Wonderfully expressing the writer's deep love of God and the wonder and beauty of creation, this collection of over 100 poems can be used seasonally or thematically in a service, as prayers, as an introduction to a Bible reading, or in a sermon or homily.
There are many suggestions here to help with the planning and presentation of all-age Advent services and activities - enough to keep your church going for many Advent and Christmas seasons.
Katie Thompson provides teachers with an invaluable resource for introducting young children to, or reminding them of, the stories and events which lead up to the most important celebration of the Christian Year. Daily readings and fun activities stimulate and encourage children to learn more about Jesus and his Gospel of love.Please note made to order items are non-returnable
Do you ever need that perfect resource for your youth group to make things happen? Do you ever find yourself pushed for time? This book is packed full of material which can be grabbed at the last minute to transform a difficult group into an engaged group. The games and talk sheets in this book are all designed to be user friendly for busy youth workers. They will encourage deeper conversation, encourage young people to open up and support each other, and most of all they are good fun!
Themed quiet days for those of all faiths and none - by Nick FawcettIn our restless modern world, in which many seem as troubled and stressed as they have ever been, we need to make time to be still, to commune with something beyond ourselves. This book aims to help in enabling just that, offering a resource for the staging of Quiet Days or reflective events on a variety of themes and, if so wished, for those of all faiths or none.
Rather than dealing with overtly religious issues, it approaches everyday matters from a spiritual perspective, covering themes as diverse as anxiety, anger, sorrow, friendship, suffering, envy, truth, loneliness and numerous others, each moving from the negative to the positive, the life denying to the life affirming. Here is a book that will help many to find the guidance in their daily lives they so urgently seek.
Contents
About the Author
Introduction
Part 1 - Beyond Dispute
Part 2 - A Proper Perspective
Part 3 - The Power of Words
Part 4 - Giving and Receiving
Part 5 - Happy Days
Part 6 - Justice and Peace
Part 7 - Righting Wrongs
Part 8 - Truth and Falsehood
Part 9 - The Valley of Tears
Part 10 - A Time and a Place
Part 11 - Breaking Down the Barriers
Part 12 - Will You be my Friend?
Part 13 - Healing the Wounds
Part 14 - Life's Mysteries
Appendix 1 - Adapted Prayers for use in an Interfaith Event
Appendix 2 - Adapted Prayers for use in an Event for all Faiths and none
References
Specifications
Book Format - Paperback
Published - 2022
Page Count - 330
Dimensions - 152 x 229 x 21mm
ISBN - 9781838581275
A six-week group study course, ideal for Lent but suitable for any time of year. John Cox takes an honest look at various aspects of the complex and often thorny subject of doubt.
Session 1: The nature of doubt
Session 2: What the Old Testament says about doubt
Session 3: What the Gospels say about doubt
Session 4: What kind of God?
Session 5: Doubts about Jesus
Session 6: Pain and prayer
Specifications
Format- Paperback
Published - November 2019
Weight - 128g
Page count - 100
Dimensions - 19.8cm x 13cm x 0.7cm
ISBN - 9781838580421
ISBN 10 - 1838580425
28 fully worked out all-age talks by popular author Nick Fawcett to lead you step by step through preparation and presentation.ContentsThe Special Sundays cover:• All Saints' Day• New Year• Week of Prayer for Christian Unity• Mothering Sunday• Christian Aid Week• Father's Day• Harvest• One World Week• Remembrance Sunday• Church Anniversary• Music/Songs of Praise Service
Light has long been a symbol of power and hope, a reminder of the abiding presence, peace and love of God; of triumph over darkness. The services in this book take inspiration from the many different ways candlelighting has been used over the centuries for devotion and thanksgiving.
There are services for special occasions including Advent, Titles of the Christ (the 'O Antiphons'), Easter and All Saints as well as for relevant themes: Birth, Journeying and for times of darkness. They are adaptable so that they can be used at the lighting of the candles in church before the Eucharist, at home as an evening devotion, at the start of a Bible group, or with each candle prayer used as a meditation in itself.
Each service is structured to include a welcome, candle-lighting, special intention and closing prayer, with a focus on quiet reflection in the presence of God and the aim of carrying his light out into the world.
