Böcker av Amy Scott Robinson

Packed full of seasonal stories, poems and suggestions for the church family to share during Advent and Christmas, this book will become your go-to resource for everything from crib services to Christmas fairs. Whether you're looking for a school assembly on the theme of Advent, a reading for a carol service or an idea to invite the whole community into a new festive tradition, you will find it in this compilation that covers every occasion from Advent through to Candlemas.

Why do we have nativity plays? What is a Paradise Tree? What happened when Max met Santa Claus? Find out in this book, full of stories, poems, festive facts and fun to help you to get ready and celebrate the season of Christmas.

'At the heart of the Christian message is a collection of abstract nouns: love; sin; forgiveness; grace. It is quite difficult to explain what the gospel message is without using some or all of those words. But the problem with abstract nouns is that when we use them, we assume that the person we are talking to understands them, and not only that, we assume that they have the same understanding of the word that we do...'Lent is traditionally a time of repentance, fasting and prayer as we prepare to celebrate our salvation at Easter. Through daily readings and reflections from Ash Wednesday to Easter Day, Amy Scott Robinson explores different biblical images of repentance, sin, forgiveness and grace, bringing them together in Holy Week as a lens through which to view Christ's work of reconciliation on the cross.

Bible stories are full of adventure and courageous characters. However many that feature women and girls are not told so often. These twelve Bible stories have been specially selected as they feature strong, inspiring girls. Some are funny, some make you think, and some ΓÇô like the story of Queen Esther ΓÇô keep you on the edge of your seat with scares and surprises. Meet quick-thinking Miriam, unflappable Abigail, and determined Lydia as well as other stories from the books of Numbers, Judges, Ruth, 2 Kings, and the Gospels of Luke and John. Amy Scott Robinson''s distinctive voice, expertise and experience as a performance storyteller makes this a unique and fascinating collection, aimed at readers aged 7-9 years. At the end of each story, Amy shares a bit about where the story is found in the Bible, how she has retold it, and what the story makes her think about when she is hearing or telling it. These Bible stories deserve to be told as often as the more well-known ones. Enjoy the adventure!

A collection of 12 folk tales from all over the world about courageous girls.

How does an invisible God reveal himself to us in scripture and in Jesus? Amy Scott Robinson, poet and storyteller, explores biblical metaphor in this year's BRF Advent book.