tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58315716049146662312024-02-19T07:31:01.328+00:00Talking ShopChristian Bookshop Ossetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905790434860177284noreply@blogger.comBlogger503125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831571604914666231.post-13597121802332392752023-01-05T15:35:00.003+00:002023-01-05T15:35:53.283+00:00New website, new blog<p>Towards the end of 2022, we launched our new website and along with it came our new blog. This means that after 15 years of Talking Shop, we will be archiving this blog and any new posts will be found on our website <a href="https://www.christianbookshopossett.co.uk/blog/">www.christianbookshopossett.co.uk</a>.</p><p>Feel free to continue browsing through all the book reviews here on Talking Shop - we would hate 15 years of blogging to go to waste!</p>Christian Bookshop Ossetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905790434860177284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831571604914666231.post-10943601683488986622022-07-09T11:02:00.000+01:002022-07-09T11:02:08.858+01:00Summer Reading Club 2022<p>Have you spotted our Summer Reading Club discounts? This is a great way to get discounts on our books (new & secondhand) throughout the summer months.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJ0xfu-KSd5Vg6Dgiujzh7-zQ5lCWdmVqb6IAFoxI-kBWi9LhkXPdBbW_olytt4MwpW2I6RgQoELW1FeC4ufiHLt2p_V-ZMc6CYnvx_iHgYUsX6dbnVQWCGulIibIs4x1HgDqNLa2ZPRYYGvTuyEYceS5mJ1YHSL7JpYd4rGBIRjM4JWcJzU2prPG/s1080/03%20SRC22%20Insta%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Image displaying a pile of books and the details of the Summer Reading Club (also in the text below)" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJ0xfu-KSd5Vg6Dgiujzh7-zQ5lCWdmVqb6IAFoxI-kBWi9LhkXPdBbW_olytt4MwpW2I6RgQoELW1FeC4ufiHLt2p_V-ZMc6CYnvx_iHgYUsX6dbnVQWCGulIibIs4x1HgDqNLa2ZPRYYGvTuyEYceS5mJ1YHSL7JpYd4rGBIRjM4JWcJzU2prPG/w320-h320/03%20SRC22%20Insta%201.jpg" title="Summer Reading Club 2022" width="320" /></a></div>All you have to do is make an order worth over £25 to unlock your discount of 25% off ALL SUMMER! Otherwise, just make an order worth over £15 to unlock a 15% discount. The only thing we ask is that you must be on our mailing list - you can sign up on our website homepage.<p></p><p>Have a look at all the <a href="https://christianbookshopossett.co.uk/content/13-summer-reading-club" target="_blank">terms & conditions here..</a>.</p>Christian Bookshop Ossetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905790434860177284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831571604914666231.post-42635387480440078592022-06-27T18:44:00.001+01:002022-06-27T18:44:46.100+01:00Your sponsored calendars<p>Thank you again to everyone who sponsored the AV block calendar to be sent overseas. Through your generosity, earlier this year we were able to send 60 calendars out to a contact in Kenya. We have recently received pictures of the distribution of the calendars and our contact has expressed great appreciation for them. He says that they are particularly useful for those who do not have a Bible as it means they will be able to read a little of the Word of God each day. We pray that this precious seed will be made profitable to them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJYYrl5sTi6M7Ntb6qEx6CAjPkEBOpW-f01lm2JY4CwBKYcy3aBw1w7KA01QakWcZ6Hrs_PEB32rAzPBA6cM9KJBrtcwAMAN9u5nUAq3F23dRPeKTTQmuWTa7ROSl-GCOn_3Rm9jVa3QJTT6BNAsjlVtsZ9kvanRAXGLbuMHfMw-0CEIROlo-Z9f8/s1246/sponsored%20cals.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1196" data-original-width="1246" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJYYrl5sTi6M7Ntb6qEx6CAjPkEBOpW-f01lm2JY4CwBKYcy3aBw1w7KA01QakWcZ6Hrs_PEB32rAzPBA6cM9KJBrtcwAMAN9u5nUAq3F23dRPeKTTQmuWTa7ROSl-GCOn_3Rm9jVa3QJTT6BNAsjlVtsZ9kvanRAXGLbuMHfMw-0CEIROlo-Z9f8/w400-h384/sponsored%20cals.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Christian Bookshop Ossetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905790434860177284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831571604914666231.post-37687354933260366782022-05-07T16:18:00.000+01:002022-05-07T16:18:02.317+01:00Reviews are in for Forgotten Reformer - Myles Coverdale<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4q4_5l1xdIilWwpZpY1qsQta2q4M3GcgErAB84W--OrCFAssPNhmN00htSLG5kHgDwCvI93UiE_bHoxfKmu8NcNBLAuhwcYUuosyw2yb3buDvh3J-H8rgMSkOCzoLYQTZZNV-BiXOD379ntntnRh5MwTZ25PoV3rMuuk1Vy0D6fpWuT13GNJEWpj/s640/Myles%20Coverdale%20Reviews.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4q4_5l1xdIilWwpZpY1qsQta2q4M3GcgErAB84W--OrCFAssPNhmN00htSLG5kHgDwCvI93UiE_bHoxfKmu8NcNBLAuhwcYUuosyw2yb3buDvh3J-H8rgMSkOCzoLYQTZZNV-BiXOD379ntntnRh5MwTZ25PoV3rMuuk1Vy0D6fpWuT13GNJEWpj/s320/Myles%20Coverdale%20Reviews.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Forgotten Reformer - Myles Coverdale has been deservedly reviewed positively in both the latest 'Evangelical Times' and 'Banner of Truth' magazines. We have plenty in stock for anyone who is interested. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://christianbookshopossett.co.uk/biography/29041-forgotten-reformer-myles-coverdale.html" target="_blank">Click here to buy</a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">We have highlighted this and other significant figures of Bible translation in our latest eBulletin. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://mailchi.mp/dde07cd08d54/c28c11h9ec-8966606" target="_blank">Have a read here...</a></div>Christian Bookshop Ossetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905790434860177284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831571604914666231.post-76134018166735356932022-03-19T10:50:00.000+00:002022-03-19T10:52:27.833+00:00Baptist Heritage<p>In our eBulletin this month we have highlighted some of the very best publishers of books in our Baptist Heritage. <a href="https://mailchi.mp/d66edf6c96d9/c28c11h9ec-8863626" target="_blank">Have a read through all our recommendations here</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnA8CHaYYJx4M9d6PKsNBBezY_wrB8u--fzQaX30zc6pi-O28LQoZrccJsHzgzK_boApaXA-cfN8ORV7b9AKn7dKcmEy9V0hYlUxKDw1ye4ydRQIcS1Xr33ngaHTc-mB3m-7zWCpIBb14puu7sTzUdXhABJzEfY1kDden5G9EorY5Y-fZvlkcG3EBa=s1024" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="659" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnA8CHaYYJx4M9d6PKsNBBezY_wrB8u--fzQaX30zc6pi-O28LQoZrccJsHzgzK_boApaXA-cfN8ORV7b9AKn7dKcmEy9V0hYlUxKDw1ye4ydRQIcS1Xr33ngaHTc-mB3m-7zWCpIBb14puu7sTzUdXhABJzEfY1kDden5G9EorY5Y-fZvlkcG3EBa=w129-h200" width="129" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Matthew E. Roe, compiled and ed., <i>Preaching Deliverance to the Captives: Particular Baptist Sermons on the Abolition of the Slave Trade</i> (N.p., 2021), 213 pages. </div><div>One of the most amazing developments in the long eighteenth century has to be the moral and philosophical struggle waged by British abolitionists against the slave trade and slavery. And critical to its success was the key role played by British evangelicals. The name of the Anglican evangelical abolitionist William Wilberforce (1759–1833) is justly famous in this regard. But there were a multitude of others who also made significant contributions to the struggle. This newly-published volume of sermons on the abolition of the slave trade by five Particular Baptist pastors is revelatory of