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Documentary film Rated G For anyone interested in prayer and spirituality, seeing the film Into Great Silence is a must. Subtitled in German and English, this is like no other film you have ever seen: there is no plot, nor dialogue, and not much action. Into Great Silence looks at life inside the Grande Chartreuse, the head monastery of the ...

Burnes & Oates 2006 RRP $32 Vision Books/St Paul’s Bookshop When asked the question “What is the Point of Being a Christian?” Timothy Radcliffe, former Master of the Order of the Dominicans, replied from a standpoint of logic – “Because it’s true.” But logical truth was not enough for the questioner who wanted to know what kind of difference being ...

1 Peter, Living Hope By Paul Barnett Aquila Press RRP $19.95 James, The wisdom of the brother of Jesus By John Dickson Aquila Press RRP $19.95 Reading the Bible Today Series My first frustration with coming to these books is that nowhere did they self-define what they are trying to do. I wasn’t quite sure what approach they were taking ...

Ark House RRP $19.95 I was pleasantly surprised reading Time to Shine. The last few articles I read in Christian Woman magazine were not to their usually high standard. However, as the devotional book is a ‘best of’ compilation, the articles chosen from the magazine were all very good. But it wasn’t the articles that made Time to Shine a ...

Darton Longman ToddRRP $39-95 Edwards brings to bear on this discussion, his experience and thinking consequent upon being a Priest for 50 years and his experience as an academic within the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. He examines many traditional Christian beliefs, the basis on which these beliefs developed and the validity when consideration is given to the question, “Is ...

Published by Assembly Multicultural and Cross-cultural Ministry and the NSW Synod Board of Mission $30.00 (includes postage) Contact Ruth Crispin, PO Box A2266, Sydney South NSW 1235 For the reader interested in following the journeys of the many minority migrant and Indigenous ethnic groups that make up the cultural mosaic of Australian society, Crossing Borders provides a series of fascinating ...

Published by Hachette Australia RRP  $22.95 In the realm of life’s lessons – how to be, how to live, how to be happy – the real teacher is the journey of life itself. We intuitively know that. Sure you can hear a sermon, read a book (or several), note a parable in a movie (if one is discernable) – but ...

Morehouse Publishing RRP: $32.95 Looking for brief comments and reflections on issues that may well surface during the lead up to the federal election? Wanting some perspectives that are easy to read and encourage thought? Do your lunch hour conversations cover a wide range of social justice issues into which you would like to drop some worthwhile contributions? Here are ...

Darton, Longman and Todd Ltd RRP: $24.95 A whole new take on the Christian devotional, Heaven in Your Handbag is divided into four Chapters: You, Love, Work, and Friendships. Full of passion for God it is primarily a devotional to help young women understand how God can and should be the firm centre of their lives, no mater what! Peppered with Biblical ...

Templeton Foundation Press, Philadelphia & London RRP: $53.95 Perhaps best known for his Father Brown Mysteries and other novels, G.K. Chesterton’s non-fiction work is less well known. G.K.Chesterton, Thinking Backward, Looking Forward, while written through the lens of Stephen Clark’s own philosophy, is worth a read to learn of the wisdom and humour of someone who, 100 years ago, envisaged ...