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This selection of the best of the material produced by the performance poet since the mid 1970s is designed to appeal to a broad range of readers of all ages. It contains a variety of fun and reflective verse on a wide range of subjects from love and death to daydreams.

Wendy offers studies of key women in the New Testament as a starting point for a series of reflections on women's roles in the church today. Some of these women were saints, full of good works; some were frankly poisonous and did considerable harm. From her long experience within Newfrontiers, Wendy offers a good deal of shrewd advice and writes candidly about her own struggles to fit into church structures. Women can be powerful in a church and can be influential in changing it from a sick community to a healthy one. They can be a tremendous asset or a huge liability. They can influence the whole ambience of a church... The pages of the New Testament contain a surprising number of references to women to whom we can relate as we seek to build good healthy churches in the twenty first century."e;"e;

How to raise kids with a healthy view of Christians, the church, themselves and God. It is every Christian parent's fear: what if my child falls away because of something I did, or said, or was? Rob Parsons is extremely reassuring. His pragmatic, candid approach provides both parenting advice and guidance for parents about their own spiritual development. Rob identifies five traits which can quench faith in your child: busyness, cynicism, hypocrisy, judgementalism and over-familiarity (your children never know when they should take off their shoes). He teaches that disappointment is an inevitable part of growing up. There will come a time when they are disappointed with Christians, the Church, themselves and even God. We should teach our children how to love God even when things fall apart. Do not hide your children from the world: instead, help them to discriminate. Above all, provide them with a vision or what they can be and can achieve. Peter became a fisher of men.

A practical guide for all those living, or preparing to live, in a step-family. Drawing on real-life examples, the authors - both step-parents themselves - help parents to explore key issues and to find the way forward that is best for them. Questions addressed include: - Will I make a good step-parent? - What if we disagree over parenting styles? - My past experiences of family life aren't good. Can I really make it work this time round? - What about money issues? And where are we going to live? - How will the other children feel if we have a new baby?

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The climactic novel in Stephen Lawhead's million-selling five-volume Arthurian epic: The Pendragon Cycle.

Extrovert characters, exuberant worship, large crowds and noisy fellowship seem central to charismatic churches ' but do we really need to shout before God will move in power? Introverts can find charismatic culture off-putting, even disagreeable, and yet love what God is doing. How can they engage in a healthy manner? Is introversion something to be overcome, grown out of, even healed? -It is none of those things,- emphasizes Mark Tanner. -Introversion is a creation gift. It is part of the image of God.- He explores the richness of worshipping God with the personality you have been given. The Church, the Kingdom, and the world need charismatic introverts and this book is a thoughtful and practical guide for introverts and extroverts alike.

A series of devotional commentaries, which allows people to get to grips with each book of the Bible one bite at a time. Phil Moore does not cover the whole of each book, but rather focuses on key sections which together form a useful introduction. There will be 25 volumes in all: each contains approximately 60 readings. Although the tone is light, the text is full of useful application and backed by substantial scholarship. Matthew - 978 1 85424 988 3 Acts - 978 1 85424 989 0 Revelation - 978-1-85424-990-6 Genesis - 978-0-85721-001-2 1 & 2 Corinthians - 978-0-85721-002-9

A treasury of seasonal wit and wonder

Following in the great tradition of The Tale of Peter Rabbit and The Wind in the Willows, Terry Waite's Tales of Tommy Twitchnose introduces a new children's character that both children and adults will treasure for years to come.

In a time of uncertainly and upheaval, Graham Usher urges us to walk ourselves back into life.

The story of how Sean Stillman, a shy preacher's son from Reading, started and led a long-term outreach to the motorcycle clubs and street people of Swansea.

A collection of wise words to comfort and inspire

The Way of the Franciscans is a Lent devotional for 2022 that offers an introduction to the rich, diverse, and inspiring Franciscan spirituality.

William Buckland, Victorian fossil-hunter extaordinaire, is widely regarded as the founder of the science of geology. This and his many other achievements are presented here in vivid and entertaining detail.

A team of leading public intellectuals addresses the questions of who Jesus was, how he changed the world, and what he stands for 20 centuries later.

We live in an increasingly fatherless society. Fatherless children are far more likely to be criminals or victims. In January 2009 Mark quit as the senior leader of a successful and progressive Anglican congregation, to found a ministry called The Father's House, dedicated to taking the Father's love to the fatherless. 'The task of the family of God is to take the Father's love to the fatherless. To do this, those who are already members of God's family need to have their father wounds healed. This book will help those with hearts broken by their earthly fathers to find in their Heavenly Father the love of all loves.' In Part 1, Mark describes the different ways in which fathers can hurt their children. In Part 2, he goes deeper, defining the wound as 'the orphan heart' and describing the main symptoms of this condition in peoples' lives. In Part 3, he shows how Christians can find true healing through experiencing the Spirit of adoption.

Workbook for ages 15-18, single

Having sold at least 350,000 in the Monarch edition alone, this book, printed in 3 locations worldwide, is available in about 30 languages. To reach a different audience, it commissioned a graphic version from the same studio as produced "The Lion Graphic Bible". The artwork is drawn and inked by Chinese illustrators to keep the idiom authentic.

Travel around the world and find out how God is changing lives everywhere through prayer.

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The Bible is full of words which don't really work hard enough. Nigel Bayley has provided outrageous but hilarious definitions, describing situations that were just waiting to be brought into the light. Such as, Junia (n.) The intelligent young volunteer who is inadvertently outwitting you and thereby gently ruining your poorly thought out children's talk. Hittite (n.) One towards whom your immediate and overwhelming pastoral instinct is to punch them really hard in the face. Shamsherai (n.) The vocal mayhem caused by songwriters who think it would be pleasing and authentic to have a line in Hebrew. The finest antidote to boring sermons and the best possible reading for the smallest room. This book will make a splendid gift for the less reverent members of the congregation.

A heartwarming collection of prayers and blessings styled in pink to welcome a new baby.

'The archaeological footprint of the final days of Jesus' life, from his trial to his crucifixion.' The Bookseller

The essential letters of one of the 20th century's most influential religious figures

The top 20 favourite carols, as voted by viewers of Songs of Praise