one of these significant contributions, that of the Particular Baptists. </div><div>Matthew E. Roe, who has self-published these sermons, places them in context in a detailed introduction (pp. 3–23). He shows the way that these sermons represent not simply the views of five individual pastors, but those of an entire denomination. Roe begins with the citation of texts from three Baptist associations—the Northamptonshire, the Western, and the Yorkshire and Lancashire—that reveal what one of them called “our deepest abhorrence” of the slave trade (p. 5). The concurrence of individual Baptists such as Martha Gurney (1733–1816), William Carey (1761–1834), Robert Hall, Jr. (1764–1831), John Rippon (1751–1836), and John Collett Ryland (1723–1792) in this detestation are also detailed (p.6–13). Roe notes key themes in the sermons, such as the inherent equality of all human beings, the duty of Christians to promote benevolence, and the utter injustice of the African slave trade (p.13–17). Despite the common Particular Baptist concern about bringing politics into the pulpit, these preachers were convinced that they had to speak to this issue, for it was a moral issue, not a political one <i>per se</i> (p. 19–21). </div><div>The five sermons—preached by Robert Robinson (1735–1790), James Dore (1763–1825), John Beatson (1743–1798), Abraham Booth (1734–1806), and John Liddon (d.1825)—were all preached within a five-year span, from 1788 to 1792, a period of intense activity by the abolitionists to secure the end of the slave trade. It was to be another fifteen years, though, before Parliament abolished the “diabolical traffic” (the words of John Liddon, p. 190). They are all reproduced in full with a minimum of editing. Each of them is introduced by a biographical sketch of the preacher. Following each sermon Roe has assembled various critical reviews that appeared when these sermons were first published. A few of these reviews are quite critical. For my part, however, each of these sermons is a gem and together they provide a fabulous window onto the way scriptural reasoning was the primary influence shaping the arguments of these abolitionists. The sermons by Dore and Booth are especially powerful in their exegesis and application. That by Robinson is probably the weakest of the five. It was preached during the closing years of his life when he was theologically confused—“ruined by pride” was the estimation of the evangelical Anglican John Berridge (1716–1793) (p. 31). Central to Roe’s publishing of these sermons is a desire “to inspire the modern reader when approaching similar issues today.” Slavery and trafficking in human persons still exist in the modern world, as well as “other forms of injustice” and “disturbing scenes of oppression.” And these call for the exercise of Christian benevolence (p. 22). These eighteenth-century preachers do indeed give us a great model to follow. Moreover, though Roe does not mention this, they also provide a substantial critique of some Christians in our day, who wish to mount a defence of slavery. Simply put, their arguments would astonish these Baptist preachers, who are generally far better guides to Scripture and Christian practice. </div><div>Michael A.G. Haykin The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, KY</div><div><br /></div><div>Published in The Journal of Andrew Fuller Studies, No 4, February 2022.</div>Christian Bookshop Ossetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905790434860177284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831571604914666231.post-608553312214451222022-01-29T10:50:00.003+00:002022-01-29T10:55:28.473+00:00Happy New Year<p>We're a little late with our greetings, but we do indeed wish you all the best for the coming months of 2022!</p><p>First up this year we have a couple of key titles that we want to highlight to you... they will challenge you to consider the subtle lies that our society is becoming immersed in and how to stand up to these lies with the absolute truths of the Bible. </p><p>Sharon James has written <i>The Lies we are Told, the Truth we Must Hold</i> to show us the dangers of current cultural worldviews and to emphasize that we should not be intimidated by the claims of those who are militantly opposed to the Bible. In a companion volume <i>How Christianity Transformed the World</i>, Sharon has written a helpful historical overview of how Christianity has underpinned our society throughout the ages. Indeed Biblical truths of human worth and freedom have shaped our systems of healthcare, education, justice and more.</p><p>We are pleased to be able to offer both these books at a great discount for a limited time. Buy one of them, or get an even better deal on both of them... <a href="https://christianbookshopossett.co.uk/166-sharon-james-offers" target="_blank">click here for the details.</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivGUJzprV_RZgya8D0TBLd2GDAMEOHhYS_eAAE500XanWyYhjFSamN7Hn0A8Sxi_9l_ran3x_EYMuWJWonqR7sVIXYF92biWyBjrefi_SPR4mGiotk9pl4_hSX2iuKDqpt1EcTl6yTac2yY1OSfBcLi5pA_kcsDowYmJRARyBCMdxx_9snjW0yokYZ=s600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The cover of the book The Lies we are Told, the Truth we Must Hold, with a red price sticker showing £6" border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivGUJzprV_RZgya8D0TBLd2GDAMEOHhYS_eAAE500XanWyYhjFSamN7Hn0A8Sxi_9l_ran3x_EYMuWJWonqR7sVIXYF92biWyBjrefi_SPR4mGiotk9pl4_hSX2iuKDqpt1EcTl6yTac2yY1OSfBcLi5pA_kcsDowYmJRARyBCMdxx_9snjW0yokYZ=w133-h200" width="133" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgX2HrjJFRxNgLWGzX6WK-velBuWSnz6b9DGoUfVmdamnqe6MZnQzT3QtlZ4HfkBX2GGTqW0V-8ufelyEN_9hOKB-7Kw7khorBe3yQAq5yyscjOcypgGyrsPMHcSAlG7dkZkewcFs7LD4ON9Oed1CwaPWzuShxTV9JPAkfWiGYG_ukUZhElKawyNldf=s600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The cover of the book How Christianity Transformed the World and a red price sticker showing £6" border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgX2HrjJFRxNgLWGzX6WK-velBuWSnz6b9DGoUfVmdamnqe6MZnQzT3QtlZ4HfkBX2GGTqW0V-8ufelyEN_9hOKB-7Kw7khorBe3yQAq5yyscjOcypgGyrsPMHcSAlG7dkZkewcFs7LD4ON9Oed1CwaPWzuShxTV9JPAkfWiGYG_ukUZhElKawyNldf=w133-h200" width="133" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4QzB1Qffd_LwQrsoQcgTX95tZcLGDFZcRUjA2qHdfVVwYcvLtAw9fpcojuzqPGois_0o75-Pum9piwQCOP8rna_EqKCU5P06p6K83AfcOxoBIWbjWXOl2X2nQT1K9gCk_Bl0SGCuA-heLyKuESteeXxd-KHb17e-UIzHFR9X95pniFs4cDB-Yhq42=s940" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A purple image with two books showing a red price sticker with a combined price of £10" border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4QzB1Qffd_LwQrsoQcgTX95tZcLGDFZcRUjA2qHdfVVwYcvLtAw9fpcojuzqPGois_0o75-Pum9piwQCOP8rna_EqKCU5P06p6K83AfcOxoBIWbjWXOl2X2nQT1K9gCk_Bl0SGCuA-heLyKuESteeXxd-KHb17e-UIzHFR9X95pniFs4cDB-Yhq42=w320-h268" width="320" /></a></div><br />To see an interview Sharon gave about her book The Lies we are Told, the Truth we must Hold, <a href="https://www.christian.org.uk/resource/the-lies-we-are-told-the-truth-we-must-hold/" target="_blank">please click here</a><br /><p><br /></p>Christian Bookshop Ossetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905790434860177284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831571604914666231.post-3912862578845547012021-11-09T15:31:00.000+00:002021-11-09T15:31:05.875+00:00The Dawn of Redeeming GraceFor those of you who enjoy reading an Advent devotional in the run up to Christmas, Sinclair Ferguson has written The Dawn of Redeeming Grace for this year, which has 24 readings opening up the first two chapters of Matthew's Gospel (click on the image for more info).