When the French philosopher and scientist Blaise Pascal made his famous wager, it was widely deemed to be an unanswerable argument for Christianity. In the three centuries since, however, other arguments have been advanced that seem to nullify Pascal's Wager.But do they? Pascal's argument was a cynical approach to theology - and so long as you are a cynic, neither science nor the problem of evil nor the complications of miracles detract from the force of the wager.Pascal's ...

I am an experienced and popular preacher. I believe that anyone can preach provided God has called them to do so. Although God can speak through the most feeble of sermons, yet as good workmen we should do our best to make our messages interesting and acceptable to our hearers. In this book I share 40 years of preaching experience, recognising that what works for me may not work for you. My prayer is that at least some of the ideas in this book will help you become a more ...

Jonathon Appleton celebrates his retirement with a leisurely tour of America, which means he has the time, as well as the curiosity, to investigate the skinny girl with the crying baby. His attempt to help lands him with the girl and her baby and the three travel across America, getting to know the country and each other. The book's ending is hardly a surprise, though the twists and turns of fate along the way means that it is happier than any of them have any right to expect...

Despite its isolation, Capelburgh continues to be a refuge to a wide range of mediaeval folk - a former Templar Knight, a man who doesn't want a wife, a group of Scottish captives who want to go home rich, even a tentative atheist. This peaceful world is threatened when the Scots attack and capture Berwick-upon-Tweed and King Edward III orders massive retaliaion. George Crandall finds himself playing host to royalty and in return is knighted - and then expected to take part in what he know...

When the Black Death returns to England for the second time George Crandall is ready to stand another siege - but fate conspires that he ends up in Newcastle as the plague reaches that city. With mounting horror he sees the death toll rise and gladly takes to the sea to escape - only to discover that plague is a shipmate! Just when he thinks that things are finally settling down again, nature strikes a deadly blow at Capelburgh and George and his household are lucky to escape with their li...

Following the unexpected death of his friend and mentor, Dr Thoroughgood, George Crandall returns to the Twenty-second Century to visit him before he dies. Then Hilda and her children return to the Thirteenth Century for a visit and things get really complicated when, the day after they leave, Hilda's son George returns, eight years older, and determined to accompany George on the disastrous invasion of France in 1359. George records in stark detail the disintegration of King Edward's hope...

There may be official peace between Scotland and England, but lawlessness still reigns in the Debatable Lands along the border. As Lord of Capelburgh, George Crandall finds himself reluctantly drawn into executing judgement on robbers, fraudsters, and noble murderers. In the midst of it all he can't resist planting the idea for an epic poem in the mind of a talented author, the young Geoffrey Shoemaker. Alas, his successes bring him to the attention of authority and George and his son Ranu...

When circumstances make it necessary for George Crandall to retire from his position as Lord of Capelburgh in favour of Ranulf, his son, he has leisure to go on pilgrimage with his beloved wife, Margaret. First, though, the formalities of the succession must be arranged and for that a sixteen year old girl proves invaluable. Wandering around Mediaeval England is all very well in summer, but as winter draws on George finds his thoughts turning towards the comforts of Twenty-second Century h...

Just as Charles is thinking of running away and starting afresh, he gets the chance, with a beautiful young woman and her delightful daughter. The only problem is, can Charles keep up the impersonation with all the pressures he faces as child-minder and computer expert combined. The tale is, of course, purely imaginary and was written over many years as the next stage in the story formed itself in my mind. My wife objects that the characters in the story behave in ways that n...

Arxes, a young man of Corinth, is both delighted and dreadfully embarrassed: his father is about to buy him a slave girl of his very own! Love follows its usual rocky course until the girl hears an itinerant Jewish philosopher talking in her own language. The big question is, can Lucius, Arxes' Roman friend, get the girl he wants? The book has extensive footnotes which quote original sources to give a dramatic picture of life in ancient Greece.

When Publius hears that his childhood sweetheart is a widow, he heads straight out to Palestine to try and win her - but there's a problem. Secunda is gravely ill and none of the doctors can help her. Publius stays as long as he can, but after he leaves, Secunda hears of the one Man who can help her and when He does, she offers Him a statue for which I am still looking - I'm an archaeologist when I'm not writing books.

When Nick Hawthorne makes a killing on shares in Martian Zinc, he celebrates by buying Cherie Bonson, the famous pop star - or at least, the Robomate version, complete with "Genuine People Personality". And that is the start of his problems, because Cherie Bonson is vain, volataile and very far from being the girl of his dreams. It takes an ex-girlfriend and some very expensive computer chips to sort things out, but not in the way Nick had expected.