My Big Story Bible takes the adventure of reading a children's Bible to a new level. As you'd expect from Tom Wright, the narrative bursts with lively storytelling and a deep love for the original scriptures, while the vibrant illustrations on every page will delight young readers and help them to imaginatively understand the key events of the Bible.
Christian Political Witness in an Age of Totalitarian Terror and Dysfunctional Democracies In Jesus and the Powers Tom Wright and Michael F. Bird join forces to address the pressing question: How can Christians engage with the turbulent politics of our times while remaining true to the teaching and example of Jesus?
Based on the Oscar winning film ‘The King’s Speech’, this is the Lent course to help you find your authentic identity and voice in Christ. 'Finding A Voice’ brings together words from the Bible, the story and characters from the movie and the fears that can drive us to withdraw from everyday life.
The 2015 Lent Course from DLT takes its inspiration from the past as it guides small groups through the Lent period with the help of the classic 1940's film Casablanca.
Nothing More and Nothing Less is a new and original Lent course by Virginia Moffatt, which uses the powerful, multi-award winning film I, Daniel Blake, directed by Ken Loach and written by Paul Laverty, as an opportunity for us to question why so many people in our society are suffering, what causes injustice and oppression - looking at examples from Jesus' time as well as today - and what we can do in response.
A brilliant new Lent Course for 2019, based on the hugely popular film The Greatest Showman. The five-week course offers discussion points, biblical reflections and prayers based on short excerpts from the film.
Where The Lost Things Go is a ‘practically perfect’ Lent course for small group study – or for reading on one’s own – based on the popular film Mary Poppins Returns.
Lent for Everyone, Luke:Year C was born out of that simple notion and the realization that a great way to promote universal Bible study would be a Lent book based on the Gospel readings for the current year.
A Lent lectionary resource using Tom Wright's For Everyone Bible translation, this is the second in a three-volume series to cover the three years of the Revised Common Lectionary.
Tom Wright’s ‘Lent for Everyone: Mark’ gives you 53 easy-to-follow daily devotionals for private study or group exploration by Christians of any tradition or denomination.
A day by day Lent book aimed at the individual reader, in which a poem appropriate to the themes of the season is read, along with a short reflection from the editor and a couple of questions to ponder. **PLEASE NOTE THIS TITLE IS IN REPRINT AT THE PRESENT TIME**
A guide for Lent and the rest of the year, The Way of Ignatius helps us to pray with the Scriptures in an imaginative way. To aid reflection and discussion, there are questions at the end of each chapter. ‘In this wonderful book, Gemma Simmonds explores the method of prayer developed by St Ignatius in a way that makes this profound approach to prayer accessible . . . I highly recommend this boo
Living Lent well involves turning back to God to receive his blessing. In this deep and practical book, a guide for Lent and the rest of the year, Sr Laurentia distils the sixth-century Rule of St Benedict as a series of blessings. Closely based on Scripture, the Rule highlights that the whole of life has a Lenten character and points to a joyful eternity.
This vividly written book includes wide ranging prayers and scripture readings, along with guides to using the material with groups and in preaching and worship. 'Brings us to Easter with both a deeper sense of self and a deeper engagement with God.' The Revd Dr Roger L Walton, President of the Methodist Conference 2016.
Global in scope, but homing in on the role ordinary people play in conflict and division, 'Reconciliation' enables Christians to engage confidently in a ministry bequeathed to us by Christ himself. 'Swamy reminds us constantly that true reconciliation is a journey into otherness.’ JUSTIN WELBY.
'My Sour-Sweet Days contains forty well-chosen poems by George Herbert (widely considered the greatest devotional poet in the English language), each of which is followed by a short but profound reflection by Mark Oakley. The combination is excellent
Foundational to Saying Yes to Life is what it means to be human and, in particular, to be a follower of Jesus. Voices from around the world are heard throughout, and each chapter ends with discussion questions and a prayer to aid action and contemplation. The Archbishpo of Canterbury's Lent Book 2020
Found in Common Worship: Times and Seasons, The Way of the Cross is a series of scripture-based devotions for personal or group use in Lent and Holy Week.
The way of the cross is not confined to a lonely road in Jerusalem two thousand years ago: it is a busy highway winding through every village, town and city in our modern world. Fr Denis McBride C.Ss.R. reflectively guides us along the way of the cross.