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://christianbookshopossett.co.uk/devotional/29526-the-dawn-of-redeeming-grace.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="392" data-original-width="400" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VCO0MM6lvy4z_rZ8s3uKY9ibG3ISZw-QDeiNqkFqAXpQgI2bf92wmV7n0XlAJwQDSEBi3hDmnOzSX4vEiVvrxaS-JJzYwWELtR4v9dIE0aWOWtA-9eEkMs1DwVf6fvspquA4Y1wX7Jw/s320/The+Dawn+of+redeeming+grace+Ferguson.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Buy one of these devotionals before the end of November and we will send you a</span></div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">£5 National Book Token free! 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From a monastic background, he was among the group of scholars at Cambridge in the 1520s who became influenced by Martin Luther's teaching, most of whom were later burnt at the stake for their beliefs. Coverdale only escaped a martyr's death through the intervention of the King of Denmark with Queen Mary. He was exiled to Europe, ending up at Geneva where he joined John Knox' church and came under John Calvin's influence. Here he assisted in the translation of the Geneva Bible. However his greatest feat of Bible translation work had come twenty years before in an earlier exile, joining up with William Tyndale on the continent, and after his death going on to finish what was the first complete Bible in English after the invention of printing. His life was a series of ups and downs: in different phases he was Bishop of Exeter, but then a penniless teacher in a school in Germany. Through it all he remained the quiet, peaceable character that he was, combined with steely resolve when it came to matters of conscience. His humble determination to serve God, despite not being the literary genius that Tyndale was, is beautifully stated in his Prologue to the 1535 Coverdale Bible, and concludes with a good motto for every Christian:-</p><blockquote><p>It was neither my labour nor desire to have this work put in my hand: nevertheless it grieved me that other nations should be more plenteously provided for with the Scriptures in their mother tongue, than we: therefore when I was instantly required, though I could not do so well as I would, I thought it my duty to do my best, and that with good will.</p></blockquote><p>This study of Coverdale's life and work gives a real insight into the power and providence of God, bringing about and sustaining the Reformation. It would complement the History GCSE topic on King Henry VIII perfectly, to help young people see the greater spiritual movement that took place alongside the political events of that period.</p><p><a href="https://christianbookshopossett.co.uk/biography/29041-forgotten-reformer-myles-coverdale.html" target="_blank">Forgotten Reformer: Myles Coverdale </a> by G F Main, privately published, 2021. £10.</p><p><br /></p>Christian Bookshop Ossetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905790434860177284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831571604914666231.post-31023336346601027212021-07-17T15:04:00.002+01:002021-07-17T15:06:07.830+01:00Particular Baptists and Abolition<p>For many the lock-downs that we have undergone over the past 18 months have provided an opportunity to do things that they may not otherwise have had time for. For one member of our household this meant a college research project extending far beyond its original remit and becoming a labour of love which has culminated in the publication of a book (perfect when you just happen to have a bookshop to sell it in 😉)...</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd2xUn0sZ3_GvwvOYd9IbnztXhW-QoNA_pXvyiOZAOAzLktGlnoAhAjxKF8G_zUP-yMs0u_KPShrqqfV-LjDZzWVCC30lmfUFquPtgC1MZ_wLRHCfL87CcHmi4xcUz4OI8TDyS-oQg1GM/s1024/Preaching+Deliverance+to+the+Captives+Roe.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="659" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd2xUn0sZ3_GvwvOYd9IbnztXhW-QoNA_pXvyiOZAOAzLktGlnoAhAjxKF8G_zUP-yMs0u_KPShrqqfV-LjDZzWVCC30lmfUFquPtgC1MZ_wLRHCfL87CcHmi4xcUz4OI8TDyS-oQg1GM/s320/Preaching+Deliverance+to+the+Captives+Roe.jpg" /></a>When we think of the campaign to abolish the slave trade, the tireless work of Wilberforce and his friends is uppermost in our minds. But Particular Baptists played an important role in the campaign, speaking out against the abhorrent trade in sermons, petitions and letters.</p><div>This book brings back into print some of these historic sermons, each with a biographical sketch of the preacher, and discusses the role of non-comformists in garnering the support of the wider religious public.</div><div><br /></div><div>"The slave trade and slavery may have been abolished centuries ago, yet modern slavery still exists along with many other forms of injustice. These sermons challenge us to continue in the Christian duty of benevolence and to affirm Christian attitudes to equality when faced with increasingly disturbing scenes of oppression across the world" (quoted from the preface).<br /><p><a href="https://christianbookshopossett.co.uk/biography/29122-preaching-deliverance-to-the-captives-particular-baptist-sermons-on-the-abolition-of-the-slave-trade.html" target="_blank">Preaching Deliverance to the Captives</a>: Particular Baptist Sermons on the Abolition of the Slave Trade, compiled and edited by Matthew Roe, £8.99</p><p><br /></p></div>Christian Bookshop Ossetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905790434860177284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831571604914666231.post-55856553255039690962021-07-03T11:06:00.000+01:002021-07-03T11:06:00.897+01:00Did you sponsor a 2021 AV Calendar?<p>Thank you to everyone who sponsored an AV block Calendar to be sent overseas this year. We were able to send over 50 calendars out to the Philippines and have received a lovely letter from Pastor Ballonado in Bocaue to say they have been safely received. May they richly bless all who receive them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjv4fOLW7oBzjW9b8WaoZN-rY-L9MaMrnVyqwcBPDUzoQ6CemWQRuR_hlAiX70bQcIVSctGAem9RKP3Hn4HjQgVoeYTJfObpK8cv-j-KkNnQPidOo-IgrDHQd9bPH4epXCDPENL11h38/s640/Philippines+Calendars.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjv4fOLW7oBzjW9b8WaoZN-rY-L9MaMrnVyqwcBPDUzoQ6CemWQRuR_hlAiX70bQcIVSctGAem9RKP3Hn4HjQgVoeYTJfObpK8cv-j-KkNnQPidOo-IgrDHQd9bPH4epXCDPENL11h38/s320/Philippines+Calendars.JPG" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Christian Bookshop Ossetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905790434860177284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831571604914666231.post-21326197186615185682021-06-07T15:46:00.000+01:002021-06-07T15:46:40.507+01:00It's that time of year again!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6ircUl2PQwnwQMS_2NZZh9SIbCGJCUAsdw4Oj2SyYdufHpGYvzjhzResFONRvfEX0mDsc-SKcrWSaytcN2xIp1kxAx1ITfrDg33OlZmkhd5e4zj46PyH-voiglbXAoj1uEqsW675j9k/s1080/04+SRC+Instagram1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6ircUl2PQwnwQMS_2NZZh9SIbCGJCUAsdw4Oj2SyYdufHpGYvzjhzResFONRvfEX0mDsc-SKcrWSaytcN2xIp1kxAx1ITfrDg33OlZmkhd5e4zj46PyH-voiglbXAoj1uEqsW675j9k/s320/04+SRC+Instagram1.png" /></a></div><br /><p>It's summer, and that can only mean the launch of our <a href="https://christianbookshopossett.co.uk/content/13-summer-reading-club" target="_blank">Summer Reading Club</a>! This year you get to choose your discount by becoming a Prime member or a PrimePLUS member (if you can't beat 'em, join 'em 😉).