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Back to the present: Reflections from ‘Faithfully Present’ and ‘Dream Small’
Two recently finished books both challenged and comforted in equal measure. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.’ J.R.R. Tolkien Published by the Good Book Company, which creates ‘biblical, relevant, and… Continue reading
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Likeable – How I broke free from the need to please – Ferne Cotton
This is one of those books that I read at speed, gobbling greedily, feasting on the discovery that someone else has felt the way I do. The danger now is that the book goes straight back on the shelf and… Continue reading
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Mr Palomar – ‘Incorporeal dot’ or ‘fearfully and wonderfully made’?
A colleague lent me this book. I don’t remember asking for it but this person is a clever musician-colleague in the music department where I work as an administrator and knowing him to be not only well read but also… Continue reading
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The Lord of Psalm 23 – David Gibson
It has been a difficult and tumultuous Christmas marred by illness across the immediate and wider family. Some conditions have been newly diagnosed, others are ongoing, debilitating, worsening. Yet others – more mundane but nevertheless concerning – were short lived,… Continue reading
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Look Listen Live
Cultivating Attention in a Distracted Culture by Aimee Joseph No one wants to be ignored. It is an upsetting experience. Its effects can linger for a day, a month, possibly years. Confusing and perplexing, being disregarded hurts. Some brush the… Continue reading
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Intimacy – Deficit or Crisis?
The following is not a formal review but rather thoughts arising from a reading of Ed Shaw’s recent book. The Intimacy Deficit – Fully Enjoying God, Yourself, Others and Creationby Ed Shaw My 94 year old father now lives in… Continue reading
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David Nicholls’ You Are Here: A Refreshing Literary Escape
Three days trudging with strangers was just what she needed, it turns out! After forgetting what real laughter felt like, a grocery-store novel by David Nicholls had her chuckling uncontrollably. From Bridget Jones’ Diary to this charming read, laughter is… Continue reading
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Fresh Pathways in Prayer
A review of Julian Hardyman’s Fresh Pathways in Prayer Continue reading
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Battlefield of the Mind for Kids
Battlefield of the Mind for Kids: A Kids’ Guide to Battling Fear, Doubt and WorryJoyce Meyer with Tama FortnerHodder & Stoughton, 2025, (ISBN: 9781399824743 pb, 213pp) Joyce Meyer’s Battlefield of the Mind for Kids aims to equip children with tools to confront negative thought patterns, offering… Continue reading
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Absolutely & Forever
Thoughts on Rose Tremain’s Absolutely & Forever “When I was fifteen, I told my mother that I was in love with a boy called Simon Hurst and she said to me, ‘Nobody falls in love at your age, Marianne. What… Continue reading
About
Very much in its embryo stages, this blog, shared with small number of patient and encouraging friends, is currently a home for a few book reviews written for two church publications: Evangelicals Now and The Global Anglican (the quarterly journal for Church Society). In time, I hope to share additional reviews and other thoughts springing from the reading I’ve done over the years, how it has shaped my thinking and my faith. I hope that what you find here might be helpful to you and that, as you read, you’ll know that you are not alone.
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