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Year with New Daylight by
David Winter 1 8410 1234 3 £12.99 If
one of your resolutions this year includes more Bible
reading, then this splendid new series is sure to be of
use to you. Each day’s reading is printed in
full, along with a short commentary from a respected
author. NIV
Bible in One Year 0
3404 19172 £18.99 Here
is a Bible with a difference – it’s the whole
Bible in the widely-used NIV translation, divided into
daily chunks. All you need do each day is read a
portion of the Old and New Testaments together with
something from the Psalms or Proverbs – and you’ll
get through the whole Bible in one year. Five
Meaningful Minutes a Day by
Charles R Swindoll 1 4041 0038 5 £8.99 Here
are short reflections based on a single Bible verse by
writer and teacher Chuck Swindoll. Each day has a
short reading in addition. It is a beautifully
bound book, in a compact hardback edition. 23
Days: a story of love, death and God by
Francis Bridger 0 2325 2576 5 £7.95 This
moving book, drawn from the author’s own experience
following the death of his wife, is a provoking
theological reassessment of the reality of grief and loss.
It is a book to help people of faith who are experiencing
bereavement. In
Every Pew Sits a Broken Heart by
Ruth Graham 0 3102 5707 7 £7.99 A
gritty, frank and fascinating account of the pain Ruth
Graham, third daughter of Billy Graham, has suffered in
her life. Through divorce, depression, shame and
parental struggles, she has found the words of the
prophet Jeremiah to have revealed God’s grace to her. Taming
the Tiger by
Tony Anthony 1 8602 4481 5 £6.99 Here
is the remarkable true story of how Tony Anthony, world
Kung Fu champion and bodyguard to some of the world’s
wealthiest people, found Jesus and turned from his life
of violence and fear. A
Pictorial History of Revival by
Kevin Adams and Emyr Jones 1 8534 5287 4 This
is a lavishly illustrated account of the 1904 Welsh
Revival, bringing to life the people and places of the
powerful move of God in For
music fans Restless
Pilgrim: the spiritual journey of Bob Dylan by
Scott M Marshall with Marcia Ford 0 9714 5762 X £10.99 This
books takes a close look at the life and songs of one of
music’s biggest names, Bob Dylan, to investigate the
singer’s faith throughout his long and successful
career. Walk
On: the spiritual journey of U2 by
Steve Stockton 0 8841 9793 X £9.99 U2
aren’t just some of rock’s biggest stars –
they’re also among the world’s leading voices
on justice issues. The band has Christian roots,
but just how much does faith influence their work today? Spiritual
journeys: how faith has influenced twelve music icons Various
0 9729 2760 3 £10.99 Here
is an investigation of music’s biggest names through
their lives and their music. The book includes the
stories of Lenny Kravitz, Lauren Hill, Johnny Cash, Moby,
Destiny’s Child and Bono.
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