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BOOKS
A journey into the heart of youthwork, armed with only enthusiasm, hope and a packet of chocolate biscuits
This book collects together the long-running series I wrote for Youthwork magazine and tells the tale of Chris, the new youthworker at Briglimpton Tabernacle and all the people he has to deal with, inlcuding Julian, the trainee martyr, Glenda the eco-warrior and Stanley, the caretaker who thinks that young people are some sort of disease.
AND NOW LET'S MOVE INTO A TIME OF NONSENSE
I wrote this out of sheer frustration with the quality of the words we sing in church. The book argues that we have bought into a pop-song model of worship songs, where the words are secondary to beat and melody. The result is songs which are filled with a strange semi-Biblical code and which suffer from poor technique. Above all it encourages writers to really think about the words of their songs and whether they really communicate truth about God.
"Every worship leader, worship planner and Christian songwqriter ought to read this book. It'll make you laugh and wince, but most importantly inspire you to think intelligently and creatively about our worship culture." Graham Kendrick
Well, I didn't exactly write the Bible... But I did write most and edit all the around 400 extra features added to this Bible to make it relevant and accessible for teenagers and young people.
With features on topics ranging from Persia to Passover; from Civil Disobedience to Genetic Engineering; from the pressure of exams to the problem of pornography; this is a Youth Bible that faces the issues of contemporary youth culture face on and looks for the Biblical principles that should guide our behaviour.
In The Church Invisible we are taken 40 years into the future, to a world where virtual reality is a lifestyle and technology exalts convenience at the cost of personal dignity. This book confronts some of the difficult questions: Why has the church disappeared? Can we do anything to change?
This inventive, engaging and provocativeÊbook will challenge the church in this country and worldwide to change. 'It's not enough to talk about the good news. We have to be the good news.'
A funny, thought-provoking, God-revealing look at the real issues of 21st-century lives. If it's on the street, it's in here - everything from chewing gum to mobile phones, traffic lights to trees, sex shops to scaffolding. All the things around us and all the ways in which we can use those sights to explore the Kingdom of God. Ideal for individual Bible study, youth groups, and house groups, street life is about going deeper than just reading the stories and actually creating a different lifestyle. It's about making the words count.
A collection of the best of the sketches I've written for Youthwork magazine over the past seven years. The sketches are mainly designed to be 'discussion starters', focusing on a particular ethical or moral issues, and have been widely used for youthgroups, church services, etc. They're also designed to be very easy to perform, using the minimum of staging and costume.
The Bible Book is a new kind of guide to the Bible. Informative, thought-provoking and very, very readable, this is a book that will help you explore the most famous book in the world. Informal but informed, simple, but never simplistic, The Bible Book tackles the Bible with honesty, humour and inventiveness. This book won't baffle you with jargon, but it won't insult your intelligence either.
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The true story of Jeffrey Hudson, Britain's smallest man.
For a man of such diminutive
stature, Hudson lived life on a grand scale. From the lowest social strata
he rose to the courts of Kings and Queens. His portrait was painted by
Van Dyck and Ben Jonson cast him in one of his masques. He was the subject
of poems, prints and books. He fought in the civil war, was captured by
pirates (twice), fought in a duel, and even spent 25 years in slavery
in North Africa. Yet he died alone and forgotten, a relic of a society
which no longer cared and which had moved onto the next object of fashion.
Now, for the first time, Lord Minimus tells
his story. It is a story of splendour and riches; of piracy and slavery;
of war, treachery, intrigue and death. Above all, it is the true story
of a man who lost every comfort he had, but retained his dignity, humanity
and hope.
More links and pictures of Jeffrey Hudson
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We
have been through the 'Green' nineties, now, according to market research
experts Young and Rubicam, the colour of the next decade is blue.
This is because more and more people are concerned with questions that
are not material: better relationships, quality of life, rest and relaxation,
life beyond ourselves. BLUE explores the values we need as a society and
as individuals. Through a mix of story and personal reflection, we explore
the BLUE values - hope, friendship, faith, truth, celebration. Values
which matter to us all and which alone can fulfil the deeper spiritual
needs in everyone.
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IN SEARCH OF THE WORLD'S WORST WRITERS
There are many writers
whose works inspire and lift us, who
move us to tears with their beauty, elegance and profundity.
This book is not about them.
No, this book is a celebration of bad writing; a journey into the lives
of writers so wonderfully awful they have unwittingly arrived at genius
from the other direction.
Find out more at the
dedicated website.
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THE SCROLL - THE TABLOID BIBLE
'Would you Adam and Eve It
- Scandal as couple evicted from garden', 'Atishoo! Atishoo! Wall Fall
Down! - Insurers refuse payout over Jericho wall collapse', 'Arking Mad
- Nutty Noah builds bumper boat in backyard.' The greatest story ever
told becomes the greatest tabloid ever printed. From Genesis to Revelation,
hear the news from The Scroll - the only paper that was there.
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The Tabloid Bible is available in German and
in and American edition.
Unlock the contents of the
amazing, long-lost Dead Sea Filing Cabinet. Featuring Adam's Diary ("Day
One: Naming animals all morning."); David - the out takes ("The Lord is
My Sweater", "Uriah the Hittite's Lonely Hearts Club Battalion"); King
Solomon's To-Do List; The removal company's estimate for the Exodus, and
the insurance claims form for the Gadarene Swine. And much, much more.
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This book is for anyone who
wants a less complicated life.
Drawing on examples and inspiration from a wide range of sources, there
are ideas and thoughts to help you deal with money, simplify your possessions,
recognise your own priorities, 'budget' your time, find space for quietness
and shape your own rule of life
If you want to live more simply, if you want to create space for what
is really important in your life, then this friendly, funny and thought-provoking
book is for you.
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'To Be Or Not To Be' - What
Kind Of Question Is That?
Lear Today, Goneril Tomorrow - Krazy King Karves Up his Kingdom
Richard III Gets The Hump!
'A Pain In The Asp - Cleo gets something toxic down her toga.'
Murder, intrigue, lust, and men in tights - they're all in The Bard -
the only paper that knows the truth!
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HOPE OF THE AGES
An anthology of writings on
the theme of Hope. Beautifully illustrated by paintings from the National
Gallery.
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INSPIRATION
An anthology of Christian
wisdom spanning 2000 years. This beautifully illustrated book brings together
ancient and contemporary reflections on such issues as love, hope, joy,
heaven, peace, humanity and the future.
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ENTERTAINING ANGELS
A collection of sketches originally
produced in 1995 for the Bible Society's Open Book initiative. I have
contributed 4 sketches, 2 from 1995 ('Philip and the Ethiopian' and 'The
Rediscovery of the Bible') and 2 more recently ('A Sign of Hope' and 'Forgive
Us Our Trespasses')
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WISDOM OF CHRISTINA ROSSETTI
An anthology containing selections
from the poetry and prose of this great writer.
Contains 30 readings for daily meditation and reflection.
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WISDOM OF GEORGE HERBERT
An anthology containing selections
from George Herbert's poetry.
Contains 30 readings for daily meditation and reflection.
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