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Holy Habits meets Messy Church! Eleven session outlines to help churches explore the Holy Habits in a Messy Church context and live them out in whole-life, missional discipleship.

David Cole draws us to relate our life journey and developing relationship with God to the stories of the Celtic saints, motivating us to transform our lives for today's world.

How do we spiritually parent our children while also needing to lead the church? This book offers simple tools and approaches to help leaders and their families to flourish together.

How, why and when Genesis was written, tips for reading and studying, and a summary of how Genesis 1-11 fits into the biblical story, written in bite-sized chunks.

Benedict's Rule has much to say about faith, work and daily living. This book provides daily reflections on the Rule as an aid to enabling personal spiritual growth and prayer.

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.

Holy Habits is an initiative to nurture Christian discipleship. It explores Luke's model of church found in Acts 2:42-47, identifies ten habits and encourages the development of a way of life formed by them. These resources, which include an introductory guide, have been developed to help churches explore the habits in a range of contexts and live them out in whole-life, missional discipleship.

This Bible group material has been developed to help churches and individuals explore the Holy Habits through prayerful engagement with the Bible and live them out in whole-life, missional discipleship.

This Bible group material has been developed to help churches and individuals explore the Holy Habits through prayerful engagement with the Bible and live them out in whole-life, missional discipleship.

This Bible group material has been developed to help churches and individuals explore the Holy Habits through prayerful engagement with the Bible and live them out in whole-life, missional discipleship.

These Bible reading notes have been developed to help churches and individuals explore the Holy Habits through prayerful engagement with the Bible and live them out in whole-life, missional discipleship.

These Bible reading notes have been developed to help churches and individuals explore the Holy Habits through prayerful engagement with the Bible and live them out in whole-life, missional discipleship.

What can we learn from Augustine?There are many books that tell the life story of Augustine and how he has been fundamental in shaping Western Christian theology and practice. This is not one of them. This book is about how he became a Christian ¿ the problems he faced; the doubts he struggled with. It is about how he made sense of his belief in God, and shared it with other people. It is about how he learned to read the Bible, and to pray. And it is about the word which is at the heart of his Christian life ¿ love. It concludes with moments of prayer from Augustine¿s life, in which he glimpses visions of God, encouraging the reader to take their own next steps in discipleship.'I am so grateful for this delightful and accessible introduction to Augustine, one of the most fascinating figures of Christian history. Here is the wonder and challenge of the Christian faith through Augustine¿s most personal of writings, skilfully interpreted to show how our most human struggles and longings can bring us to the love of God.' Revd Angela Tilby, Canon Emeritus of Christ Church, Oxford

'This book arises from my increasing awareness that the Lord's Prayer contains all that Christians really need to know; it is the very essence of the gospel… My prayer is that you will have a sense of the great privilege that has been granted to us of holding a precious gem in our hands, of being able to delight in its radiance, play with its many facets, plumb its depths, gain a sense of peace and security from its touch, and in so doing deepen our awareness of our union with Christ.'In this updated edition of a classic text, Joanna Collicutt shows how growing as a Christian is rooted in the prayer Jesus gave us. As we pray the Lord's Prayer, we express our relationship with God, absorb gospel values and are also motivated to live them out. As we pray to the Father, in union with the Son, through the power of the Spirit, so we begin to take on the character of Christ.

How can we live a little more hopefully each day?Fear, terrorism, corruption, fake news¿ it can be easy to become discouraged by the culture around us. Now more than ever, society needs hope in order to survive and flourish. This book takes us beyond comfort zones and easy answers, and towards a deeper understanding and practice of hope. It offers reflections, stories and practical ways for individuals and groups to find hope in their lives through discovering more about God in their midst. Focusing on God¿s intervention in biblical history, God¿s presence in contemporary contexts and God¿s promised hope for the future, Joanne Cox-Darling encourages us to live more confidently, noticing more of the Spirit in our daily lives, and with more compassion and ¿ ultimately ¿ hope in God.¿Joanne Cox-Darling has a gift for storytelling, which she uses with great ability to do the difficult weave between the Bible and the world we inhabit. She does not flinch before the shabby hope-destroying culture all around. But she also does not blink before the audacity of the Bible. Readers will be glad when they pause to participate in her buoyant gifts.¿Walter Brueggemann, Columbia Theological Seminary

