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ArticleApril 2022 Book Club - You recommend…
A Shed in a Cucumber Field SL Russell (New Generation Publishing, 2014) Inspired by a recent book club post, I treated myself, with the luxury of a long weekend, to reading another of Sue Russell’s brilliant books, A Shed in a Cucumber Field (the title is in ...
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ArticleMarch 2022 Book Club - You recommend…
Choose Life Simon Guillebaud (Monarch, 2014) For 2022, I’m re-reading this book of daily reflections. It seems perfect for me right now, as Simon Guillebaud seems to be speaking right into the issues I’m dealing with. I whizzed through the book last summer for the Woman Alive ...
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ArticleFebruary 2022 Book Club - You recommend…
Recital of Love Keren Dibbens-Wyatt (Paraclete Press, 2020) This book reminded me of the writings of Julian of Norwich, the anchorite nun who lived in Norwich. Keren’s writing is beautiful in the mystic tradition. Each thought is usually only a page or two so the book lends ...
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ArticleJanuary 2022 Book Club - You recommend…
The Emotionally Healthy Woman Geri Scazzero (Zondervan, 2014) I read this book while I was bringing up our kids. It really helped me to meet God daily on a deeper level through listening to him using ancient Christian practices like lectio divina. It also got me thinking ...
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ArticleDecember Book Club - Readers recommend…
If Prison Walls Could Speak Richard Wurmbrand (Living Sacrifice, 2011) Richard Wurmbrand was imprisoned twice for being a Christian. This book is an education into human evil; how he suffered is staggering. It’s a series of sermons that he composed “on the verge of insanity”. Yet his ...
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ArticleNovember Book Club - Readers recommend…
The Tattooist of Auschwitz Heather Morris (Zaffre, 2018) I accepted this book from a neighbour, thinking: “Well, if it’s too heart-wrenching, I don’t have to read it.” And it wasn’t. Although it was desperately sad, the author didn’t dwell on the horrors. Heather Morris was asked to ...
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ArticleSeptember Book Club - You recommend…
Remember Richard Gamble (SPCK, 2021) Gamble is the visionary behind the Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer, a structure in the making dedicated to showcasing answered prayer as a testament to God’s goodness. While collating prayers for the wall, Gamble was struck by the importance and necessity of ...
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ArticleBook Club birthday!
To celebrate the Woman Alive Book Club’s 15th birthday, Claire Musters caught up with its founder Amy Boucher Pye
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ReviewsBook Club recommendation: Even the Sparrow: A Pilgrim’s Guide to Prayer, Trust and Following the Leader
Even the Sparrow: A Pilgrim’s Guide to Prayer, Trust and Following the Leader
JILL WEBER
(Muddy Pearl, ISBN 978-1910012710) All Flame: Entering into the life of the Father, Son & Holy Spirit
ANDREW ARNDT
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ReviewsBook Club recommendation: Women in a Patriarchal World
Women in a Patriarchal World
ELAINE STORKEY
(SPCK, ISBN 978-0281084074) NIV Bible Speaks Today
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ReviewsBook Club recommendation: The Healing Knife
The Healing Knife
SL RUSSELL
(Lion, ISBN 978-1782643036) A Map of the Sky
CLAIRE WONG
(Lion, ISBN 978-1782642695)
