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By Nathan Eddy, Monarch, £9.99 The pace of life is unrelenting, and even the church can feel driven and rushed. So this coming year, consider life in the ‘modern’ desert – a place of stillness, waiting, and hoping – which we will explore next Lent with our unique blend of writers from around the world....

By Bob Hartman, Lion Children’s Books, £10.99 For thousands of years, the stories in the Bible have been passed on from generation to generation. This popular retelling of many well-loved stories from the Old and New Testaments is ideal for sharing with children today. First to be read aloud, and then read alone – it...

By Nicolas Roberts & Alister McGrath, DPHil, DD,  Canterbury Press, £14.99 Addiction can take many forms and there can hardly be a minister, or a prison, college or school’s chaplain who will not have encountered its damaging effects on individuals, their families and local communities. Each year there are several thousand drug-related and alcohol related...

By Marcus Throup, Canterbury Press, £12.99 Here is a lively and accessible introduction to Anglicanism, for anyone wanting to know what makes it distinctive. Whether you are training for Anglican orders, are curious about another denomination or would like to join an Anglican Church, this guide will introduce you to the basics of Anglican identity...

By Carmel Thomason, BRF, £4.99 A book of 24 undated reflections drawing on a range of relevant Bible passages to offer genuine hope and encouragement in anxious times. Encompassing the very human emotions of fear and anxiety, the reflections encourage us to draw comfort and strength from God’s Word even in those times when He...

By Tony Spiller, BRF, £8.99 84 puzzles – crosswords, anagrams, word searches, mazes, spirals and others – will make you puzzle over the Bible, increase your biblical knowledge and give you hours of fun. Be ready for some surprises on the way!

By Peter Tyrer, SPCK, £9.99 Controversy and confusion surround personality disorder (PD). Long dismissed as impossible to treat, PD has become a catch-all for various conditions, abounding with negative stereotypes and incorrect information. Now, revised and simpler classifications devised for the World Health Organization (WHO) should make diagnosis and treatment more straightforward. This book, by...

By Tim Cantopher, SPCK, £9.99 Jeremy Vine of BBC Radio 2 has called this a ‘brilliant book about how we identify the often-charming people – who only spread misery.’ Some people are so stressful, they can actually make us ill. Gameplayers, bullies, users and abusers – all can become a risk to our health and...

By Roger Scruton, Continuum, £15.29 Addressing one of the most politically turbulent periods in modern British history, philosopher Roger Scruton asks how, in these circumstances, we can come to define our identity, and what in the coming years will hold us together. To what are our duties owed and why? How do we respond to...

By Jon Tyson, Authentic Books, £12.99 A NYC pastor inspires readers to find their most meaningful and purposeful life. Surprising to many, this life is not measured by success, comparison, or accolades. Rather, free and joyful living stems from a God-centred celebration of our union with Christ and the lives of those around us. Life...

Sustaining Leadership – You are more important than your ministry The One Hour Bible – From Adam to Apocalypse in Sixty Minutes Is Your God Too Small? – Enlarging our vision in the face of life’s struggles Mad or God? – Jesus: The Healthiest Mind of All A Poet’s Notebook – with new poems, obviously...

By Paul Swann, BRF, £8.99 This will be very helpful to ministers, priests and ordinands and for senior ministers with responsibility over others.  Sustaining Leadership is not a book about what to do as a leader. It is about how to be as a leader. Honest and profoundly pastoral, the author’s insights emerge from devastating...