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Darton, Longman, Todd RRP $31.95 I picked this gorgeous little book to review because of the title. At the moment I am interested in exploring the nature of God and our response to God in non cognitive ways, and the perfumed title captured me. Imagine my delight as I began to read and understand that this was a series of ...

Compact Disc RRP $24.95 The Cross Alone – songs of unity is the compilation prepared for the Australian Gospel Music Festival 2007. Ten of the twelve tracks were composed by Toowoomba musician Evan Shelton, who also arranged the CD’s take on Benjamin Rhodes’ hymn Messiah’s Praise. One in You is the work of Peter Pellicaan and well reflects the subtext ...

Darton, Longman and Todd RRP $28.95 There have been numerous attempts to identify the “man” Jesus throughout the history of the Christian Church. Significant controversy has been generated by such work as Gibson’s The Passion of Christ. While it is unlikely that Thorne’s small book of meditations will evoke great passions it will find a place in some local study ...

Jossey-Bass RRP $35.95 When I first picked up Finding the Deep River Within I wondered if it was going to be another self-help book centred very much on the individual self but found to my surprise that it wasn’t. Seixas remains focussed as she encourages women to recover balance and meaning in their lives and she draws on wisdom from ...

Darton, Longman and Todd RRP $34.95   Given the need to allocate time for family, work, study, the school P&C, hobbies, church, and the World Cup, I have always been bemused by gospel imperatives to “be still” and “receive peace” and to hear the “still small voice”… it all seemed at odds. And I had never heard of the Christian ...

Blue Bottle Books RRP $3.95 Jesus, a primer for the curious, is a short booklet or tract written by an Anglican historian to give meaning to Christianity mainly for the non-churched. Each page begins with a statement and then develops the reasoning for it. For example, the first page begins with ‘belief in God is common sense’, seemingly taken from ...

Darton, Longman and Todd RRP $39.95 Made for Laughter is primarily the story of a spiritual journey. It tells of a childhood, a career in medicine, imprisonment and torture in Chile, work in a hospice and psychotherapy, but it is, nonetheless, about one person’s spiritual journey in search of the will of God. Sheila was born just before the outbreak ...

Darton Longman and ToddRRP $34.95 In his book Heroes and Villains Mike Alsford takes the reader through a kaleidoscopic post-modern journey skipping across rapid snippets of the pop culture comic book, TV and film heroes and villains. As an afficionado of Sci Fi and pop culture, I was drawn to this short book. Anyone who seriously tries to deal with ...

Music CD RRP $27.95 Emu Music has put together another collection of new music, with a few older songs thrown in. This is a professional collection of modern songs that could easily find their way into the repertoire of any ‘contemporary’ church. The album has a particular focus on the person of Jesus, and the writers take their evangelical task ...

Bible Alive Series: Bridging Scripture and Daily Life. Vol1. Aquila PressRRP $19.95 I’ve had an interest in John Dickson ever since I was a young youth worker and arranged a tour of his then band, In the Silence through my hometown. So it was with relish that I reviewed his latest book, Vital Signs. The wisdom of James for a ...