One of the many challenges presented by church services is how to unite people of all ages and abilities in prayer in a way which engages them all. All-Sorts Prayer offers an opportunity to do just this.Drawing on her experience of leading creative prayer, Claire Benton-Evans uses symbols, actions and sensory experience to provide adaptable and original prayers for an 'all-sorts' congregation. The prayers are grouped by theme and suggested position in the service. Each prayer clearly lists resources needed, words for the leader, a prayer action and closing words. Instructions are given to help the nervous leader, while those more experienced can just pick up the prayers and go.The accompanying downloads provides many of the resources needed for the prayers, while other suggested resources include essential oils, honey and glow-sticks!
Introducing Catholic Theology provides an easy way in for anyone interested in Roman Catholic theology and those studying for the Catholic Certificate in Religious Studies as well as teachers, parish groups and deacons in training. The book is based on the six core modules of the CCRS course and includes notes for those writing essays.
From award-winning author Eleanor Watkins comes a powerful tale of courage, friendship, and faith - perfect for readers aged 10–14.
Twelve-year-old Adina dreams of freedom - but as a Hebrew slave, her days are filled with hard work and strict rules. When her fierce, no-nonsense mother drags her along to help deliver an Egyptian baby, Adina is thrust into the dangerous world of midwifery - and into a growing storm that could change everything.
As plagues descend on Egypt and whispers of escape spread among the Hebrews, Adina forms a secret friendship with Layla, a high-born Egyptian girl facing her own terrifying fate. Together, the girls navigate a land torn apart by injustice, miracles, and a God who demands both courage and trust.
Can Adina find her voice and her calling before the world around her erupts?
The Girl Who Held Tomorrow is a deeply moving and action-packed novel that brings one of the greatest Bible stories to life through the eyes of a brave young girl discovering who she is - and what she’s willing to fight for.
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Eleanor Watkins is the author of around fifty-five books, most of them fiction for children and YA. In 2024 she won the CRT award for Outstanding Contribution to Christian Literature.
Many of Eleanor’s books are situated in the rural scene with which she has lived her life, first as a farmer's daughter and then as a farmer's wife. She loves the natural world, the rhythm of the seasons, meeting people, books, animals, growing things. She and her husband still live in a centuries old farmhouse overlooking the beautiful Wye Valley and the Book Town of Hay-on-Wye. They have four adult children, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Specifications
Book Format - Paperback
Published - February 2026
Weight - 150g
Page Count - 106
Dimensions - 20cm x 13cm x 0.7cm
ISBN - 9781838582272
A simple guide to daily lifeDestined surely to become a modern-day spiritual classic, speaking to people of all faiths and none, this is a book you will want to return to again and again. Drawing on ancient wisdom literature and, specifically, the words of the Teacher, Nick Fawcett invites the reader to join him in a search for insight into the ups and downs, joys and sorrows, of daily life.At once poetic and profound, The Teacher offers guidance on such diverse themes as love, revenge, relationships, loneliness, justice, wealth, and much more. Here is a timely resource for our troubled world, painting a picture of what life could be, should be, and perhaps, just possibly, one day might be.Makes an ideal gift bookContentsIntroductionAngerAnxietyContentmentCriticismDeceitDespairDrunkennessEnvyFlatteryForgivenessFriendshipGenerosityGossipGreedHappinessHealthHopeHumilityIntegrityJusticeLaughterLazinessLonelinessLovePatiencePeacePrejudicePrideQuarrellingRelationshipsReligionRemorseRestRevengeSensitivitySorrowTimeTruthWealthWisdomWordsEpilogueReferences
This book brings together over 300 beautiful prayers for advent and the Season of Christmas, written by four of the best-loved and most distinguished Christian writers:David AdamNick FawcettSusan Sayers Ray Simpson
This book from bestselling author Joan Brown takes young Catholics through the Sacrament of Baptism step-by-step as they prepare for this wonderful proclamation of faith. It is made up of many interesting tasks to work through, with spaces to be filled in with photos, stories and drawings as the participants engage with biblical stories. Once completed, it will be a beautiful, personal keepsake with which they can remember their baptism for ever.
Life is tough enough if you're a teenager! You've got all the problems of growing up and making decisions. Then there's all the pressure, education, information, rumours, boasting and stress about getting into sex and relationships. You may be one of many people who say they haven't learned much from sex education at school. You may have thought that it said nothing about caring for someone. This book looks at the whole area of relationships and sex, unpacking it in clear and blunt detail, and asking what God, who made us, thinks about it.
A group study course exploring the story of Noah by Patrick Coghlan.These six group study courses are each focused on the spiritual messages of a biblical story and group discussion, background research and prayer. The material is imaginative, often humorous, but also challenging, encouraging each group member to seek prayerfully what God is saying to them through Scripture - and then to apply it.