</p><p>So...</p><p>Spend just £15 with us between now and the end of August and you will have qualified for a Prime membership discount of 15% on all your summer book orders.</p><p>Or go big and spend £25 with us between now and the end of August and you will have qualified for a PrimePLUS membership discount of 25% on all your summer book orders.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsUXEspUji5fZdMIGm8mmZwdlplzhML3JjgBTBpmwzEETJVgvVdLY5EeYap2jDuPERJotXQYqJHHEZNVnTdkhtrjXUmixKw7J_PKUAHAgePYix3IVKzAVKO9iGOkzzVdJJ9mUQOsFpja4/s1080/04+SRC+Instagram2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsUXEspUji5fZdMIGm8mmZwdlplzhML3JjgBTBpmwzEETJVgvVdLY5EeYap2jDuPERJotXQYqJHHEZNVnTdkhtrjXUmixKw7J_PKUAHAgePYix3IVKzAVKO9iGOkzzVdJJ9mUQOsFpja4/s320/04+SRC+Instagram2.png" /></a></div><br /><p>All we ask is that you make sure you are on our emailing list. 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He spoke for three and a half hours! Today therefore seems a fitting day to post a review of the latest Trailblazer book about Thomas Clarkson the abolitionist who worked closely with Wilberforce.</i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_jxNBRvuVts5g_aL1lVsyJYbKST0a60Uy7rqFQqjHiH2jisqWhL5_-Juwi9cmaZGT65Y8JIuuDbPyZoCVo-qo4vewRT53WEsqXFYj0WdpH1DDVGFbb3pM-cTCYhdxeM0c0jfOb6GcXs/s640/Thomas+Clarkson+Maurits.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Latest Trailblazer on Thomas Clarkson" border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="399" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_jxNBRvuVts5g_aL1lVsyJYbKST0a60Uy7rqFQqjHiH2jisqWhL5_-Juwi9cmaZGT65Y8JIuuDbPyZoCVo-qo4vewRT53WEsqXFYj0WdpH1DDVGFbb3pM-cTCYhdxeM0c0jfOb6GcXs/w200-h320/Thomas+Clarkson+Maurits.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p><b>Thomas Clarkson: The Giant with One Idea </b></p><p>The campaign to abolish the slave trade was motivated by
Christian ideals, its arguments presented in Christian language, and, above
all, with committed Christians as its leaders. Of these, William Wilberforce,
the great abolitionist MP and the campaign’s leader in Parliament, is the most
well known. Yet just as important, though sadly overlooked (especially in
Christian writing on abolition), was Thomas Clarkson. As this book details for
a younger audience, he drove the campaign and turned it into a pioneering
popular movement, gathering evidence, witnesses, supporters and petitions. The
reader gains a vivid sense of the difficulties this involved, the many dangers
and disappointments along the way, Clarkson’s illness and partial retirement,
and the crowning triumph when abolition was finally achieved in 1807. His work
continued after this, pressuring the government to force other countries to
abolish their slave trades. Clarkson also took part in the campaign against
slavery itself, although less focus is afforded to it here, which was
successful in 1833. Despite this, what is presented is the picture of a
dedicated man, committed to helping the downtrodden and oppressed and motivated
in this by his Christian faith. It is written in a slightly fictionalised style
to engage children, but will be of benefit to parents and young ones alike for
discovering the life and oft forgotten efforts of Thomas Clarkson. It is only
to be lamented that there is no full length, modern biography of Clarkson for
adult readers.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
There are some, though no major, historical inaccuracies in this book, primary among them the attribution of the pamphlet encouraging the boycott of sugar mentioned on p. 97 to the Whig MP Charles James Fox (erroneously referred to as Lord Fox at points). This pamphlet, entitled <i>An Address to the people of Great Britain</i>, was in fact authored by William Fox, a printer who attended James Dore’s Particular Baptist chapel in Maze Pond, London (itself a hotbed of abolitionism, with Dore preaching against the trade in 1788). The date of abolition is also given as the 24th February 1807, the date of the second reading of the Bill in the House of Commons, rather than the 25th March, when the Bill was given Royal Assent. However, these minor errors should not detract from the enjoyment that will be found reading this book. The small section on modern slavery at the end reminds the reader of the continued existence of this most inhuman of institutions, and it is to be hoped that the life and efforts of this most important of figures will inspire us both to look back to the valuable lessons of the original anti-slavery campaign, and apply these to the similar issues faced today.<div><br /></div><div>Matthew Roe</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://christianbookshopossett.co.uk/children-s-books/28829-the-giant-with-one-idea-thomas-clarkson.html" target="_blank">Thomas Clarkson: The Giant with One Idea</a>, by Emily Maurits, published by Christian Focus Publications, £5.99</div>Christian Bookshop Ossetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905790434860177284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831571604914666231.post-82757373310662467632021-05-01T11:54:00.000+01:002021-05-01T11:55:22.820+01:00The great smell of books!<div class="separator"></div><div class="separator">We are pleased to report that the shop is open after recent restrictions on retail were lifted, and so our customers will once again be able to enjoy the smell and feel of fantastic books like this one!</div><div class="separator"><br /><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7acfIAK9z0rutLYrBFkzj_3KvbgTebHuUlaBk5dd5doP_PbKt5FDqocSo727oO3sejkm0f6Tefl9-_1RFEungngehhugUJAUCdyABUleRT5e2R97oumspUyqSVpM4dJhtDu8a8m3F1s/s320/03Secondhand+books+crop.JPG" /></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></div></div>Our secondhand book section has recently had a healthy influx, and some of these books are often sought after and difficult to find. These include full sets such as <a href="https://christianbookshopossett.co.uk/commentaries/28583-exposition-of-the-old-and-new-testaments-9-volumes.html">John Gill's commentary</a>, <a href="https://christianbookshopossett.co.uk/works/28632-select-works-6-volumes.html">William Huntington's works</a>, <a href="https://christianbookshopossett.co.uk/commentaries/28633-hebrews-7-volumes.html">John Owen's seven volumes on Hebrews</a> and many more. To check out our full secondhand listing,<a href="https://www.blogger.com/#"> click here</a>.<br /><br />Newly published books are also being added to our shelves regularly including some new titles in the <a href="https://christianbookshopossett.co.uk/12-catalogue?query=Puritan%20Paperbacks&what=SERIES">Puritan Paperback series</a>, a <a href="https://christianbookshopossett.co.uk/biography/28815-the-child-is-father-of-the-man.html">new biography of Charles Spurgeon</a> and a comprehensive look at <a href="https://christianbookshopossett.co.uk/church-history/28619-how-christianity-transformed-the-world.html">how Christianity transformed the world</a> from Sharon James. <a href="https://christianbookshopossett.co.uk/118-just-in" target="_blank">This link</a> will take you to all our latest books in stock.