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{"id":14779733574012,"title":"Really Useful Guides: Genesis 12-50","handle":"really-useful-guides-genesis-12-50","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigital eBook Only - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eA guide to the great big family drama that takes up most of the first book of our Bibles. How can you read it wisely, and know what to look out for? \u003c\/em\u003eThis Really Useful Guide to Genesis 12—50 unpacks the fascinating family stories of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph. Richard S. Briggs takes us on a tour of these characters’ lives, suggesting different ways of approaching the stories to draw out different facets and looking at how God can be found throughout. With a discussion of the historical background of Genesis and a detailed look at a few key passages, this book will increase your biblical knowledge and make you more aware of God’s presence in everyday life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEach Really Useful Guide focuses on a specific biblical book, making it come to life for the reader, enabling them to understand the message and to apply its truth to today’s circumstances. Though not a commentary, it gives valuable insight into the book’s message and context. Though not an introduction, it summarises the important aspects of the book to aid reading and application. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor information\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRevd Dr Richard S. Briggs is a lecturer in Old Testament and director of biblical studies at Cranmer Hall, St John's College, Durham. He also currently serves as associate minister in two local parishes in County Durham.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransforming Ministry Autumn 2022. Review by Peter Wright\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in the BRF Really Useful Guides series, this pocket-sized book is a little gem. Recognising the distinct change of focus and pace with which Chapter 12 of Genesis begins, it concentrates on the extended family drama that distinguishes the remainder of Genesis. In an engrossing tour of the stories of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph and his brothers, Briggs has written not a standard introduction, nor even a conventional commentary, but an accessible, engaging and entertaining guide as to how to read the text wisely. In presenting the drama and the stories of Genesis effectively as a book in itself, Briggs deftly discusses its literary, historical and theological facets, and looks in detail at some key passages. He also shows how an informed reading of the text can increase the reader’s awareness of the presence of God in everyday life. A lecturer in Old Testament and director of biblical studies at St. John’s College, Durham, Briggs is clearly a gifted teacher. He has skilfully packed much into this short book. This truly is a really useful guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReviewed by Peter Wright \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2024-10-30T11:01:37+00:00","created_at":"2024-10-30T11:00:47+00:00","vendor":"Richard S. Briggs","type":"eBook","tags":["Biblical engagement","Centenary","Feb-22","Glassboxx","Really Useful Guides"],"price":699,"price_min":699,"price_max":699,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":53604866261372,"title":"eBook","option1":"eBook","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9780857468208","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Really Useful Guides: Genesis 12-50 - eBook","public_title":"eBook","options":["eBook"],"price":699,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9780857468208","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/313.png?v=1730980397","\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/314.png?v=1730980392"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/313.png?v=1730980397","options":["Format"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":63001504383356,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.652,"height":2000,"width":1303,"src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/313.png?v=1730980397"},"aspect_ratio":0.652,"height":2000,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/313.png?v=1730980397","width":1303},{"alt":null,"id":63001503236476,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.652,"height":2000,"width":1303,"src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/314.png?v=1730980392"},"aspect_ratio":0.652,"height":2000,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/314.png?v=1730980392","width":1303}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigital eBook Only - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eA guide to the great big family drama that takes up most of the first book of our Bibles. How can you read it wisely, and know what to look out for? \u003c\/em\u003eThis Really Useful Guide to Genesis 12—50 unpacks the fascinating family stories of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph. Richard S. Briggs takes us on a tour of these characters’ lives, suggesting different ways of approaching the stories to draw out different facets and looking at how God can be found throughout. With a discussion of the historical background of Genesis and a detailed look at a few key passages, this book will increase your biblical knowledge and make you more aware of God’s presence in everyday life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEach Really Useful Guide focuses on a specific biblical book, making it come to life for the reader, enabling them to understand the message and to apply its truth to today’s circumstances. Though not a commentary, it gives valuable insight into the book’s message and context. Though not an introduction, it summarises the important aspects of the book to aid reading and application. