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- – The forgotten story of the ‘Christian Vikings’ By Martyn Whittock and Hannah Whittock, LionHudson, £9.99 We are all familiar with the fierce pagan warriors that burst out of Scandinavia during the eighth century, plundering, ravaging and shedding blood wherever they went. A lesser-known fact about these infamous pillagers is that the majority converted to...The Vikings – From Odin to Christ
- The Lion’s Den A Sunday school teacher was telling the story of Daniel in the Lion’s Den. She described the hunger and ferocity of the lions, and then showed her class a picture of Daniel standing brave and confident right in the middle of them all. Suddenly one little girl began to cry. The teacher...Smile Lines (all)
- By Julia Golding, Andrew Briggs, Roger Wagner and Brett Hudson, LionChildren, £5.99 A good book for children this summer. Meet Harriet, Darwin’s pet tortoise, and Milton, Schrodinger’s indecisive cat, on a time-travelling quest of discovery. First stop, the cave paintings drawn by our human ancestors. Did these pictures mean anything and what can they tell...Caves Discovery – when did we start asking questions?
- By Jessie Faerber, SPCK, £6.39 Prettier. Smarter. Funnier. Thinner. Those are the other girls, not us. We girls know what it’s like to feel inadequate. Despite our best efforts, we constantly compare ourselves to the models in magazines, the selfies we see on Instagram, and even our closest friends. But we’re worth so much more...More Than Just Pretty – discover your true value, beauty and purpose
- By Helen Thorne, IVP, £7.99 If only this book weren’t needed. If only men and women didn’t beat their partners. If only spouses didn’t cruelly manipulate and control. If only people didn’t bully elderly relatives . . . Most incidents go under the radar, and it is estimated that only around a third come to...Walking with Domestic Abuse Sufferers
- By Alan Everett, Canterbury Press, £12.99 In the immediate aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire, the local parish church became a focal point of the relief effort, and a gathering place for a traumatised community. In the months that followed, it worked closely with other community and faith groups to provide a compassionate network of...After the Fire – finding words for Grenfell
- By Renita Boyle, BRF, £8.99 Storytelling is a vital skill for everyone in ministry of any kind. Everything we are and everything we do revolves around the big story of God’s love for us and how we respond to it. Tell It Together combines stories that have been written to read well aloud with tools...Tell It Together – 50 tell-together Bible stories to share
- By John Wyatt, IVP, £9.99 We cannot choreograph our own death, but we can die well. This is a book for those who are facing death. It is also for their relatives, friends and carers. John Wyatt looks at recent trends in dying. He examines the ‘art of dying’, a Christian tradition from the past....Dying Well, Dying Faithfully
- Church News Service for July 2018
- Reviews On My Knees – rebuilding our confidence in prayer China’s Oasis – Love, hope, and opportunity for the hidden children of China The Character of Virtue – letters to a Godchild Earthed in God – four movements of spiritual growth When Darkness Seems My Closest Friend Journey: The Way of the Disciple Follow Me! ...Reviews (all) July 2018
- Prayers & Poems Mary of Magdala Prayer to our unchanging Father God Working together for good Mary Magdalene The Church Florists ** Mary of Magdala (Lk 23:49, Jn 20:1-18) She watched, she followed, she wept, she loved. She looked into darkness, she turned to the light. She didn’t know Him, then she did – in...Prayers & Poems – July18 (all prayers & poems)
- Looking at Your Community – July 2018 (all articles) All in the month of JULY 50 years on from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 70 years of the National Health Service In praise of Emily Bronte Waterloo! What’s in a Name? Diary of a Momentous Year: July 1918 – WHEN FRIENDS COME TO HELP Poverty in...Looking at your Community – July 2018 (all articles)