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnEgHl3_GOZR8lcNPU7Q9mdpq4ebyGgAY4mkVQuQ_fEe6WzkftDfRtsyklgGAY6cl-Jo-_RYCOU3y77C90VgSOmG_yfD1Mjeido-vGmPpIgR1SbMUWgImym0_iTLj7VSOJ2C5dt7roTKM/s600/03NewlyPublished.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="337" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnEgHl3_GOZR8lcNPU7Q9mdpq4ebyGgAY4mkVQuQ_fEe6WzkftDfRtsyklgGAY6cl-Jo-_RYCOU3y77C90VgSOmG_yfD1Mjeido-vGmPpIgR1SbMUWgImym0_iTLj7VSOJ2C5dt7roTKM/s320/03NewlyPublished.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Christian Bookshop Ossetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905790434860177284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831571604914666231.post-83096379831888144942021-03-31T21:40:00.002+01:002021-03-31T21:41:21.242+01:00Reading Together<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuugvAi7GauLL3mNeuhw7FDnWrrhQBuUYIa69wIMG8VaWvXQmmSwuWERI2IW_IxH1qNoDclZyyt1bgpW7PBY4S_pMm6m56y2ie0F8CZKPQn8Qoc5HicJxvIPAw8w-bwsMLbFu4x6QwFY4/s1080/Ladies+Reading+Club.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuugvAi7GauLL3mNeuhw7FDnWrrhQBuUYIa69wIMG8VaWvXQmmSwuWERI2IW_IxH1qNoDclZyyt1bgpW7PBY4S_pMm6m56y2ie0F8CZKPQn8Qoc5HicJxvIPAw8w-bwsMLbFu4x6QwFY4/s320/Ladies+Reading+Club.png" /></a></div>Reading Together, our ladies reading club has had an extended hiatus since we finished our last book back in July 2020. But with the arrival of Spring has come renewed enthusiasm for starting a new book! <p></p><p>The main idea behind the reading club is to encourage ladies of all ages to pick up a book they would not normally get through and enjoy some online encouragement and discussion as we slowly read through it together. It is run as an online blog that can only be viewed by members who have subscribed (which is free), and those who are members also get a bonus discount on the current book. If you like the look of the books you see in the image, (these are the ones we have read so far) then how about joining us for our next one? Just contact us to find out how.</p>Christian Bookshop Ossetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905790434860177284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831571604914666231.post-46544797184657968832021-03-13T15:39:00.005+00:002021-03-13T15:49:41.994+00:00Out of the Smoke<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJeEL3fy14o6RGcvGUpQjHHKXAzrXhVameGIYjE1ZvyuonaQmQQd5vf_4XK_9jXuyRO-SeP50SeBAzQXegu8FhKUgaviezgMQG9mCC7Nl67Q7HV3wmdN0jeYvvPBblCq0scqTQC2FMDo/s2048/Out+of+the+Shadows.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1346" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJeEL3fy14o6RGcvGUpQjHHKXAzrXhVameGIYjE1ZvyuonaQmQQd5vf_4XK_9jXuyRO-SeP50SeBAzQXegu8FhKUgaviezgMQG9mCC7Nl67Q7HV3wmdN0jeYvvPBblCq0scqTQC2FMDo/s320/Out+of+the+Shadows.jpg" /></a></div>This is an impressive debut novel! Matthew Wainwright has written a gripping and fast paced story of life on the streets of Victorian London. The streets were crime ridden, dangerous places and we follow the life of Billy, a child chimney sweep who gets caught up in a criminal underworld. Gang warfare is rife and moral degeneracy the norm. Billy develops the thick-skin and pride of a fully initiated gang member and refuses help on more than one occasion from the 'Poor Man's Earl', Lord Shaftesbury. His criminality reaches new depths as he is persuaded to use his chimney climbing abilities for more sinister purposes. It is only when he makes the usually fatal mistake of forgetting his way out of the labyrinth of chimneys, that he is forced to make a life changing choice. With a tantalisingly vague ending we are left to assume that he made the right one.<p></p><p>The book finishes with a helpful factual section giving further details on Victorian London, a brief biography of Lord Shaftesbury and also a timeline of notable historical events that relate to the story.</p><p>Aimed at 12yrs+ this is a riveting, well researched and brilliantly written novel based on the work of the Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury.</p><p><a href="https://christianbookshopossett.co.uk/yp-11-years/28594-out-of-the-smoke.html" target="_blank">Out of the Smoke by Matthew Wainwright</a>, published by Wakeman, £7.99</p><p>Check out the author on Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mattwauthor/" target="_blank">Matthew Wainwright</a>) - he publishes fun quizzes and other resources about his book on there.</p>Christian Bookshop Ossetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905790434860177284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831571604914666231.post-44722688726643939112021-02-27T13:11:00.005+00:002021-02-27T13:19:45.563+00:00Trusting through the Tears - A Repost<p><span style="color: #351c75;">It is almost exactly a year since we posted this review. What a year it has been! There may have been many tears, but has there been any 'Trusting through the Tears'? I hope many of us can testify that by God's grace there has. I am reposting this review to bring this helpful book to your attention again...</span></p><p><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #771100; font-size: 12.61px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC0Zy68KnUiqhSOdAGGTs4gV82scRbYTLEorzdFwce4gJAJuf74TeypWCvZC5ijUeRU6Lpb2R7avhKUbkN_KGPMzl8uM6P3CPFp6kRw2C5GDQgKF2LtbCn9GtFD0MLis2nsTbwdFMPH0c/s448/Trusting+Through+the+Tears+Keren+Baker.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="309" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC0Zy68KnUiqhSOdAGGTs4gV82scRbYTLEorzdFwce4gJAJuf74TeypWCvZC5ijUeRU6Lpb2R7avhKUbkN_KGPMzl8uM6P3CPFp6kRw2C5GDQgKF2LtbCn9GtFD0MLis2nsTbwdFMPH0c/s320/Trusting+Through+the+Tears+Keren+Baker.jpg" /></a></div><br />Keren Baker and her family have experienced many trials of different kinds: bereavement, chronic illness, mental health issues and financial difficulty, to mention a few. Trusting Through the Tears was written to show how God's grace has shone through the trials of their lives. This is not just their story though, and in fact it doesn't give much detail on their particular trials, but it does have much to say on the care and compassion of the Lord they trust. The practical elements of coping with the difficulties of day to day life is woven in amongst the spiritual necessities of handling trials. Indeed we are exhorted to focus on the spiritual when all around us is falling apart, but we are also given practical ways of doing this from Keren's own experiences.<br /><br />We read about the need to be honest in our weakness and how this weakness will show forth the glory of God better than any show of 'false' strength we have in ourselves. We also learn about how to combat loneliness, with very real examples of how loneliness can be a problem even in a crowd. The practicalities of prayer when struggling mentally or emotionally is not glossed over and we are shown the necessity of recognising the sovereignty of God and submission to the mystery that may surround our circumstances. Peace is considered: what this really means and feels like in a seemingly chaotic situation. The definitions of comfort and true joy in all these things is another topic, plus a recognition that a sense of brokenness can actually in truth, mean a fuller wholeness.