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor information\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRevd Dr Richard S. Briggs is a lecturer in Old Testament and director of biblical studies at Cranmer Hall, St John's College, Durham. He also currently serves as associate minister in two local parishes in County Durham.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransforming Ministry Autumn 2022. Review by Peter Wright\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in the BRF Really Useful Guides series, this pocket-sized book is a little gem. Recognising the distinct change of focus and pace with which Chapter 12 of Genesis begins, it concentrates on the extended family drama that distinguishes the remainder of Genesis. In an engrossing tour of the stories of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph and his brothers, Briggs has written not a standard introduction, nor even a conventional commentary, but an accessible, engaging and entertaining guide as to how to read the text wisely. In presenting the drama and the stories of Genesis effectively as a book in itself, Briggs deftly discusses its literary, historical and theological facets, and looks in detail at some key passages. He also shows how an informed reading of the text can increase the reader’s awareness of the presence of God in everyday life. A lecturer in Old Testament and director of biblical studies at St. John’s College, Durham, Briggs is clearly a gifted teacher. He has skilfully packed much into this short book. This truly is a really useful guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReviewed by Peter Wright \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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This book acknowledges that trust and hope in God's goodness doesn't always come easily, but when embraced we gain the strength to face our fear with courage and confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-right: 15px; float: left;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0148\/6107\/4532\/files\/CarmelThomason_480x480.jpg?v=1676494723\" width=\"212\" height=\"192\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarmel Thomason is an author, journalist and speaker whose writing explores how we can live out the gospel by focusing on the extraordinary to be found in the everyday. She has written \u003cem\u003eAgainst the Odds\u003c\/em\u003e (BRF, 2014), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.brfonline.org.uk\/products\/believe-in-miracles-a-spiritual-journey-of-positive-change\"\u003eBelieve in Miracles\u003c\/a\u003e (BRF, 2016) and \u003cem\u003eEvery Moment Counts\u003c\/em\u003e (DLT, 2011) and has collaborated with the Archbishop of York on Faith Stories and Hope Stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eMedia reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWider World: The Bookcase. Autumn 2018\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to DoSomething.org, 40% of adults suffer from anxiety. This book of 24 undated reflections, which draw on a range of relevant Bible passages, offers genuine hope and encouragement in anxious times. The reflections on chosen scripture are both practical and prayerful; grounded in human experience and encouraging focused prayer even in those times when God can seem silent to us. \u003cem\u003eAnxious Times\u003c\/em\u003e acknowledges that trust and hope doesn't always come easy, but when we embrace God's goodness we gain the strength to face our fears with courage and confidence. Archbishop John Sentamu writes: 'This book is to be savoured, not rushed. As an antidote to anxiety, it will repay a measured reading, just one short chapter a day.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Reader online, May 2019. 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With a foreword by Archbishop John Sentamu urging us not to give in to despair, this book will be a helpful resource both for those struggling to cope and for those who seek to counsel them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReviewed by Margaret Ives \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2024-10-30T11:06:21+00:00","created_at":"2024-10-30T11:05:27+00:00","vendor":"Carmel Thomason","type":"eBook","tags":["Anna Chaplaincy books","Devotional","Glassboxx","May-18","Pastoral care","Recommended for Anna Chaplaincy"],"price":499,"price_min":499,"price_max":499,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":53604871143804,"title":"eBook","option1":"eBook","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781800390270","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Anxious Times - eBook","public_title":"eBook","options":["eBook"],"price":499,"weight":63,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781800390270","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/315.png?v=1730980386","\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/316.png?v=1730980387"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/315.png?v=1730980386","options":["Format"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":63001501761916,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.652,"height":2000,"width":1303,"src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/315.png?v=1730980386"},"aspect_ratio":0.652,"height":2000,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/315.png?v=1730980386","width":1303},{"alt":null,"id":63001502187900,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.652,"height":2000,"width":1303,"src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/316.png?v=1730980387"},"aspect_ratio":0.652,"height":2000,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/316.png?v=1730980387","width":1303}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigital eBook Only - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eA 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 seems silent to us. This book acknowledges that trust and hope in God's goodness doesn't always come easily, but when embraced we gain the strength to face our fear with courage and confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-right: 15px; float: left;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0148\/6107\/4532\/files\/CarmelThomason_480x480.jpg?v=1676494723\" width=\"212\" height=\"192\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarmel Thomason is an author, journalist and speaker whose writing explores how we can live out the gospel by focusing on the extraordinary to be found in the everyday. 