Great Quotations of the 20th Century

GREAT QUOTATIONS OF THE 20TH CENTURY
By Richard Bewes
Christian Focus. 187 pages. £6.99
ISBN 1 85792536 X

Don't judge a book by its title! This is not a compilation of 'bon mots' from the wise and infamous of the last century.

It is, in fact, a collection of eight rather good sermons, each of which take a memorable saying from a celebrity figure or occasion as their starting point. They range from such sayings as Martin Luther King's: 'I have a dream', to President Clinton's: 'I did not have sex with that woman.' The messages are biblical, making wise and rich contrast with the contemporary world, and driving home the good news of Christ and the challenge of Christian living.

JEB

Dr John Benton

© Evangelicals Now - January 2000
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Main Articles

• Here's hoping!
  The future for Northern Ireland
• The harvest of abortion
  A report on the shocking US trade in the body parts of aborted foetuses (reprinted from World Magazine)
• God's doorman
  The testimony of a bouncer in a London nightclub
• The Crowded House
  Steve Timmis discusses an initiative to plant a network of household churches in Sheffield (part 1 of series)
• Old church - new church
  Comparisons for 'old churches' and 'new churches' to challenge and stimulate thinking
• At work together
  A report from the Spring Harvest conference on the world of work
• Watch and warn
  Three trends that threaten the health of Christ's church - entertainment, psychology and how we treat Sunday (reprinted from World Magazine)
• Where it's @
  The increasing effect of the Internet and computers on our lives - is it as significant as the invention of the printing press?
• Monthly column on hymns and songs: choose your three
  A look at which songs can be called Real Hymns
• Monthly column on the arts: setting a course
  Looking back on evangelical involvement in the arts over the last millennium and into the next
• Monthly column for youth leaders: a millennium meditation
  A guided tour of history for youth groups - even if they (and you) are tired of the millennium hype
• Anniversaries 2000
  A trip into the past - a reminder of millennium anniversaries

Other articles

• The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - Review of the Royal Shakespeare Company's theatrical production
• The Sixth Sense
• China's Christian Millions - The story of the 1982 revival showing the work of God among the house churches - an extract from the book China's Christian Millions
• A Housewife's Adventure with God - the Story of Jessie McFarlane and Prayer Chain Ministries
• Our National Life - A Christian Perspective on the State of the Nation
• No Turning Back - CD and tape review
• The Inquisition
• The Psalms - An Artist's Impression
• Free to Love - Sexuality and Pastoral Care
• Holding Up A Mirror - How Civilisations Decline
• Great Quotations of the 20th Century
• A Walk Through the Bible
• Evangelical Eloquence