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Joy in Disguise: Meeting Jesus in the dark times

Morehouse Publishing, 2009 RRP $39.95 Reviewed by Rev Anneli Sinkko, a retired Uniting Church minister Joy in Disguise came to me as a ‘lucky dip’ which I randomly selected from the UC Information list. I actually wanted to review a book on theology because I am not too fond of devotional books. Little did I know that this book was ...

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Making a Pilgrimage

Lion Hudson, 2009 RRP: $12.95 Review by Mel Perkins, Families Minister at Aspley Uniting Church I loved this little book which is small and light enough to carry on a pilgrimage. As the title suggests, Making a Pilgrimage is about preparing, going and coming back from a pilgrimage. It is full of lots of little gems and reflections – snippets ...

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Eco-Theology

Darton, Longman and Todd Ltd, 2008 RRP $59.95 Reviewed by Rev Dr Clive Ayre, who has a PhD in eco-theology and eco-mission and is Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of the Sunshine Coast. One would hardly expect a book of eco-theology to be light reading, especially when the author is the Professor of Theology and the Biological Sciences at ...

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Does God live in the suburbs? What ordinary people believe.

Indra Publishing 2007 RRP $34.95 Reviewed by Linda Hanson When I read the title of this book I was expecting a book on whether Christianity was alive and well in the suburbs and how it is viewed in today’s society. Instead, as the title suggests, the book is about what ordinary people of all walks of life believe. The twenty ...

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What You Will See Inside a Mosque

One of a series “Walking Together, Finding the Way” Published by Skylight Paths Publishing, Woodstock, Vermont, USA RRP $16.95 Reviewed by Brian Lee A slim volume (32pp about A4 size, soft cover), this is one of a series prepared primarily for children. Issued in hard cover in 2003, this “first quality paperback printing” came in 2008. Other books listed with ...

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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Directed by Mark Herman Rated M Reviewed by Matt Gees, Vision Radio drive time presenter The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a challenging look at the humanity of the holocaust. Set mainly in an unnamed country area, the family of a German SS soldier are relocated when their father is promoted and appointed to a new job in the ...

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God explained in a taxi ride

Penguin RRP $22.95 God explained in a taxi ride was handed to me off a coffee table in an office reception with the entreaty, “You’ll enjoy this – do a review for Journey.” A quick glance at a few pages immediately fuelled a conversation, and I did enjoy reading it. The title instantly grabs you, while the sub title reads, ...

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Sons of Thunder

Authentic Media, 2008 RRP $29.95 Reviewed by Belinda Dorman, a journalism and psychology student Dave Haywood’s novel Son’s of Thunder is a modern adaptation of the gospels. He brings the arrival of God’s Son, his band of disciples, his miracles, his crucifixion, and his resurrection into a 21st century context, beginning in the town of Cornwell, England. Some of the ...

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Honoring Motherhood Prayers, Ceremonies, and Blessings

Skylight Paths Publishing, 2008 RRP $29.95 Reviewed by Nicole Hams, congregation secretary at St Paul’s Uniting Church in Mackay and coordinator of St Paul’s MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group Honoring Motherhood explores the seasons of motherhood via a collection of writings from various faith traditions and cultures, interspersed with anecdotes, prose, and prayers. Quotations are taken from Biblical scripture, as ...

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