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{"id":14779752022396,"title":"At Home and Out and About","handle":"at-home-and-out-and-about-1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigital eBook Only - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAcross a year’s worth of weekly reflections, Gordon Giles focuses on objects, scenes, activities and places, drawing out spiritual insights to help us reflect on what we have learned as we venture out again after months of restriction, absence and anxiety. From Easter, through the changing seasons to the following Easter, we are led to consider: What is it like spiritually to stop wearing masks? What does a beach say to us after coronavirus? How has Zoom affected us during lockdown and how do we now relate to technology as a medium of fellowship? Where is Christ amid our restrictions and our releases?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• Readers of Lent and Advent books who have enjoyed the previous two in this series\u003cbr\u003e• Anyone who wants to reflect on the world in which they live in the light of recent events\u003cbr\u003e• Those who enjoy and are concerned for the natural world\u003cbr\u003e• Church groups reading together or privately\u003cbr\u003e• Churches looking for material related to the seasons of the year or the church calendar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor Info\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-right: 15px; float: left;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0148\/6107\/4532\/files\/GordonGiles1_480x480.jpg?v=1676494801\" width=\"131\" height=\"233\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGordon Giles is Canon Chancellor of Rochester Cathedral. He is the author of several books and the editor of BRF’s New Daylight Bible reading notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransforming Ministry September 2023. Review by Betty Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book provided two surprises. The first was to discover that the pandemic had affected 52 areas of our lives, from masks to Zoom, from furlough to haircuts; and secondly that these meditations were to last for a whole year, from Easter to Easter. I decided to choose a special moment in the week – maybe a Sunday afternoon – to delve into the next topic. You may think that the pandemic is best allowed to rest, but Giles steers us sensitively through, encouraging us ‘to reflect on what has changed and to engage with what has not’. We are to go out and about with a God who never changes and whose love is ever constant. Each meditation is biblically inspired and supported by scientific and statistical knowledge. All conclude with a prayer. Although I would recommend individual reading, there are questions for group discussion. We have so much to learn from our Covid experiences. 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From Easter, through the changing seasons to the following Easter, we are led to consider: What is it like spiritually to stop wearing masks? What does a beach say to us after coronavirus? How has Zoom affected us during lockdown and how do we now relate to technology as a medium of fellowship? Where is Christ amid our restrictions and our releases?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• Readers of Lent and Advent books who have enjoyed the previous two in this series\u003cbr\u003e• Anyone who wants to reflect on the world in which they live in the light of recent events\u003cbr\u003e• Those who enjoy and are concerned for the natural world\u003cbr\u003e• Church groups reading together or privately\u003cbr\u003e• Churches looking for material related to the seasons of the year or the church calendar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor Info\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-right: 15px; float: left;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0148\/6107\/4532\/files\/GordonGiles1_480x480.jpg?v=1676494801\" width=\"131\" height=\"233\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGordon Giles is Canon Chancellor of Rochester Cathedral. He is the author of several books and the editor of BRF’s New Daylight Bible reading notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransforming Ministry September 2023. Review by Betty Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book provided two surprises. The first was to discover that the pandemic had affected 52 areas of our lives, from masks to Zoom, from furlough to haircuts; and secondly that these meditations were to last for a whole year, from Easter to Easter. I decided to choose a special moment in the week – maybe a Sunday afternoon – to delve into the next topic. You may think that the pandemic is best allowed to rest, but Giles steers us sensitively through, encouraging us ‘to reflect on what has changed and to engage with what has not’. We are to go out and about with a God who never changes and whose love is ever constant. Each meditation is biblically inspired and supported by scientific and statistical knowledge. All conclude with a prayer. Although I would recommend individual reading, there are questions for group discussion. We have so much to learn from our Covid experiences. This book motivates us to view those years in a fresh light as we journey onward in ‘faith, hope and love.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReviewed by Betty Taylor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e"}
