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What I really liked about this book is that it unashamedly connects our relationship with God and how we think and act in the world of work...

The ChancerReview

This testimony is a must-read for any fan of Irish pop band Boyzone which reached the dizzy heights of stardom in the late 1990s...

Faith in the halls of powerReview

I’m a great fan of ‘The West Wing’. Evangelical Christians get a pretty rough ride in that particular White House soap opera – they tend to be seen as extremists, single issue campaigners, mostly aligned politically with the extreme Right.

Mission-shaped questionsReview

Café church, Messy church, Network church… the emergence of new ways of being church is potentially one of the most exciting developments in British Christianity for years...

Complementary & alternative medicine: Should Christians be involved?Review

'Have nothing to do with these quacks!’ ‘Be more open to the healing traditions God has led people into across the world!’ Dr Coker rejects both of these blanket approach opposing views, although she is closer to the former than the latter...

After McDonaldizationReview

John Drane, doyen of the emerging church, revisits his earlier work ‘The McDonaldization of the Church’. His primary purpose here seems to be to reiterate the now familiar argument...

The Fidelity of BetrayalReview

In ‘Velvet Elvis’, Rob Bell introduced the idea that doctrines are best thought of as springs in a trampoline – they’re given to make us move. Bell did this in order to stop us thinking of doctrines as dry, rigid formulations but as realities that transform us...

Creating a Prodigal Friendly ChurchReview

I read this book twice. The first time I was captivated by the way that Jeff Lucas analysed the so familiar story of the Prodigal Son – I particularly appreciated the depth of understanding brought by having a better knowledge of the Jewish cultural context...

The Future of JustificationReview

NT Wright’s ‘portrayal of the gospel – and of the doctrine of justification in particular – is so disfigured that it becomes difficult to recognise as biblically faithful,’ claims US pastor and author John Piper...

How women help men find GodReview

Ever found yourself reading a women’s magazine in a doctor’s waiting room? I got the same odd feeling reading this book, not merely because it was aimed at women, but because it talked about men as though we were from a different planet...

Jesus for PresidentReview

Jesus for President is clearly written into a context of growing disillusionment both with politics and Christianity in America. It is a remarkable book, a combination of Bible narrative, history, politics, testimony and prophecy...

Could it be dementia?Review

Dementia affects one in five people over the age of 65 – it’s an illness that probably affects most people personally or through family and friends...

God's undertakerReview

Far from burying God, John Lennox highlights the important points that science is quite unable to tackle, the really big questions of life that only faith in God can address satisfactorily. Why is there something rather than nothing? How is science itself possible?

One step beyondReview

God’s grace is amazing – no question – yet it is so easy for us to get used to it. Although we all have our own encounters with this grace, books like ‘One Step Beyond’ do a great job in resharpening our focus...

Surprised by hopeReview

I recall as a young preacher being gently corrected for referring to the Holy Spirit as ‘it’ not ‘he’. Albeit somewhat embarrassed, this surprising discovery of the person of the spirit liberated me into a deeper relationship with God...

Walking with GodReview

Eldredge’s books have sold eight million copies – that’s a lot of books! His favourite theme is to challenge Christians to rethink what they’ve been taught about their faith and their identity...

Reframing theology and filmReview

Jesus used agricultural metaphors, Paul quoted Greek poets, and we too need to find ways of expressing gospel truths in the thought language of our audience...

ChrysalisReview

Knobbly, single-plant caterpillars change into graceful, multilocation butterflies in the dark, dissolving structure known as a chrysalis. The big question is whether you have been through a ‘chrysalis’ experience in your Christian faith. Alan Jamieson describes these in many different ways...

The Call to Joy and PainReview

This book offers a healthy corrective to a view that comfort and convenience are the rights of Christians when the Bible often expresses that suffering is an essential aspect of the Christian life. It explores the connection between rejoicing and suffering...

Cheerful MadnessReview

I heartily enjoyed reading this book in which author Jo Swinney tells how 11 different couples journeyed, sometimes despite the odds, towards marriage. Each story shows just how grand God’s design for marriage is as Swinney’s couples revisit the lows as well as the highs of their (pre) engagement...

