Wisdom to Live By - Living Biblically in a Complex World

WISDOM TO LIVE BY:
Living Biblically in a Complex World
By Melvin Tinker
Christian Focus Publications. 192 pages.
ISBN 1 85792 502 5

What a joy to read a book so full of biblical wisdom! Melvin Tinker, a vicar from Hull, has done us a treat in expounding various Bible passages and applying them to contemporary issues such as abortion, euthanasia, education, self-worth, time, marriage and parenting.

The book demonstrates that to live according to God's pattern as laid down in Scripture is the very best and truest way to live. Each chapter is based on one or more biblical passages, beginning with an explanation that God must be at the centre of all of life.

The exposition from Psalm 139 on the sanctity of life and moral absolutes is really full of good insights, and the chapter dealing with our self-image and self-worth is first-class material. However, I did wonder why there was a chapter on spiritual warfare, and a extract from a previous book by the author.

But as a working pastor (!) I found some splendid quotes, lots of great exposition, and really helpful application. This is well worth a read and study for small group leaders, pastors and all thinking Christians.

John Ross,
Cranleigh

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Main Articles

• Women hold up half the sky
  On Sunday March 5 2000, Tearfund is inviting churches to help tackle the disproportionate burden of poverty borne by women throughout the world
• Healthy friendships
  The Bible's pattern and teachings on healthy friendship?
• Turning the tables on the multi-faith agenda
  A response to the move to treat all religions as essentially the same and all faiths as equally valid
• Michelangelo and the Reformation
  The links between the great artist and the Reformation
• Acting up
  An interview with performers Rob and Sandra Lacey
• Are Christians required to tithe?
  There is no simple Yes or No to this question (reprinted from Christianity Today)
• Tolkien - the movie
  A look at the forthcoming film of Lord of the Rings (reprinted from World Magazine)
• Monthly column on the arts: Gormenghast reaches TV
  Has the BBC triumphed or failed with Mervyn Peake's masterpiece?
• Monthly column for youth leaders: virtual reality youth leading
  An interactive guide to the perils and pains of youth work
• Monthly column on hymns and songs
  Advice on choosing your church's hymns
• Where is the ecumenical movement?
  An assessment of the Anglican / Roman Catholic discussion known as ARCIC

Other articles

• Hungry - CD review
• Wisdom to Live By - Living Biblically in a Complex World
• Objections Sustained - Subversive Essays on Evolution, Law and Culture
• Three Huguenot Pastors
• It's OK (CD)
• New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis (NIDOTTE)
• Discovering Christ in Ruth
• Out of the Saltshaker and Into the World
• The Visitor
• Travelling Homeward - Exodus Simply Explained
• Spiritual Mentoring - A Guide for Seeking and Giving Direction
• Time Well Spent - A Practical Guide to Daily Devotions
• Mad for Jesus - The Vision of the World Wide Message Tribe
• Children at Risk