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{"id":14779761197436,"title":"The Recovery of Hope: Bible reflections for sensing God's presence and hearing God's call","handle":"the-recovery-of-hope-bible-reflections-for-sensing-gods-presence-and-hearing-gods-call-1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigital eBook Only - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eWe live in the hope of experiencing first-hand the all-sufficient grace, love and forgiveness which is God's alone, a hope that we may know with our heads long before we feel it in our hearts. This book is centred on a hope that means encountering God not only as consoling presence in the darkness but as one who challenges us to respond to his call. That call may prove to be costly, but as we respond, we will find ourselves transformed as we discover and rediscover not only that we are known exactly as we are, but loved beyond understanding as God's precious children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a series of Bible reflections - and some poems - the theme of this hope is explored in different ways, from the yearning of the Psalmist to walking the gentle journey of the Good Shepherd's leading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNaomi Starkey is a full-time ordained minister in the Church in Wales, living on the Llyn Peninsula in North Wales. From 1997 - 2015 she was a commissioning editor for BRF as well as editing New Daylight and Quiet Spaces over a number of years. She has also written The Recovery of Love, Pilgrims to the Manger and Good Enough Mother for BRF.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eMedia reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChurch Times 24 March 2016\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNAOMI STARKEY's \u003cem\u003eThe Recovery of Hope\u003c\/em\u003e cobbles together 103 wide ranging Bible reading notes, all with hope in common, originally published in sundry editions of BRF's New Daylight . A mature writer with a sure touch, her soign commentary on any biblical text never exceeds 300 words, and her balanced hermeneutic is well resourced and sparky.\u003cbr\u003eHer book includes four beautifully crafted poems, with all her writing having the high quality of a prose poem. She is never afraid to be hard-hitting, with comments such as 'Unlimited power carries with it unlimited responsibility rather than unlimited veniality,'and 'Leaders should care for their flock rather than simply grandstand on issues.' I will try to grandstand less and care more!\u003cbr\u003eThe three sub-themes, 'Coping with Darkness', 'Challenged to Journey', and 'In Resurrection Light', boldly take us into some unusual territory. There are 14 studies on 2 Kings 13-17, 14 on Stephen's speech in Acts, and 12 on the latter chapters of Mark (including the shorter and longer endings); a further seven studies are offered on Psalm 37, Jonah, and Ezekiel. Themes on 'The Absence of God', 'Gardens and God', and 'Holy Fire' draw material from across the scriptures. Starkey is the most pleasant of fellow travellers throughout, a sheer joy to be with. She draws examples from her ministerial context in glorious North Wales, seasoning the text with the occasional Welsh word - can it get any better than this?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Rt Revd David Wilbourne; Assistant Bishop of Llandaff.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 15px; text-align: left;\"\u003eDiocese of Bangor News February 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the psalms and prophets of the Old Testament to the gospels and epistles of the New Testament, chapters are opened up to draw us to read more deeply. Naomi presents each section with an introduction and then taking a few verses at a time explores at greater depth the meaning behind the words. This is not offered as a commentary but in a way that draws the reader into the passage being read, and how that may be 'read' within our own lives. Hope is important for every person, and here, through the ups and downs of the biblical stories, we can find again the hope that is given to us in God. Naomi writes very simply, but is not simplistic. She encourages further reading and offers plenty of thought provoking questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone who enjoys an Advent or Lent book and feels bereft through the rest of the year, will find much in this book to help fill that gap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI enjoyed reading Naomi's book, and found plenty within its pages which made me stop, think and pray.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJanet Fletcher \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiocese of Bangor Spirituality Officer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCambrian News; 11 February 2016\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJULIE MCNICHOLLS VALE follows cleric-in-training Naomi Starkey's journey from the Channel Islands to the Llyn Peninsula and her beliefs through her book...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the last eight months, cleric-in-training Naomi Starkey has made Aberdaron on the Llyn Peninsula her home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA full-time ordained minister in the Church in Wales, Naomi works in the Bro Enlli Ministry area, which covers the south-west coast of the Llyn Peninsula and takes in six churches, including St Hywyn, Aberdaron;St Pedrog, Llanbedrog and St Cian, Llangian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAberdaron is undoubtedly beautiful, but far from her previous home, near Llanidloes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd becoming a full-time member of the ministry also seems far removed from her previous work in publishing, but the 50-year-old mother-of-three knew the time was right to make the move to Gwynedd, and to the church.