Do you find the violence in the Old Testament a problem?Does it get in the way of reading the Bible ¿ and of faith itself?While acknowledging that there are no easy answers, in God of Violence Yesterday, God of Love Today?, Helen Paynter faces the questions head-on and offers a fresh, accessible approach to a significant issue. For all those seeking to engage with the Bible and gain confidence in the God it portrays, she provides tools for reading and interpreting biblical texts, and points to ways of dealing with the overall trajectories of violence.'In lucid prose Helen Paynter argues that violence featured in the biblical canon should not be ignored or denied but acknowledged and faced honestly. While history is played out in a broken and often violent world the author shows how the movement of scripture is toward God¿s creative intention for healing and wholeness. Without providing final answers Paynter offers ways of interpreting even the most violent passages so that we may hear God¿s word for today.' John Meredith, Editor of Word & Worship'A rigorous yet accessible exploration of Old Testament violence ideal for individuals or groups wishing to engage with these troubling texts and the issues they raise. I would wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone interested in the questions it explores. If you are new to the subject, it offers a comprehensive introduction and the reassurance that you are being guided by a capable and safe pair of hands as you begin to engage with challenging and important issues.' Peter King, Diocese of Chichester

The heart of the gospel message is: the only way to live the Christian life is to allow Jesus to live his life in us and through us. This title lets us ponder the teaching of Jesus in "John" chapter 15, the famous vine passage.

When families experience bereavement and loss, it can be hard for the wider church community to know how best to support them. In this book, four experienced authors and practitioners offer intergenerational approaches for engaging with questions of death and life in a safe and supportive setting. The material guides church communities who are dealing with the death of loved ones and other situations of loss in talking together as a church family, in applying the Christian message of the resurrection in challenging situations, and in listening to each other and developing their own insights. The opening chapters offer an easy-to-read overview of issues of death and dying, and why this is such an important topic for churches. Part 2 consists of a series of five short theological reflections, exploring traditional images and the language that Christians have always used when talking about death. The five Messy Church sessions in Part 3 continue these themes, each offering material for a two-hour all-age Messy Church service followed by a meal together.

Books on prayer can so often make us feel challenged but guilty. Not this one! Prayer in the Making is a book for everyone wanting to pray more confidently.

This book, the fruit of prayer, theological reflection and rich human experience, evokes fresh praying and thinking about all the key relationships in our lives, beginning with God.

Tony Horsfall and Debbie Hawker encourage us to develop our resilience and to prepare ourselves for the challenges that life throws at us in an increasingly difficult world.

Wendy Billington asks: what is a Christian view of retirement? Should it be seen as part of an integrated whole and our latter years as part of God's plan?

At Lent, David Walker explores different aspects of human belonging through scripture and story in order to help us recognise the different ways in which we are God's beloved.

The true self finds peace in God's love

Takes 15 leading figures from the early centuries of Christianity in the British Isles - ranging from Patrick of Ireland to John of Beverley - and shares something of their stories, showing their burning love for the Bible, their depth of prayer, their radical commitment to the poor and to caring for creation.

There has never been a more important time to find ways of passing on faith. A visionary call to grandparents to take the initiative with courage, wisdom, humour and prayer.

The Visual Christmas Story opens up the Bible for readers and non-readers alike, of all ages and abilities.

Each Really Useful Guide focuses on a specific biblical book, making it come to life for the reader, enabling them to understand the message and to apply its truth to today¿s circumstances. Though not a commentary, it gives valuable insight into the book¿s message. Though not an introduction, it summarises the important aspects of the book to aid reading and application.This Really Useful Guide to Psalms will transform understanding of the biblical text, and will help you to engage with the message in new ways today, giving confidence in the Bible and increasing faith in God.The series is edited by Simon Stocks and Derek Tidball.

84 puzzles ¿ crosswords, anagrams, word searches, mazes, spirals and others ¿ will make you puzzle over the Bible, increase your biblical knowledge and give you hours of fun. Be ready for some surprises on the way!