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The Hidden Life
“Her finely-touched spirit had still its fine issues, though they were not widely visible. Her full nature, like that river of which Cyrus broke the strength, spent itself in channels which had no great name on the earth. But the… Continue reading
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Why We Believe
Why We Believe: Finding Meaning in Uncertain TimesAlister McGrathOneWorld Publications, 2025 (ISBN: 9780861549214 hb, 230pp) To presume to review anything written by Alister McGrath, author of over 50 books, acclaimed public intellectual, historian, scientist and holder of three Oxford doctorates… Continue reading
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Exploring the Bible: Philippians
Exploring the Bible – PhilippiansGeoff Treasure Day One Publications, 2025 (ISBN: 9781846257995 pb, 299pp) Geoff Treasure, ex-headmaster turned minister, acknowledges in Chapter 1 of this study of Philippians that it has a “different emphasis” from many other studies that may… Continue reading
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Gathering our Prayers Together
Reflections from Church Society Gathering our Prayers Together: 60 Reflections on the Anglican CollectsEdited by Lee Gatiss251 pagesISBN 978-1-7395160-0-0£14.99 Hardback £9.99 Digital Whilst enjoying Lee Gatiss’ informative, self-effacing, historically informed and accessible introduction, I was surprised to read that ‘some… Continue reading
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Practising Prayer
Practising Prayer with Lancelot Andrewes: A Seven-Day DevotionalNicola Eggertsen Biblical Counselling UK, 2024, bcuk.org pdf digital download, 27pp) The eagle-eyed will not fail to notice the quotation circumventing the title of this small pamphlet. A bible verse? No. A quotation… Continue reading
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Intentional Interruptions
Intentional Interruptions: Learning To Be Interrupted The Way God IntendedJonathan ThomasChristian Focus Publications, 2023 (ISBN:9781527110205 pb, 167pp) The description of a mountain hike and “a serenity many of us [hadn’t] known for years” (9)drew me in at the start of… Continue reading
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Living in a Multiverse
Living in a Multiverse: A Guide for ChristiansMartin DavieThe Latimer Trust, 2024 (ISBN: 9781916834057 pb, 142pp) Presupposing an acquaintance with C.S. Lewis’ Narnia series, Davie artfully begins this short book by introducing the idea that living amongst multiple worldviews is… Continue reading
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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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