<br />The chapter that really resonated with me highlighted the beauty of spiritual depths found in those who have suffered and the spiritual fellowship that can be found there. It was a reminder to look for those depths in ourselves and others, and not to be satisfied with the shallowness of so much of our routine conversation. The ugliness of suffering causes the beauty of grace to shine ever brighter and will bring a richness to relationships that would not otherwise be there.<br />I hesitate to write this, but this is a very 'British' book (there is a subtle difference between British and American authors, which is not to say that one is better than the other 😉). In a practical and realistic way, it has a lot to teach us about trials and how we grow through them. I have found it helpfully thought-provoking and would recommend it to those who are suffering or those who are supporting the suffering (which should be all of us!).<br style="background-color: white; color: #771100; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 12.61px;" /><a href="https://christianbookshopossett.co.uk/christian-life/27095-trusting-through-the-tears-god-s-faithfulness-in-times-of-suffering.html" target="_blank">Trusting Through the Tears</a> by Keren Baker published by Evangelical Press.Christian Bookshop Ossetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905790434860177284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831571604914666231.post-77610024925624630622021-01-30T14:35:00.001+00:002021-01-30T14:39:18.263+00:00Faith and Hope in the Pandemic<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQgge02JM9gNA2rV_YwARKxdtegJROAdhz-S8UgfYVftkEhDdA-vxuxZTICwsN9zLFTTF7xpuNjPLO-Gt_ylC2J8lecxihLEZJN58xqRBW1_LoktuZpjd3kak7VIJw3crJFLOF1CwXHQ/s640/The+Only+Comfort+in+Life+and+Death.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="416" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQgge02JM9gNA2rV_YwARKxdtegJROAdhz-S8UgfYVftkEhDdA-vxuxZTICwsN9zLFTTF7xpuNjPLO-Gt_ylC2J8lecxihLEZJN58xqRBW1_LoktuZpjd3kak7VIJw3crJFLOF1CwXHQ/s320/The+Only+Comfort+in+Life+and+Death.jpg" /></a></div>This is a curiously styled but ultimately charming book, if that is the proper word in view of its subject. It almost seems out of date now, as it was published during the first Covid lockdown. But that is simply a reflection of how much water has gone under the bridge since. It was released back when the pandemic was raging at its height in northern Italy. Emotions of shock and fear were strong then, and are no less now, only they have now been joined by weariness and depression at the length and scale of the problems due to the virus. Three friends came together at that time to contribute short articles to a book on hope. Evangelical authors from the UK, Spain and Italy, they wanted to present a biblical response to the crisis. Pablo Martinez shows how to catch sight of hope in fearful times from Psalm 91. Jonathan Lamb explains what the past, present and future foundations of hope are from 1 Peter 1 - 'Christ the hope of glory'. Finally Giacomo Carlo Di Gaetano gives some insightful thoughts on how Christian hope can be protected against the insinuations that suffering and evil (in this case from the virus) prove that God is not good.<p></p><p>An epilogue includes the first question and answer from the Heidelberg Catechism in full, from which the book title is taken. It is a wonderful statement of what it means to be a Christian - 'rejoicing in hope' (Romans 12:12).</p><p><a href="https://christianbookshopossett.co.uk/christian-life/28095-the-only-comfort-in-life-and-death.html" target="_blank">The Only Comfort in Life and Death</a> published by Christian Focus Publications, 2020. £4.99. Much is packed into a slim book. Excellent value for money!</p>Christian Bookshop Ossetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905790434860177284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831571604914666231.post-65627620658282462732021-01-20T10:16:00.003+00:002021-01-20T10:17:00.972+00:00Big Bible Science<p>Huge apologies - our blogging really dropped off last year, so our New Year's resolution should definitely be to improve it! We are thankful that as a shop we were maintained throughout 2020 despite periods of closure during the lockdowns. 2021 has also had a busy start even though we are closed again and we are grateful for your continuing support. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguLQfPu647gTxUdTcVNf_hsf96sixQJM30uLC1HLeAjYPRh-5QiMhaxVKTEx-6gJG7vORce4UCw34W0uIGv8V1G27OYj0G9DhyT7Q-FDBRVdz6RcbOERqgpWuEQxwPTdCreBju5jhV4CE/s500/01+Big+Bible+Science+Insta+w2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguLQfPu647gTxUdTcVNf_hsf96sixQJM30uLC1HLeAjYPRh-5QiMhaxVKTEx-6gJG7vORce4UCw34W0uIGv8V1G27OYj0G9DhyT7Q-FDBRVdz6RcbOERqgpWuEQxwPTdCreBju5jhV4CE/s320/01+Big+Bible+Science+Insta+w2.png" /></a></div>We are kicking off the new year with a fantastic offer on some science books - whether you have homeschooled for years or are just temporarily engaged in it, these books will really capture the imagination and add a Biblical perspective to a huge range of scientific topics. From electricity to the digestive system, symbiosis to heat capacity, kinetic energy to animal classification, the books explain scientific concepts through simple experiments, activities and real-life applications.<p></p><p><a href="https://christianbookshopossett.co.uk/171-big-bible-science" target="_blank">Click here to check out all the details on our website...</a></p><p>2020 was a big reminder to us all that plans can be made but they will only come to pass 'if the Lord will'. We missed out on taking bookstalls around the country when we usually enjoy catching up with many of our customers in person. This new year we are cautiously and prayerfully hopeful that we can look forward to getting back out on the road and catching up with many of you before the end of the year. In the meantime, we will enjoy keeping in touch by phone or email, or via our social media channels; <a href="https://www.facebook.com/christianbookshopossett" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/christianbookshopossett/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/OssettBookshop" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. </p>Christian Bookshop Ossetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905790434860177284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831571604914666231.post-85248921381305087102020-10-17T16:55:00.006+01:002020-10-17T16:55:55.357+01:00'Tis the season...<p>The nights are drawing in and some people are beginning to think about Christmas! If you need Christmas cards, we have plenty in stock and are selling some in aid of <a href="https://www.savannaheducationtrust.org/" target="_blank">Savannah Education Trust</a> and <a href="https://www.oaktreehomestrust.org/" target="_blank">Oak Tree Homes Trust</a> this year. Take a look at the range by clicking on the picture below:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://christianbookshopossett.co.uk/25-seasonal-cards" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Click here for Christmas Cards" border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="596" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpdfNiZMAgUbdoW1Pu8N_QDAKBd_xpvn3L45BaHtLMYNUPZg5Kzfu7rY8JR5rc-Bkkn605MIWsg9-hur4Va7VKrbfFYsHS1VkenYs-FcBNAlTGF5pqNA4McdBPaUl5jLBV_JaebuXkgA/w320-h317/09XmasCards.jpg" title="Christmas Cards" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>We also have all our 2021 Calendars and Diaries in stock, have a look here...