or knew Mark Ruston or Mark Ashton and yet have met countless people hugely influenced by both of them. CFP have just published 'Persistently preaching Christ' a book reflecting on the ministry of this City Centre Church in...

Ralph Cunnington wades into the watery divide in his first foray as editor of Foundations Journal . I've not managed to read it yet but the contents look very good indeed, contributors include Del-boy, John Stevens, Lee Gatiss, Mike Gillbart-Smith and Kevin Bidwell

Such was the (in)famous reply of atheistic British analytic philosopher Bertrand Russell when asked what he would say if, upon his death, he found out that God really existed. Our own Carl Trueman, eschewing the unbelief of Russell while evidencing the same British snobbery, will engage in a formal...

For those persuaded beyond all reasoned argument that Christmas is truly the most wonderful time of the year (and, indeed, for those who are not), might I draw your attention to a couple of new volumes from the Banner of Truth ? Just published are two gift edition confessions of faith in the Pocket...

6 6. 6 6. 8 8 (Rhosymedre) He stepped from his high throne, And laid aside his crown, And to this sinful world The Son of God stooped down: He came as our Immanuel That God as man with men should dwell. The virgin brought him forth As promised from of old; The Word in flesh appeared, The Saviour...