Upside DownReview

Soul Survivor, New Wine, ongoing renewal – all owe a debt to David Pytches. Written for personal and theological reflection, his latest book takes a very long look at the opening verses of Matthew 5. No stone seems left unturned as Pytches explores how we can ‘be blessed’ by living God’s way today...

Flawed families of the BibleReview

This is a book which promises much, with subject matter including the Bible, family, grace and imperfection, but somehow it does not quite deliver...

Doing the right thing: 10 issues on which Christians have to take a standReview

We are going to miss Rob Frost’s writing. ‘Doing the right thing’ is another example of his breadth of understanding, Christian commitment and practical application of faith to life...

A thorn in the flesh: finding strength and hope amid sufferingReview

Suffering is a tough issue to write about. The question of why God allows it can easily subvert an author into producing something of little relevance to those at the sharp end of life’s experience...

Become a better youReview

Cheesy smiles: one on the front cover; two on the back. Cheesy stories: every couple of pages. Self-fulfilment advice for complacent and inexplicably sad rich people...

Finding faithReview

Brian McLaren is both hailed as a prophet and condemned as a heretic. Fans will welcome his cynicism about the church, while detractors will wonder why so little seems to be said in favour of traditional Christian beliefs...

The good, the bad and the moral dilemmaReview

Awesome. This is a book that explores just about every conceivable moral dilemma, with a generous scattering of quotes from the past and present, academic and popular. If you are looking for a compendium or encyclopaedia of moral uncertainty this could be ideal...

Boys, God And The ChurchReview

When I first clapped eyes on this booklet I was simultaneously excited and nervous.

The Scandal Of The Evangelical ConscienceReview

Recent American research shows that evangelicals are more likely than non-Christians to be racist, sexually promiscuous, and physically violent in the home...

User's Guide To Christian BeliefReview

Stibbe writes beautifully. He has successfully condensed complex theological concepts into comprehensible and accurate explanations of key Christian doctrines such as ‘creation’, ‘fall’, ‘the cross’ etc.

Jesus without religionReview

Rick James is seeking to plug a gap in the market of good evangelistic literature for intelligent spiritual seekers...

Spadework: laying foundations with 52 men from the BibleReview

It’s a man thing. Instead of airy-fairy, soft-and-spiritual pretty studies, here are straightforward, punchy and intriguing insights into 52 men from the Bible.

Walking with gay friendsReview

Profoundly honest and real, with great vulnerability Alex Tylee writes of her own journey as a gay person and believer.

CondemnedReview

This is the enthralling testimony of a violent and aggressive Leeds gang leader whose life revolved around drugs, theft and broken relationships until an encounter with Jesus revolutionised him forever.

Incomparable: Exploring the Character of GodReview

Aiming to provide “heavy logs” to fuel worship, this book about God is unashamedly theological.

The Bite-Sized BibleReview

Points for effort! This is essentially a children’s Bible for adults.

How to stop dieting and start livingReview

I have to admit, the first thought that went through my mind on receiving this book was, “I wonder why they’ve sent this to me!”

The power and the gloryReview

If you’ve ever entertained the slightest doubt that God is the author of the miraculous and the impossible, then please read this book

Winning WaysReview

I have to admit to being a sceptic when it comes to books about evangelism, but this one really gripped me.

Every step counts - building a healthy stepfamilyReview

A step-by-step guide to all that is step. Step-mums, step-dads, step-sons, step-siblings, step-grandkids, step-dogs, stephobbies and more.

The hungry always get fedReview

The story of Heidi and Rolland Baker is one of the most inspiring missionary tales of our time.

Transformed - football, faith and meReview

The rise to fame of footballer Linvoy Primus has mirrored the ascent of Portsmouth, the club he has played for since 2000.

How can I hear God?Review

If God is always speaking to us, why do so few of us feel confident about hearing Him?

Leading out of who you areReview

This book challenges both secular and Christian thinking about leadership.

The Big QuestionsReview

To debate or not to debate. Isn’t that the question for Christians when challenged to face up to life’s big questions?

No more Christian nice guyReview

Any book that has a chapter called ‘Jesus the Bearded Woman’ is going to be provocative!

The Dawkins DelusionReview

Ever got really fed up with Richard Dawkins’ emotional rants against religion?

The Jesus Way: a conversation in following JesusReview

Sell all you have, buy this book, give the balance to the poor.