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://christianbookshopossett.co.uk/22-2021-calendars-diaries" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Click here for Calendars and Diaries" border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="596" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3EW1rzqM7k2tzdoq-dT0jfXTi92F0pzk0VGDgLCKTQdcZ_uOwyOGG4bLcct8xPetkKyS_uOyB45wAiO8AKejTi2GGPkuef2hId0uBblT0w2gIcsjpFEMNGRM_hZDdGQtAgX8MxutUbW0/w320-h319/09CalsDiaries.jpg" title="Calendars and Diaries" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>We are once again offering the opportunity to sponsor calendars for free distribution overseas. This year we are intending to send calendars to some reliable contacts in the Philippines. If you are interested in sponsoring a calendar, please click below...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://christianbookshopossett.co.uk/2021-calendars-diaries/22704-av-block-calendar-philippines.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="1051" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwWJgQvawWna5k4Hf7cV-HThim42WikrM6o4VSzecP1mCbtKQj7ZhgR3mddrVJamh53DANCzmVvesnez-qRCcjOp3h6sYOw8cRQaSw42brQ1-oLJu1G5pOHqypt-sthS3-_piIIeugWo/s320/Sponsored+Calendar+Image.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Usually at this time of the year we enjoy travelling around the country to supply bookstalls to conferences and charity events. It is always a great opportunity to catch up face to face with our mail-order customers. Sadly most events and conferences this year have been cancelled and we will miss seeing you all! Please keep in touch by subscribing to our regular email newsletter - see the sign up box on our homepage... <a href="https://christianbookshopossett.co.uk/">https://christianbookshopossett.co.uk/</a></p><p>You can also keep in touch on our social media channels:</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/christianbookshopossett/?hl=en" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/christianbookshopossett" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/OssettBookshop" target="_blank">Twitter</a></p>Christian Bookshop Ossetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905790434860177284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831571604914666231.post-33693108419426793732020-08-14T14:01:00.000+01:002020-08-14T14:01:50.601+01:00Human Rights and the Christian - A Review<div class="separator"><p style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFvpJuWBLTJlpgn_nLBu6TgDqLERKqfKkBomlfXLA5HGfLE7bv1n1dggRa1iG1WSyRqevNz04VCGsgaDrhaKdh6hCo5gzUk1BHHFW_U_4OtaryfyVCAXnXXI3N5ZOo8bv34wSoBIULXE/s385/human-rights-and-the-christian.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="250" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFvpJuWBLTJlpgn_nLBu6TgDqLERKqfKkBomlfXLA5HGfLE7bv1n1dggRa1iG1WSyRqevNz04VCGsgaDrhaKdh6hCo5gzUk1BHHFW_U_4OtaryfyVCAXnXXI3N5ZOo8bv34wSoBIULXE/w200-h308/human-rights-and-the-christian.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>The notion of human rights, that is rights which are owed to
people purely by virtue of their humanity, is one which has in the space of a few
decades grown from obscure legal jargon to become a common phrase in political
and moral debates. Dr. Charmley’s book usefully shows how these rights do not,
as many people claim, originate from enlightened secular values, but have their
foundations strongly in Christian doctrines. He details the emergence, growth
and effect of human rights by moving through history, with a particular focus
on the development of rights in the French Revolution, campaigns for civil and
religious liberties in Britain, and the American movement for civil rights,
though the Ancient world and the Reformation are by no means neglected. One possible
criticism is opened up by this tour through history – that there is a lack of
depth about specific events, and too much history is addressed in too little
space. Despite this, Dr. Charmley writes as an expert historian in analysing
history, while the intention of the book as a summary of the Christian approach
to human rights means that any further depth of description would dilute its
focus. <p></p><p style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">This brings up perhaps the most useful part of this book – as a
discussion of the attitude of the Christian to the concept and language of
human rights. Its abuses are also focused on, especially ‘rights inflation’,
the growth of victim culture, and when rights are used against Christians. As
he says, ‘the concept of human rights is a noble one, being based upon the idea
of equal respect for all human beings. It is, however, a concept that has
become corrupted, and may well become more corrupted still. This should be no
surprise to Christians, believing as we do in a fallen world’ (p. 263). Yet he
argues that the Christian should largely be supportive and encouraging of human
rights, though not to the excesses of the modern world, remembering they have
their foundations in Christian doctrines of benevolence and equality. He raises
the important point that human rights ultimately serve to protect the free
exercise of Christian worship, though that this liberty has only been possessed
for ‘little over a century’ (p. 265). </p><p style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Dr. Charmley also brings attention to
Particular Baptists in history, and their role in campaigns for religious
liberty and against poverty, evoking such figures as William Gadsby and John
Kershaw when arguing for the need for the Church to be ‘concerned with the
rights and duty of man insofar as this is necessary for her existence and
relative comfort, and the comfort of our fellow creatures, … but let us not
forget that the mission of the Church is to preach the gospel of God’s grace to
sinners’ (p. 267). This book is invaluable for all those questioning what the
approach of the Church and Christian should be to the idea of human rights, and
how they should be regarded when it so often seems that they are marshalled
against Christian beliefs.</p></div><p>Reviewed by Matthew Roe, August 2020</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <b><a href="https://christianbookshopossett.co.uk/christian-life/27584-human-rights-and-the-christian.html" target="_blank">G. Charmley, <i>Human Rights and the Christian</i></a> (Gospel Standard Trust Publications, 2020)</b></p>Christian Bookshop Ossetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905790434860177284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831571604914666231.post-39194847509663656632020-06-20T12:42:00.000+01:002020-06-20T12:43:51.802+01:00Summer Reading Club 2020<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBu8xDNp0QXJt9UKRccU90vEU35WpgIALEOu6c76qsE304EMS2HiGYUHKEzVxyiUMwMYYrfbg16yKtz7BJ8SQ-znMxtJCsXgVPx1PBMM99WYXfusf0RL0oZq9WTkha_kGmr8hWBx8A5eY/s725/07+SRC+Bookmark+web.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="272" data-original-width="725" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBu8xDNp0QXJt9UKRccU90vEU35WpgIALEOu6c76qsE304EMS2HiGYUHKEzVxyiUMwMYYrfbg16yKtz7BJ8SQ-znMxtJCsXgVPx1PBMM99WYXfusf0RL0oZq9WTkha_kGmr8hWBx8A5eY/s320/07+SRC+Bookmark+web.