The Envy of Eve

Finding Contentment in a Covetous World

~ Melissa B Kruger

What's truly at the heart of our desires? The Envy of Eve guides readers to understand how desires grow into covetousness and what happens when this sin takes power in our hearts. Covetousness chokes out the fruit of the Spirit... read more

The Last Word

~ Wallace Benn

When someone respected and well known dies we consider their final words to be important and significant, even a distillation of that person's wisdom throughout their life. The most important last words ever spoken were spoken by... read more

Table Grace

The role of hospitality in the Christian Life

~ Douglas Webster

When we as Christians open our homes to friends and strangers, set the table, put on a meal, and break bread together, we invite God's blessing. This pattern of hospitality is at the heart of the gospel. Food for the body and... read more

The Hidden Life of Prayer

The life-blood of the Christian

~ David McIntyre

Private or secret prayer is the life-blood of the Christian. The great men and women of God down through the ages have testified to the effectiveness of this in their lives. Some like Martin Luther, have said that they could not... read more

I Am My Sister's Keeper

Reaching out to Wounded Women

~ Denise George

We live in a world of hurting women. And just as Jesus compassionately loved those who were suffering, so can we. "As Christian women, our hearts ache with a world that suffers," author Denise George cries. "Our love for God... read more

Dealing With Depression

Trusting God through the Dark Times

~ Sarah Collins, Jayne Haynes

Depression is a common complaint in the doctor's surgery and 1 in 5 of the population that is 20% of people will have at least one major episode in their lifetime. We are reassured here that just like our physical health we can... read more

The Da Vinci Code

From Dan Brown's Fiction to Mary Magdalene's Faith

~ Garry Williams

Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code is a hugely successful novel currently being translated into forty different languages and earning Brown many millions of dollars. It is a book that captivates its readers' attention and leads them... read more

The Pleasantness of a Religious Life

~ Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry, the great Puritan commentator, here looks at what gives people real joy. He looks at 12 different types of Christian pleasure, reviews what God has done to bring sinners joy, demonstrates that Christian experience... read more

Keeping the Heart

~ John Flavel

Different By Design

God's Blueprint for men and women

~ Carrie Sandom

Created in the image of God, man and woman are designed to reflect God's own nature and being. At the very heart of the Godhead-Father, Son and Spirit-we see the qualities that form the basis of our design as men and women. In... read more