Category: Books and stories
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Slow Surrender
My friend Lindsay Reid is a talented poet and I’ve just enjoyed her new collection, ‘Slow Surrender’. These heartfelt poems take the reader on a profound journey through faith, despair, suffering and ultimate hope, borne out of Lindsay’s battle with chronic illness. There are no trite answers or platitudes, just a courageous trust in the…
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Free classic Christian books
Even though I own loads of actual, physical books, I’ve rediscovered my Kindle recently and am enjoying the fact that you can get lots of quality books for free. The best way to find Christian classics is to do a search of Kindle books in the Christian category that are rated 4 stars or higher…
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Favourite reads of 2022
This has been a great year of reading for me. I was pleased that I read the whole Bible again using the Five Day Bible Reading plan. I managed 93 other books and some of them were absolute gold. So here’s my round-up of the best. Top Christian Honourable mentions (these are all brilliant): Top…
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Book Recommendations 2020
I have managed 114 books this year – not including part books and academic papers that I’ve read for my MA – which I’m pretty happy with. I think the COVID-19 situation has given me more time to read which is one good thing to come out of it. As usual, I’m doing a round…
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Sites for Christian book lovers
I love books and I’m a Christian, so I do enjoy Christian books (as anyone who knows me or has been to my house will attest!). I’ve collected a number of useful links to sites where you can buy books, read reviews and support Christian literature charities. Enjoy! Sites for Christian book-lovers Shops Second hand
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Book Recommendations 2019
It’s become traditional that I round off the year with a survey of my reading and a few recommendations of books that I think are interesting, challenging, moving, informative or just fun. Here are the numbers of books I read for the last four years: 2016 – 402017 – 1342018 – 542019 – 80 As…
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3 of my favourite reads this year
For those who do still like to get their information from books, here are my favourite three Christian reads so far this year:
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9 recommended books for sceptics and those investigating Christianity
Maybe you’re already a Christian and would like some good books to give to friends who are interested in your faith, or would like to make sure that you have rigorously thought through what you believe. Or maybe you have doubts about Christianity and objections to the claims Christians make. Wherever you are on your…
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Book recommendations 2018
This year I have read significantly fewer books than last year’s 134 but I still managed 54 books on top of all the articles, papers and chapters that I’ve read for my MA. I’ve again covered a wide range of subjects from typography to generosity and here are some of my favourites: Top Christian Top…
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Gunning for God book recommendation
I’m a big fan of John Lennox and really enjoyed Gunning for God: Why the New Atheists are Missing the Target: A Critique of the New Atheism. Lennox is learned, intelligent, rigorous and writes with clarity and wit. Here he tackles the seductive arguments of the likes of Dawkins, Hitchins, Dennett and Hawking and argues robustly…
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