As Russia goes to war against Japan, Tolstoy urges those at all levels of society, from the Tsar down to the common soldier, to consider their actions in the light of Christ's teaching, “that every man bethink himself, and ask himself, who is he, why he lives, and what he should and should not do."

Bethink Yourselves!

S D Gordon covers some challenging ground concerning prayer, in an accessible way. It’s very much in line with the teaching about prayer that I’m used to, so it was not only a pleasure to record, but pressed home some important points.

Quiet Talks on Prayer

Tolstoy expounds on the doctrine of Christ, and how the teaching of the church has annulled Christ’s commandments and replaced them with dogma. A meaty and powerful work, which would be followed by ‘The Kingdom of God is Within You’.

The recording took me two-and-a-half years from start to finish, but I was determined to complete it.

What I Believe

These extracts from George Müller’s autobiographies detail his reliance on the Lord to guide and provide for his mission to orphans in Bristol. “I judged myself bound to be the servant of the Church of God, in the particular point on which I had obtained mercy: namely, in being able to take God by His word and to rely upon it.”

Coincidentally, there’s reference to the China Inland Mission and a quote from J Hudson Taylor’s account of the work there.

Clearly there’s a theme developing...

Answers to Prayer, from George Müller’s Narratives

Written by J Hudson Taylor (1832-1905), founder of the China Inland Mission, this is a beautiful interpretation of the Song of Solomon.

Union and Communion, or Thoughts on the Song of Solomon

My first solo audiobook in over 2 years, this was suggested by a listener as a companion volume to the Imitation of Christ.

On Union with God, by Blessed Albert the Great

At the age of thirty, suffering from a severe illness and believing she was on her deathbed, Julian had a series of intense visions...

Revelations of Divine Love

It was good to catalogue Kafka's 'The Metamorphosis', a recording I was really pretty pleased with. Three fairly long recording sessions, and an overdue re-acquaintance with the work. The translation is by Ian Johnstone, available at www.kafka.org

It's been several months in the making, but I've at last completed the solo recording of Thomas a Kempis's The Imitation of Christ