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  • Celtish 32

    Celtish Home

    2021-03-25T12:51:00+00:00By

    Back in the noughties, West Sussex based singer and fiddle player Julie Hall was making folk-styled music and recording critically acclaimed albums. Meanwhile a Belfast singer, flute and whistle player, Nigel Cameron, was finding his musical niche – recording everything from Celtic-styled rock to children’s music. After the death of ...

  • Departures 32

    Departures

    2021-03-25T12:49:00+00:00By

    There aren’t many Christian bands who have enjoyed a successful career outside of Church circles. And for those who do ‘make it’ in the mainstream, it’s a hard line to walk. Talk about your faith, but don’t be preachy. Be in the world, but not of it. Reach people, but ...

  • What good is God 32

    What Good is God?

    2021-03-25T12:47:00+00:00By Alan Palmer

    This fascinating and challenging book on global sustainability contains a series of contributions made by Christians who are experts in their fields. Chapters include: ‘Disasters: Natural or Unnatural?’, ‘Disasters, Injustice, and the Goodness of Creation’, ‘What Good is God?’. The penultimate chapter deals with the global and environmental issues related ...

  • Closer 32

    Closer

    2021-03-25T12:46:00+00:00By

    There aren’t many Christian books that focus just on sex. Adrian and Celia Reynolds, who believe couples should view sex as a “holy discipline”, begin by looking at sexual union in the sweep of scripture. Then the book gets practical, quickly moving on to identify five key biblical principles: let’s ...

  • The Unveiling 32

    The Unveiling

    2021-03-25T12:44:00+00:00By Richard James Butt

    The Unveiling by worship songwriter David Fellingham is a short but sweet look at the book of Revelation. At 165 pages, it’s an accessible dive into this notoriously challenging book of the Bible.

  • Journey to Freedom 32

    Journey to Freedom

    2021-03-25T12:43:00+00:00By Caroline Newbold

    Sergei Ovsiannikov was imprisoned in Soviet Russia as young soldier and, alone in a cell, had to face fear head-on. When all other supports were stripped away, he had an encounter with a God he knew nothing of. Inspired by his experience, this book contains a series of reflections on ...

  • Sins of Fathers 32

    Sins of Fathers

    2021-03-25T12:39:00+00:00By Jon Kuhrt

    Growing up, Michael Emmett suffered from the impact of both sexual abuse and having a father who was a career criminal. He was drawn into a chaotic life of crime, violence and drug use. Arrested and sentenced for twelve years for drug smuggling, Emmett began a journey to Christian faith ...

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    John Van Sloten

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    Ian Johnson

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    Reviews: The Shack

    2017-04-21T00:00:00+01:00

    Ten years ago a novel divided the evangelical Church. William Paul Young’s The Shack sold in its millions, with many saying the book helped them understand the Trinity and provided answers to the question, “How can a good God allow suffering?”

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    RT Kendall

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    Richard Rohr

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    Andrew Brown and Linda Woodhead

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    2016-10-24T00:00:00+01:00

    FORSAKEN

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    Richard Rohr SPCK

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    Ruth Valerio

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