Books

Faith After Doubt

Why your beliefs stopped working and what to do about it

Author: Brian McLaren

The author proposes a four-stage model of faith development in which questions and doubt are not the enemy of faith, but rather a portal to a more mature and fruitful kind of faith. The four stages – simplicity, complexity, perplexity and harmony – offer a path forward that can help sincere and thoughtful people leave behind unnecessary baggage and increase their commitment to what matters most.

Eternal Seasons

A Liturgical Journey with Henri Nouwen

Edited by Michael Ford

Henri Nouwen loved the liturgical year of the church. Yet despite many references to cycles, feast days and holy celebrations, he never wrote a liturgical book as such. In Eternal Seasons Michael Ford brings together selections from Nouwen’s writings to provide a unique spiritual companion to the seasons of the church. The changing patterns of the yearly cycle give birth to a spirituality of hope and healing, reconnecting us with the cadences of the authentic spiritual life.

Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus

How the Jewishness of Jesus Can Transform Your Faith

Authors: Ann Spangler & Lois Tverberg

Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus takes you on a fascinating tour of the Jewish world of Jesus, offering inspiration insights that can transform your faith. You will hear the parables as they must have sounded to first-century Jews, powerful and surprising. You will watch with a fresh perspective as the events of Jesus’s life unfold, and you will emerge with new excitement about the roots of the Christian faith. This newly expanded softcover edition includes a study and discussion guide and a Jewish Seder liturgy.

God Goes to School

Author: Edwina Gateley

Like Edwina Gateley’s previous book, God Goes on Vacation, this one stretches our conventional notions of the divine, while at the same time being a true children’s book, full of charm and humour, with illustrations full of whimsy – and more humour. “Kids of all ages” will thoroughly enjoy God Goes to School, as well as anyone whose understanding of God is open to ongoing change and growth.

Behold the Beauty of the Lord

Praying with Icons

Author: Henri J M Nouwen

Henri Nouwen believed in praying with his eyes open by gazing at icons, an act that touches at the core of Eastern spirituality. “Icons,” he says “are created for the sole purpose of offering access, through the gate of the visible, to the mystery of the invisible. Icons are painted to lead us into the inner room of prayer and bring us close to the heart of God.” In Behold the Beauty of the Lord, Nouwen’s meditations on four Russian icons invite readers to view all icons as holy places, not as decorations. He urges readers to enter these holy places, making them their own, and to ultimately see for themselves the beauty of the Lord.

The Beginner’s Bible

Full of Life and Fun!!

Introduce children to the stories and characters of the Bible with this best-loved Bible storybook. Now updated with vibrant, three-dimensional art, more than 90 favourite Bible stories come to life, making The Beginner’s Bible the perfect starting point for children. They will enjoy the fun illustrations of Noah helping the elephant onto the ark, Jonah praying inside the fish, and more.