Covering all three years of the Lectionary, Come to the Feast provides services for each Sunday of the year and for the major festivals. Produced for clergy, readers, junior church leaders, and other ministers who find themselves taking some responsibility for all-age worship in their church.
A New Light Shining looks at the challenges that faced Jesus and the challenges he brings to us. The aim is to stimulate reflection and to help the reader enter into events in such a way that they become alive.
To live well requires us to die well. We cannot run away from death, but we can influence the spirit in which we approach it. We need to prepare for it, make peace with it and embrace it, not just in the later years of our life but from a young age. By doing so we can free ourselves to live the best life possible during our short time on earth.
This book offers us a chance to get things right before we say goodbye. It is both a spiritual and practical guide to planning your final journey, your farewells, your funeral and your will in a way that will uniquely bless you and those around you.
Special Sundays Sorted features all age worship services for key events and Sundays throughout the year. Each session provides everything you need for every age group to engage with the lesson.
Downloadable resources included
Contents
Baptism / Adult BaptismDedication / Christening ServiceMission SundayBack to Church SundayMothering SundayAscension Day Day of Pentecost Trinity Sunday Stewardship Sunday All Saints' Day
Modern-day life may bear no resemblance to the experiences of the Psalmists, yet basic human nature and emotions don't change. We can easily identify with the range of feelings expressed, as the Psalmists poured out their hearts to God in sincere, earnest prayer, praise and worship. God has much to say to us through the Psalms and their timeless poetry gives us a language to express ourselves to God in return.In this inspiring meditative collection, Linda Ottewell has chosen an extract from a Psalm as a springboard for her thoughts and ideas, which are presented as a short reflection and then rounded off with a prayer or poem, a verse or two from Scripture, or part of a well-loved hymn.It's a book to dip into when you have a few minutes. You'll find a variety of themes, including upbeat praise and worship, crying out to God for help in times of trouble, admitting doubts and fears, expressing an intense longing for God, and confessing sins.Our prayers should be vibrant and lead us into the very heart of God. Here are reflections to encourage and edify, to help you draw nearer to God and go deeper with him.Margaret Rizza writes:These beautiful reflections on the Psalms draw us right into the heart of Scripture, giving helpful insights into our ordinary, everyday lives. Deep Calls to Deep is a book which will inspire and awaken us to new horizons and this will reflect the way we go about dealing with the very ordinary things which we encounter every day of our lives. The thoughts and reflections after the extracts of the chosen Psalms are very helpful and constructive, allowing us to see anew some of the very difficult things arising from a culture which poses many things which need much reflection.This is a book of great depth and will be a great blessing and resource to many people seeking a closer relationship with our Creator God. "Spiritual espresso - a shot of strong, stimulating spiritual reflection to start the day!" Don Egan, Director of RSVP Trust
There is nothing new about divisions in the Church, and all of us could tell stories of Christians faced with interdenominational tensions. The fact remains that the Church has, especially today, an absolute duty to proclaim the gospel; but we always need to check that it is indeed the gospel that we are trying to preach. For we are fallible and sinful and we can get it wrong.The first chapter of Nicholas King's book considers the scandal of Christian disunion, and in particular the mystery whereby perfectly good people seem content to live with the scandal. Then he looks at each of the 27 documents that constitute the New Testament and demonstrates that the writers were well aware of the possibility of divisions in the Church and that they had a way of coping with the divisions, by keeping their eyes on God and on Jesus.The final part of the book considers one particular issue that divides Christians of the Roman Catholic Church from other Christians, namely the role given to Mary the mother of Jesus, and in particular to the two teachings about her Immaculate Conception and her Assumption, and whether the Catholic position represents an unbridgeable gap for Christians from other traditions.ContentsThe mystery of anti-ecumenismPaul and the Paulines on divisionsDivisions in Paul's Corinthian and Roman correspondenceHandling divisions in ActsThe Johannine LiteratureHandling divisions in Mark's GospelDivisions in Matthew's GospelDivisions in Luke's GospelRevelation and divisionsDivisions in the Catholic EpistlesIs Mary an obstacle to ecumenical progress?
If the thought of giving a talk for all-age worship leaves you wondering what to say and how to say it, here are 25 brilliant fully worked out ideas.Popular author Nick Fawcett leads you step by step through every aspect of the preparation and presentation of his tried and tested talks for Lent, Holy Week and Easter.There are many imaginative and enjoyable ways to get your ideas across, including quizzes, games and puzzles.
