Books on Pastoral Biography
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Brownlow North
His Life and Work
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Book Description The fruitfulness of Brownlow North’s ministry led him to become known as the ‘John the Baptist of the great awakening of 1859’. But what can this largely forgotten evangelist of the nineteenth century teach us today? His preaching was marked by an eloquent, but unadorned proclamation of Christ as revealed in the Scriptures. […]
Master Robert Bruce
Minister in the Kirk of Edinburgh
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Endorsements ‘Robert Bruce was one of the most distinguished men whom Scotland has ever produced, and rendered invaluable services to his Church and country.’ — WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM ‘The life of Bruce is a testimony to the manner in which joy in Christ can be known whatever the times. Certainly, he knew some dark days and […]
The Pastor of Kilsyth
The Life and Times of W. H. Burns
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Endorsements ‘One of the best Scottish ministerial biographies.’ — IAIN H. MURRAY Book Description The Pastor of Kilsyth introduces us to the life and ministry of William Hamilton Burns (1779–1859), the father of the better known preacher and missionary to China William Chalmers Burns (1815–68). But while eclipsed in fame by his son, the life […]
Some Pastors and Teachers
Reflecting a biblical vision of what every minister is called to be
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Endorsements ‘Sinclair Ferguson is undoubtedly one of the premier Reformed theologians in our generation. This impressive book, Some Pastors and Teachers, is solid gold, mined from the rich quarries of his many years of scholarly studies and trusted writings. Whenever a weighty volume like this appears from a man of this stature, you should put […]
J.C. Ryle
Prepared to Stand Alone
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Endorsements ‘That man of granite with the heart of a child.’ — F. J. CHAVASSE ‘Ryle was at heart an evangelist.’ — MARCUS LOANE ‘Famous, outstanding and beloved exponent of the evangelical and reformed faith.’ — D. M. LLOYD-JONES ‘A single-minded Christian communicator of profound biblical, theological and pastoral wisdom, a man and minister of […]
You Must Read
Books that have shaped our lives
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Book Description Have you ever wondered what influences have shaped the preachers, teachers and authors you respect? You Must Read brings together more than thirty well-known Christian leaders and gives them the opportunity to talk about a book that has made a lasting impact on their lives. Their personal narratives and recommendations of the literature […]
Logic On Fire
The Life and Legacy of Dr. martyn Lloyd-Jones (DVD Documentary)
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Logic on Fire is a feature-length documentary with over 4.5 hours of special features, a 128-page book, and much more. View the “DVD Features” below to see all that is included in this 3-DVD special edition set. Cinematic Trailer EndorsementsRead More ↓ ‘I think it was Packer who said, to hear Lloyd-Jones was not so […]
Pleading for a Reformation Vision
The Life and Selected Writings of William Childs Robinson
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The biography and letters of William Childs Robinson: an influential Presbyterian ministers in the 20th century, who sounded the vital affirmations of the Protestant Reformation. 336pp.
Silent Witnesses
Lessons on theology, life, and the church from Christians of the past
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Book Description In this book Garry Williams writes about Christians of the past for Christians of the present. He describes both famous and less well-known figures and movements from church history, from the fourth century through to the twentieth: Augustine of Hippo, the Council of Chalcedon, Martin Luther, William Tyndale, Nicholas Ridley, John Calvin, Anne […]
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Book Description A man may be known by the company he keeps. Here, Faith Cook introduces us to Samuel Rutherford’s friends, who are called on to give us a fresh look at the man who has long been held in such high affection by Christian people around the world. The days in which Samuel Rutherford […]
The Life of Martyn Lloyd-Jones
1899-1981
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EndorsementsRead More ↓ ‘The most powerful and persuasive voice in Britain for some thirty years is now silent.’ — JOHN R. W. STOTT ‘The greatest man I have ever known.’ — JAMES I. PACKER ‘Martyn Lloyd-Jones was one of God’s special gifts to the Church in the 20th century, and the longer time goes on, […]
John Elias
Life, Letters and Essays
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This account by Edward Morgan traces the life and ministry of Elias from his first religious impressions until the day when 10, 000 attended his funeral in Anglessey, the scene of most of his labours. 432pp.
Spurgeon y sus controversias
Spurgeon and his Controversies (Forgotten Spurgeon & Spurgeon vs HyperCalvinism)
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Book Description La figura de Spurgeon no necesita presentación en los circulos evangelicos. El conocido predicador de la época victoriana dejo una huella que se ha extendido mucho mas alla de la Inglaterra de la segunda mitad del siglo XIX. Sin embargo, no siempre se han aquilatado debidamente las razones de su influencia, y menos […]
The Works of Richard Sibbes
7 Volume Set
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Book Description After William Perkins, ‘the heavenly Doctor Sibbes’ was the most significant of the great Puritan preachers of Cambridge. This reprint of the complete seven-volume set of the Works of Richard Sibbes shows why this is so. Strong thoughts, simple sentences, deep knowledge of the Bible and the human heart and a sure pastoral […]
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Book Description Few Christian Leaders have suffered quite so much mis-understanding as John Calvin. He has often been dismissed as a theologian without humanity. In fact the very reverse is much nearer the truth. He was a man of deep and lasting affection, passionately concerned for the cause of Christ in the world; a man […]
Ernest Kevan
Leader in Twentieth Century British Evangelicalism
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A worthy memorial to a man who contributed enormously to the life and thought of English-speaking evangelicalism in the mid-twentieth century, by one of his former students at London Bible College. 312pp.
