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?
Contains 18 fully worked-out all-age talks; everything is provided to make the presentation of your Lent, Holy Week and Easter message enjoyable and memorable. This is a godsend for the busy preacher!
Journeying through Lent towards Easter is a five week course suitable for group or personal use. It looks at the Lenten journey as one of personal and communal renewal; a journey after which nothing should be as it was before because after Lent we go forward renewed by the risen Christ.
John Elliston draws from Jesus’ Way of the Cross, from the moment he is condemned, through to his carrying of the Cross and his death, to show how he suffers with us and how we can care for others who are suffering.
The Christingle service captures the imagination of young and old alike. Here is a resource for all involved in preparing such an event, combining fun sketches and historical background with six fully worked-out orders of service.
Journey to the Empty Tomb is a gift of biblical scholarship to the worship of the Church and to personal faith from the bestselling author Paula Gooder.
For every day from Advent Sunday to Christmas Day and beyond, the bestselling poet Malcolm Guite chooses a favourite poem from across the Christian spiritual and English literary traditions and offers incisive seasonal reflections on it.
Sam Wells reflects on six biblical stories and discovers that in the face of these challenges, the cross has an enduring power to shape how we live, how we relate to one another and how we allow ourselves to become enfolded in God's story.
'It is better to light a candle than to complain about the darkness.’ Advent and Christmas are about the Light of Christ coming into our lives, to conquer the darkness for each of us.
This book brings together over 300 beautiful prayers for advent and the Season of Christmas, written by four of the best-loved and most distinguished Christian writers: David Adam,Nick Fawcett,Susan Sayers, Ray Simpson
Down to Earth offers worship leaders a variety of alternatives to the usual Advent, Christmas and Epiphany services and suggests new interpretations of the familiar and deeply loved story of Christ's coming.
For those entrusted with leading public prayer during Advent, Christmas and Epiphany, here is the perfect resource: a complete collection of Nick Fawcett’s prayers relating to these well-loved seasons.
This Bumper Book (together with its two companion volumes) draws together material from a wide range of sources and a number of top authors to create an invaluable resource for anyone seeking help with prayers, services, sermon ideas and illustrative material both for general and all-age worship.
The whole season of Christmas, from Advent to Epiphany, is a wonderful opportunity for the Church to celebrate the birth of Jesus as 'God with us'. Instead of feeling we are battling against the tide and shutting ourselves off from all the festivities, which are increasingly secular, Susan Sayers encourages us to embrace them and fill them with real meaning. In her excellent book of resources for worship in church, outside and at home, for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany, the author shows how this can be possible.