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our Summer Reading Club launched on June 1st and will run until the end of August. To join, all you need to do is...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. Spend over £5 on your first summer order</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. Make sure you are on our mailing list</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That's it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You will then be sent a voucher code that gives you a whopping <b>25% off new and secondhand books</b> for the rest of the summer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What's not to like!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Check out all the <a href="https://christianbookshopossett.co.uk/content/13-summer-reading-club" target="_blank">terms & conditions</a> on our website.</div>Christian Bookshop Ossetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905790434860177284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831571604914666231.post-23497311570001481652020-04-21T12:54:00.000+01:002020-04-21T12:57:18.885+01:00The Subversive Puritan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Perhaps this is not the most colourful re-telling of what must have been a very colourful life. But it is a thoughtful biography, in which Mostyn Roberts considers what Roger Williams' life and belief have to say to present day Christians. He had to find answers to important questions which divided opinions among godly people - and still do. Should the church aim to gain civil power? Does it seek freedom of conscience for itself alone among the different faiths making up society? Should it be expected that Christian observances and values are enforced by the powers that be? Williams wrestled with these issues both before and after embarking for New England, where Puritans had sought a new home and a fresh start free from interference in the mother country. He found that, sadly, the persecuted soon became the persecutors. Thus he was eventually banished from Massachusetts for his views on the separation of church and state, which entailed tremendous hardships for him and his family as it was winter at the time. But he was a true pioneer, first in going out to find a place to settle, and then in helping to establish a new colony, Rhode Island, and ensuring that its charter was the first in the world to protect full liberty of conscience - for all.<br />
Williams has been rewarded with a statue at the Reformation wall in Geneva, yet all too few know of him today. This book goes a long way to put that right, and throw light on a man of uncompromising integrity - yet so as to show him as Cromwell desired to have his own portrait painted - 'warts and all.'<br />
<a href="https://christianbookshopossett.co.uk/biography/27096-the-subversive-puritan-roger-williams-and-freedom-of-conscience.html" target="_blank">The Subversive Puritan. Roger Williams and Freedom of Conscience</a> by Mostyn Roberts, published by EP Books, £9.99.Christian Bookshop Ossetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905790434860177284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831571604914666231.post-83279940839841799962020-02-28T21:42:00.000+00:002020-02-29T10:50:12.259+00:00Trusting Through the Tears<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Keren Baker and her family have experienced many trials of different kinds: bereavement, chronic illness, mental health issues and financial difficulty, to mention a few. <i>Trusting Through the Tears</i> was written to show how God's grace has shone through the trials of their lives. This is not just their story though, and in fact it doesn't give much detail on their particular trials, but it does have much to say on the care and compassion of the Lord they trust. The practical elements of coping with the difficulties of day to day life is woven in amongst the spiritual necessities of handling trials. Indeed we are exhorted to focus on the spiritual when all around us is falling apart, but we are also given practical ways of doing this from Keren's own experiences.<br />
We read about the need to be honest in our weakness and how this weakness will show forth the glory of God better than any show of 'false' strength we have in ourselves. We also learn about how to combat loneliness, with very real examples of how loneliness can be a problem even in a crowd. The practicalities of prayer when struggling mentally or emotionally is not glossed over and we are shown the necessity of recognising the sovereignty of God and submission to the mystery that may surround our circumstances. Peace is considered: what this really means and feels like in a seemingly chaotic situation. The definitions of comfort and true joy in all these things is another topic, plus a recognition that a sense of brokenness can actually in truth, mean a fuller wholeness.<br />
The chapter that really resonated with me highlighted the beauty of spiritual depths found in those who have suffered and the spiritual fellowship that can be found there. It was a reminder to look for those depths in ourselves and others, and not to be satisfied with the shallowness of so much of our routine conversation. The ugliness of suffering causes the beauty of grace to shine ever brighter and will bring a richness to relationships that would not otherwise be there.<br />
I hesitate to write this, but this is a very 'British' book (there is a subtle difference between British and American authors, which is not to say that one is better than the other 😉). In a practical and realistic way, it has a lot to teach us about trials and how we grow through them. I have found it helpfully thought-provoking and would recommend it to those who are suffering or those who are supporting the suffering (which should be all of us!).<br />
<a href="https://christianbookshopossett.co.uk/christian-life/27095-trusting-through-the-tears-god-s-faithfulness-in-times-of-suffering.html" target="_blank">Trusting Through the Tears</a> by Keren Baker published by Evangelical Press.Christian Bookshop Ossetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905790434860177284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831571604914666231.post-32625168397403302452020-01-30T11:51:00.000+00:002020-01-30T11:51:38.158+00:00Reading Recommendations...Our latest eBulletin has been sent out with some new reading recommendations & offers...<br />
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In particular this book '<a href="https://christianbookshopossett.co.uk/biography/26060-counting-the-cost-kidnapped-in-the-niger-delta.html" target="_blank">Counting the Cost</a>' has been proving popular and is well reviewed. It<span style="text-align: justify;"> is a sober and inspiring testimony of
God's help and grace given while enduring the most terrifying ordeal. British
missionary doctors David and Shirley Donovan were taken hostage with two others
by a crazed gang in Nigeria and held to ransom. Their gripping story is
interwoven with their search for meaning in it, and what they came to learn of
the sovereignty, yet nearness, of God through it. It challenges the flabby
Christianity too often evident today, and is a humbling and searching book to
read, and to confidently recommend to others.</span></div>
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