We make 200-250 new articles available every year. These articles normally remain permanently available to the public, unless temporarily withdrawn for updating.
We have no idea how many people print these articles for their reference.
There is no charge for accessing our websites.
There is no charge to print any article which is on our websites.
We never request donations.
Editor Mr Robin Brace BD answers something like 120-160 private e mail biblical/theological questions per year.
We have 100,000 plus 'hits' per year.
We have an average of around 4,000 unique site visitors every single month - these people are new visitors and many of these new people thereafter become 'regulars.'
Since 2003 our visitor figues have doubled every year!
Some of these people e mail us and we are continually surprised how many of these people tell us that they are not churchgoers and have had no previous contact with the Gospel. This shows that it really is true that the internet could be the final frontier in disseminating the Christian Gospel.
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© 2004/5/6 Stuart Nicholls
The monthly magazines make around the same number of articles available over a year, or rather more. Bi-annuals or seasonal magazines usually make fewer available, but...
You have to pay for them, either monthly or by annual subscription.
Even most Christian magazines waste space with advertisements which do not interest you.
Magazines wear out and are usually finally thrown out when they become very grubby. In comparison, articles which are made electronically available via the 'net' never wear out or gather dust and grime. They are permanent.
Most magazine writers are difficult, if not impossible to contact. We, on the other hand, answer all e mails which contain biblical/theological questions, usually within a day.
© 2004/5/6 Stuart Nicholls
Lamentably, both these mediums are now a very risky way of receiving Christian knowledge because of the huge prevalence of false and money-motivated preachers.
A 'glitzy' and populist approach to help make programs very 'viewable' or 'listenable' is usually adopted. Most TV bosses who give the preacher/ministry air space only want to increase their ratings - likewise, most ministries want to increase financial offerings, this legislates against the more in-depth information which is freely available on our websites. Sensationalist and often superficial statements (whether or not these statements can be backed up with hard evidence), are preferred to help increase 'ratings.'
Radio and TV ministers will bombard you with offers of books and magazines whether or not you need them. 'Donations' to the particular ministry may well be mentioned quite often.
The content of any program will be decided by program controllers, whereas, with our websites you only read about what interests you. Using the 'search' facility on our homepage will find you anything of interest.
© 2004/5/6 Stuart Nicholls
We do not deny that there is great value in Christian books, but books are subject-specific and often expensive.
There are several hundred articles on our websites covering almost every conceivable Christian/theological area. These areas can be accessed rapidly, literally, with just a click. No group of books can offer such versatility of access!
New books may get very high sales when they are new, but within a year or two of publication far fewer people are buying them. In complete contrast, more and more people are accessing our websites every single year and, since 2003, our visitor figues have doubled every single year!
As with magazines, books finally get grubby and start losing pages. No such problems with electronic access!
Our websites have been called a veritable theology degree such is the concentration and diversity of information.
© 2004/5/6 Stuart Nicholls