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A selection of book reviews each month.
- – encouragements for living, working and being By Samuel Wells, Canterbury Press, £12.99 In the spirit of the popular poem ‘Desiderata’, world-renowned ethicist, theologian and preacher Samuel Wells offers eight exhortations in this extended meditation on being alive in the world and making our way through life. Each exhortation is simple and direct – be...Walk Humbly
- My Baptism Memory Book Surviving and Thriving on the Single-Parent Journey Wholeness – changing how we think about healing The Minimalist Home – guide to a decluttered, refocused life Resilience in Life and Faith – finding your strength in God The Word’s Out – principles and strategies for effective evangelism today Learning to Breathe –...Reviews (all) for May 2019
- By Dubravka Kolanovic, Lion Children’s, £9.99 This beautiful album from an award-winning artist will provide you with a good place to record precious memories from your child’s special day. It includes Bible verses, some delightful illustrations, and suggested aspects you can record, from photographs and various details of the event, to messages from family, godparents...My Baptism Memory Book
- By Kathlene Seney-Williams, Lion, £9.99 Here is a book to help you make some self-discoveries as you come to terms with the pain and effects of the past. The book discusses the everyday struggles and issues that single parents face. It offers advice and tips on managing and dealing with them successfully. The author draws...Surviving and Thriving on the Single-Parent Journey
- By Christy Wimber and Katherine Welby-Roberts, Monarch £9.99 The world is changing; culture is shifting. Never has safety and security been more desired. People are longing for safe spaces where they can find real love and acceptance. And with the world changing, so are people’s struggles. But is the current ministry of our church meeting...Wholeness – changing how we think about healing
- – a room-by-room guide to a decluttered, refocused life By Joshua Becker, Waterbrook Press, £16.99 A popular minimalist blogger and author of ‘The More of Less’ shows you how to methodically turn your home into a place of peace, contentment, and purposeful living. One of today’s most influential minimalist advocates takes us on a decluttering...The Minimalist Home
- By Tony Horsfall and Debbie Hawker, BRF,£9.99 In ‘Resilience in life and faith’ Tony Horsfall and Debbie Hawker encourage us to find our strength in God and to prepare ourselves for the challenges that life throws at us in an increasingly difficult world. Through biblical wisdom and psychological insight, they introduce us to the five...Resilience in Life and Faith – finding your strength in God
- By David Male and Paul Weston, BRF, £9.99 If you have a heart for mission, read this book. It is by two of the country’s leading evangelists, who redefine a genuine biblical evangelism for today. They offer principles and strategies that are theologically rooted, practical and relevant to the 21st century, and will appeal to...The Word’s Out – principles and strategies for effective evangelism today
- By Rachael Newham ‘It begins slowly, so slowly that I hardly notice at first. My chest tightens and my heart begins to beat a fraction faster. I try to draw breath, but instead I choke on oxygen I can’t inhale. As I realise that I can’t breathe, the panic wraps itself around me… I can’t...Learning to Breathe – my journey with mental illness
- By Michael Cassidy, SPCK, £16.99 Michael Cassidy has been called ‘one of Africa’s foremost evangelists and prophets.’ His story deserves a wide readership by anyone with a heart for modern Africa. As Africa shook off colonialism in the 1960s, a young man was gripped by a singular purpose: to play his part in God’s plans...Footprints in the African Sand – My Life and Times
- The Contemplative Response Faithful Grandparents The Sacred Art of Joking Recovering from Depression Locked in Chase The Lion The Identification Principle ** The Contemplative Response – leadership and ministry in a distracted culture By Ian Cowley, BRF, £8.99 Here is wisdom and sustenance for all Christians who struggle to maintain a still, quiet centre in...Book Reviews (all) for April 2019
- By Ian Cowley, BRF, £8.99 Here is wisdom and sustenance for all Christians who struggle to maintain a still, quiet centre in the midst of a 24/7 contemporary culture shaped by worldly ambition, consumerism and information overload. Cowley explains: “I find that three particular words – achieve, acquire, indulge – seem to point to the...The Contemplative Response – leadership and ministry in a distracted culture