Mensajes Bíblicos
Biblical Messages
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Book Description Los Mensajes Bíblicos de Roberto McCheyne, junto con sus cartas y otros escritos, fueron recopilados por A. Bonar al año escaso de haber fallecido aquél. Aparecieron por primera vez en 1884, y la avidez con que el público inglés leyó y acogió dicha obra fué verdaderamente sensacional; prueba de ello es que a […]
The Writings of Thomas Peck
Volume 3: Selected and Arranged by T.C. Johnson
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Book Description As a teacher, Peck was in the front rank. ‘As an expositor of truth, as an exegete of Scripture,’ his successor C.R. Vaughan believed, ‘he was probably without a rival in his day.’ But it was not mere teachers that he laboured to prepare for the gospel ministry but rather men ‘with a […]
D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
2 Volume Set
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This authorised biography traces the story of the ‘Doctor’ from a Harley Street medical practice to ministry in an impoverished Welsh mining town, the pulpit of Westminster Chapel and a worldwide influence. 416 & 856pp.
D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Volume 1: The First Forty Years 1899 - 1939
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This authorised biography traces the story of the ‘Doctor’ from a Harley Street medical practice to ministry in an impoverished Welsh mining town, the pulpit of Westminster Chapel and a worldwide influence. 416 & 856pp.
Life & Sermons Of Edward D. Griffin
2 Volume Set
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A biography of Griffin (1770–1837) by W.E. Sprague, with 60 of his sermons, which are fine examples of the simple, arresting and heart-searching preaching which was so used of God. 1192pp. Set.
George Whitefield
2 Volume Set: Life and Times of the Great Evangelist of the 18th Century Revival
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An outstanding biography of the great preacher of the 18th century evangelical revival, popularly written, and with an urgent message for the present day. 612 & 620pp.
C.H. Spurgeon Autobiography
Volume 1: The Early Years
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The story of the life of the ‘prince of preachers’, largely in Spurgeon’s own words. Here is an inspiring record of a Christian life which continues to be of blessing for so many. 580 & 536pp.
Heroes of the Faith
Initial Series Set including: Ignatius, Irenaeus, and Polycarp
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3 volumes on the lives of Early Church Heroes of the Christian faith.
Seceders
The Story of J.C. Philpot and William Tiptaft
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A moving account of two brothers in Christ and their incredible relationship as they, together, left the Established Church of England in the 1830s. 208pp.
The Life Of Edward Irving
The Fore-Runner of the Charismatic Movement
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A gripping portrait of this remarkable but sadly mistaken Christian, the ‘fore-runner of the charismatic movement’. 208pp. Illustrated.
Polycarp of Smyrna
The Man Whose Faith Lasted
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The story of ‘the man whose faith lasted’. 40pp.
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From his deep Christian experience, Boston gave the church one of its most enduring spiritual autobiographies. 576pp.
The Works of William Tyndale
2 Volume Set: Doctrinal Treatises and Introductions to Different Portions of the Holy Scriptures
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ENDORSEMENT ‘A reprint of this kind is no mere archaeological curiosity; one who was so intensely a man of the Bible as Tyndale was speaks to more ages than his own, and in the following pages we shall find that he has much to say to us, if we pay heed to what we read.’ […]
The Writings of Thomas Peck
3 Volume Set: Selected and Arranged by T.C. Johnson
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Book Description Thomas E. Peck (1822-93), preacher, writer, ‘beloved instructor’ at Union Theological Seminary, Virginia, was one of the leaders and masterminds in the same school of Southern Presbyterians as J. H. Thornwell and R. L. Dabney in the second half of the 19th century. His biblical convictions made a unique contribution to the thinking […]
The Works of Stephen Charnock
5 Volume Set
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AVAILABLE LATE NOVEMBER Book Description There were theological and spiritual giants in the earth in the days of the English Puritans, and Stephen Charnock (1628-80) was prominent among them. His Works present a feast of rich teaching and exposition, characterized throughout by sound theology, profound thought, and an imaginative style. The five volumes now reprinted […]
The Works of Stephen Charnock
Volume 1
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Book Description VOLUME ONE contains a helpful introduction to Charnock’s life and work by James McCosh, and the first eight discourses on The Existence and Attributes of God, opening with A Discourse of Divine Providence, based on 2 Chronicles 16:9. In this Charnock sets forth the doctrine of providence with great clarity, and then applies […]
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