Theology Reading Group

Save the Date: Theology Reading Group If you’re thirsty for some deep reading in small portions with supportive community, consider joining the new Theology Reading Group which will be meeting on the second Tuesday of the month, beginning on Tuesday, 8th of October, from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. by Zoom. The…

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Before The Days Draw In by Mary Kissell

Mary Kissell: Before the days draw in; my ordinary journey to an Extraordinary God.  Instant Apostle Watford £8.99    In this book, Mary shares something of her life and journey and her experiences of God through prayer.  I have to confess that I found the opening chapters a bit of a…

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Mission 3vangelical for a Post-Christian World

Mission 3vangelical for a Post-Christian World Have you experienced the saving health of Jesus and, at the same time, felt dread at the “E” word (E-for evangelism)? Or felt as if “mission” is hopelessly entangled with the violence of its colonial and imperial past? The Urban Theology Union’s Mission 3vangelical…

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‘Beginning Unlimited’ by Liz Grier

Liz Grier: Beginning Unlimited: Diary of a Church Plant; Instant Apostle Watford, £8.99.     Moving from Harborne in Birmingham to Rural Devon feels like a culture shock and moving from a thousand-member charismatic Anglican church (St John’s Harborne) to 5 rural parishes and a remit to begin a youth church appears…

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“Happiness in This Life” by Pope Francis

Pope Francis; Happiness in This Life: A Passionate Meditation on Material Existence and the Meaning of Life.  Bluebird Books, hardback £14.99 eBook £10.99.  Translation by Shaun Whiteside.     Reviewed by Revd Maurice Stafford This is a delightful book by the current Pope.  Its themes are pertinent in that it addresses the…

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