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by Sean Stillman, SPCK, £11.99 ‘Zac’s Place’ is a church in Swansea. It is a small chaotic community of Jesus followers where the most fragile of life’s walking wounded try to work out their faith, because they quite simply wouldn’t fit anywhere else. It’s also the spiritual home for the local chapter of the motorcycle...

by Jessica Jess Komanapalli, Authentic, £9.99 This autumn saw the 25th anniversary of the outbreak of the Burundian civil war. This is one man’s amazing story of how God protected and provided for him in the midst of the Burundian civil war and brought him to a place of grace, forgiveness and restoration. Theodore Mbazumutima...

by Shaadia Firoz, Authentic, £9.99 Russian born Shaadia Firoz grew up in a Muslim family, afraid of her drunken and abusive father. Finding fame as a singer did little to fill her sense of emptiness, and a desperate search to fill this longing had her looking for love in all the wrong places. But everything...

 The Prince of Peace in a World of Wars – applying the message of God’s love Celtic Advent – 40 days of devotions to Christmas Journey with Me – 365 Daily Devotions Travel – In Tandem with God’s Heart Love the World Too Soon – A Mother’s Journey through Miscarriage: A 30-Day Devotional What if...

– applying the message of God’s love to a needy world By David Kerrigan, BRF, £8.99 In this, the Bible Reading Fellowship’s Advent book for 2018, David Kerrigan sees the coming of Jesus at Christmas as central to the divine plan to bring peace to the world. Through daily reflection on biblical texts and mission...

By David Cole, BRF, £8.99 This beautiful book is clear. It is holy. It begins with the concept of Advent and ends with the celebration of Christmas. In between it spends three 10 day periods exploring Christ’s first coming, His present coming into our lives and his future coming. If you pay attention to each...

By Catherine Campbell, IVP, £9.74 Catherine Campbell invites you to journey with her through the year as she shares 365 Bible meditations that have touched her heart and changed her life. Using an eclectic mix of readings, character cameos and anecdotes, Catherine takes us across new terrain every day. As with life, some paths will...

by Peter Grier, IVP, £9.99 Travel is fun – to state the very obvious. But what if it could be enriching, life-enhancing and lots, lots more? What if that hunger for self-discovery, identity and fulfilment could take you in undreamt-of directions? ‘I have been travelling internationally for 45 years – I just wish I’d been...

By David Adam, SPCK, £9.99 Writing from lived experience as much as knowledge, David Adam conveys a delight in the mystery of being that is deeply attractive. Love the World opens by looking at the beginning of the universe, then moves on to the earth’s atmosphere, the miracle of water and things that we often...

By Jane Clamp, SPCK, £9.99 One in four pregnancies end in miscarriage, a traumatic experience for any woman, but one in which she typically feels alone. This 30-day devotional helps mothers who have lost children start to come to terms with what has happened. The purpose of this book is to inform, encourage and support...

By Cris Rogers, Monarch, £7.99 This is a book about who God is and who we are in light of that. What we think about ourselves will govern what we do. If we think we are powerless we will behave that way. If we believe we are weak we will be weak. If we believe...

By Dianne Parsons, Lion Hudson, £12.99 Enter the warmth of Dianne’s front room to chat over coffee. She shares stories, thoughts, favourite quotes and memories as a child, wife, mother, and grandmother, and from 30 years working with the national charity, Care for the Family. The journal also encourages you to share your stories, thoughts...