How to be heard in a noisy worldReview

Succeeding with relevant, irresistible, and often life-changing communication is one of the greatest challenges facing the church.

Married but not engagedReview

It appears that Paul’s previous book, ‘No more Christian Nice Guy’ sold very well.

Will your prodigal come home?Review

This book is brilliant. Do not be misled, however - this book is not just for parents aching for their prodigal to return.

Pierced for our transgressionsReview

Pierced only for some? Written to attempt to win the atonement debate, the authors open another can of worms.

The Manga BibleReview

Manga comics are, apparently, the fastest growing genre in British publishing. Originally from Japan and Korea, this artwork based storytelling form is popular among teenagers and young adults.

Woman to woman: candid conversations from me to youReview

Joyce Meyer has become a phenomenon, with a faithful following to rival Oprah Winfrey’s. Her latest book, addressed to ‘the busy woman in today’s fast-paced, high-pressure world’, contains 81 short thematic readings.

Look What the Lord Has Done - An Exploration of Black Christian Faith in BritainReview

Yes! At last a book that boldly attempts to bridge the wide chasm between the black and white Church in the United Kingdom.

Where are the Children?Review

Ask the question “how many children in your church?” and it can evoke a depressive sigh with shrugged shoulders accompanied by the words “where have they all gone?”

Christian Life and Global Mission, dvd and work bookReview

Global mission can be a bit like your aunty’s holiday snaps.

I’m Asking You NicelyReview

Can you be a Christian and run a firm of nightclub and pub ‘bouncers’?

The Highway Code for MarriageReview

What an excellent little book this is!

Coached by ChristReview

So often, in my role as a personal coach, I am fascinated by just how Biblical the coaching model can be.

To Be Told (Know Your Story, Shape Your Future)Review

Do you like your life? Or, do you think that years have been wasted?

'Can God Help M.E.' Hope for those suffering from Chronic Fatigue SydromeReview

This book has a strong message of hope for those people who are in anyway affected by M.E.

MoreReview

The common touch, a clear head, a width of Christian reading and a longing to share ‘more’ of God mark out Simon Ponsonby's first book.

Telling the Bible 2Review

If a 'picture paints a thousand words' then here's a book where words paint 49 pictures.

Following JesusReview

Do you read book cover blurb? I do. Apparently ‘Following Jesus’ ‘will revolutionise your walk with Jesus’ and is ‘a non-religious guidebook for the spiritually hungry’.

The Bible: A History. The Making and Impact of the BibleReview

Behind the Bible is an amazing story, this book unravels it: explaining how the Bible came together from oral tradition and the first writings up to the present day.

The Leaders Guide to Effective MinistryReview

Thirteen authors, covering 13 leadership issues as diverse as emotional health, financial stewardship, administration and pastoral care all in one volume has to be good value for money

Kemi’s Journal of life, love and everythingReview

The voice and flow of ‘diary entry’ novels can be tricky to get into, but once I understood where the protagonist was coming from (Kemi has only been a Christian for a year) I began to really sympathise with this 28-year-old ‘born-again, demon-kicking, tongue-lashing, Pentecostal Nigerian’ whose vice is Zack the un-saved-ex-boyfriend.

The Buddhist Peoples of the World. A Christian Prayer GuideReview

Colourful informed praying is what we need especially when it is for some of the most neglected peoples of the world.

The Volunteer RevolutionReview

Hybels challenges people to get out of their comfortable pews and enter into the demanding, frustrating, exciting and ultimately rewarding work of action.

Emerging EvangelismReview

Another book about the emerging culture and it's effect on church, evangelism and Christian spirituality in general?

Mentoring - the promise of relational leadershipReview

This book is an excellent, principle-based introduction to the vital subject of mentoring.

The Money SecretReview

Accessible; creative; informative; practical; insightful – everyone should read this book.

Exploring the worship spectrumReview

An innovative book in the Counterpoint series, which compares six different views of worship from 'formal liturgical' to 'emerging'.

The Complex ChristReview

Maybe this is a dramatically prophetic book about the church

Where two or threeReview

Our fellowship is privileged in having dozens of young people in the church family. This book has made me appreciate that privilege more.

Homosexuality and the Church of EnglandReview

Living LoveReview

Trust - a radical manifestoReview

And you visited meReview

Two-thirds of the way through this book, I would have recommended it to a friend.