Author Books
Advent: Hearing the Good News in the Story of Jesus' Birth
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Something happened.
Something happened that was so significant that every year we pause and sing songs about it, share gifts with each other and re-tell the story.
Something happened that changed everything.
Something good.
Whether you choose to read them during the Christmas season or throughout the year, these 31 reflections explore why Jesus came and offer hope that is practical, transformative and, ultimately, good news for all people.
Something happened that was so significant that every year we pause and sing songs about it, share gifts with each other and re-tell the story.
Something happened that changed everything.
Something good.
Whether you choose to read them during the Christmas season or throughout the year, these 31 reflections explore why Jesus came and offer hope that is practical, transformative and, ultimately, good news for all people.
Engage: Faith that Matters
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Faith that matters begins and ends with Jesus—and is focused on Him everywhere in between. But engaging with Jesus will also and always draw us back to our time and place, to our communities and our world.
This collection of essays wrestles with aspects of this faithful process, particularly as it calls us to engage with issues that hurt
those who are most marginalised and vulnerable in our world.
Read, share, enjoy, disagree, think, do, engage . . .
This collection of essays wrestles with aspects of this faithful process, particularly as it calls us to engage with issues that hurt
those who are most marginalised and vulnerable in our world.
Read, share, enjoy, disagree, think, do, engage . . .
Of Falafels and Following Jesus
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Since the time of Jesus, visiting the places of His life has held a fascination and attraction for His followers from many parts of the world. This is the story of one of those journeys, encountering and reflecting on the stories themselves, as well as the realities of visiting these places today.
From the rugged wilderness of Petra and the Dead Sea to the sparkling waters and lush valleys of Galilee, this is a story of re-discovering the stories of Jesus and the Bible, and how this journey changes and challenges us as we seek to follow Him as His disciples today.
For the Least of These Bible Book Shelf 3Q 2019
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This book is a kind of stepping-stone. It might help you see with new eyes and to hear with new ears the cries of the oppressed.
I Hope
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Faith – Life – Church – World
A collection of editorials, essays and stories to encourage your faith, challenge your life, grow your church and change your world.
Ordinary People-Extraordinary God: Real-life stories of faith and commitment
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55 ordinary people – one extraordinary God 55 stories of faith and commitment – one God who deals with us as individuals 55 examples of stewardship – one God who is Lord of our lives.
Ordinary People-Faithful God: More real-life stories of faith and commitment
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Another collection of real-life stories in the tradition of Ordinary People— Extraordinary God, full of exciting stories of people testifying to the faithfulness of God in their lives as a result of stewardship.
Ordinary People-Generous God: More stories of faith and commitment
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Another collection of real-life stories in the tradition of Ordinary People – Extraordinary God and Ordinary People – Faithful God.
Seven Reasons Life is Better With God
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We don’t have to hit rock bottom to need God. No matter how good—or bad—life might seem, God still calls us to follow Him. This book ponders seven reasons life is better with God—when things are bad, God can make them better; when things are good, God makes them better still.
Thinking Faith
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Thinking is an important ingredient of our faith, while faith must also broaden and deepen our thinking and its possibilities—and both should change our lives and our world.
Thinking Faith collects some of Nathan Brown’s best thoughts—and questions—about the implications of our faith. Each short chapter responds to urgent issues of our time and in our church, examining these through the lens of what we know and believe about God, and calling for imagination, courage, creativity and empathy in response.
Why I Try to Believe
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An Experiment in Faith, Life and Stubborn Hope
Prompted by a friend’s public experiments with faith and non-faith, Nathan Brown set out to explore his own life-long experiment with trying to believe.