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'I had a strong sense that it was time to move from publishing - a field I had worked in for 21 years - to full-time church work and there was a job in Aberdaron that I felt was right for me.The area of publishing I worked in was related in a way, as I had been editor of the BRF (Bible Reading Fellowship) for many years, but that's not the same as leading services and getting out there meeting people.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNaomi started working for the church as a part-time cleric in Machnylleth and the surrounding villages. Then a cleric-in-training post came up in Gwynedd and Naomi made the move in June 2015. Also that month, Naomi was ordained as a priest in Bangor. She was previously ordained as a deacon in June 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNaomi says it wasn't her childhood dream to become a priest - indeed, it wasn't possible for women to do so at the time - but there had always been a leaning towards the church, as she explained. 'According to me mother I used to line up my teddies and give church services to them like my father, who was a vicar.But I never thought of becoming a vicar myself. I didn't think I could as a woman because women couldn't be ordained at the time. But my mother reminded me that I used to do this when I was about five years old, so I guess there's always been something there.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNaomi was raised on the Channel Islands, and believes growing up there has helped her to fall in love with Aberdaron. 'My father was a vicar on the Channel Islands, on Jersey, and there are so many similarities to the Llyn,' Naomi said. 'It's almost like being on an island here in Aberdaron and there is some bilingualism, as there is on Jersey. There is also a lot of farming, tourism and of course, beautiful beaches.' As a cleric in training, Naomi says she is happy to be learning more about the church, and about the Llyn, and would like to stay in the area if possible. 'It depends if work is available but I have been learning Welsh for six years and I lead services and preach in Welsh, so I would definitely like to be able to use the language in a future post. And Aberdaron is lovely, as is the Llyn. I love the beaches on the Llyn in particular, and the mountains. 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This book is centred on a hope that means encountering God not only as consoling presence in the darkness but as one who challenges us to respond to his call. That call may prove to be costly, but as we respond, we will find ourselves transformed as we discover and rediscover not only that we are known exactly as we are, but loved beyond understanding as God's precious children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a series of Bible reflections - and some poems - the theme of this hope is explored in different ways, from the yearning of the Psalmist to walking the gentle journey of the Good Shepherd's leading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNaomi Starkey is a full-time ordained minister in the Church in Wales, living on the Llyn Peninsula in North Wales. From 1997 - 2015 she was a commissioning editor for BRF as well as editing New Daylight and Quiet Spaces over a number of years. She has also written The Recovery of Love, Pilgrims to the Manger and Good Enough Mother for BRF.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eMedia reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChurch Times 24 March 2016\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNAOMI STARKEY's \u003cem\u003eThe Recovery of Hope\u003c\/em\u003e cobbles together 103 wide ranging Bible reading notes, all with hope in common, originally published in sundry editions of BRF's New Daylight . A mature writer with a sure touch, her soign commentary on any biblical text never exceeds 300 words, and her balanced hermeneutic is well resourced and sparky.\u003cbr\u003eHer book includes four beautifully crafted poems, with all her writing having the high quality of a prose poem. She is never afraid to be hard-hitting, with comments such as 'Unlimited power carries with it unlimited responsibility rather than unlimited veniality,'and 'Leaders should care for their flock rather than simply grandstand on issues.' 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Hope is important for every person, and here, through the ups and downs of the biblical stories, we can find again the hope that is given to us in God. Naomi writes very simply, but is not simplistic. She encourages further reading and offers plenty of thought provoking questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone who enjoys an Advent or Lent book and feels bereft through the rest of the year, will find much in this book to help fill that gap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI enjoyed reading Naomi's book, and found plenty within its pages which made me stop, think and pray.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJanet Fletcher \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiocese of Bangor Spirituality Officer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCambrian News; 11 February 2016\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJULIE MCNICHOLLS VALE follows cleric-in-training Naomi Starkey's journey from the Channel Islands to the Llyn Peninsula and her beliefs through her book...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the last eight months, cleric-in-training Naomi Starkey has made Aberdaron on the Llyn Peninsula her home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA full-time ordained minister in the Church in Wales, Naomi works in the Bro Enlli Ministry area, which covers the south-west coast of the Llyn Peninsula and takes in six churches, including St Hywyn, Aberdaron;St Pedrog, Llanbedrog and St Cian, Llangian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAberdaron is undoubtedly beautiful, but far from her previous home, near Llanidloes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd becoming a full-time member of the ministry also seems far removed from her previous work in publishing, but the 50-year-old mother-of-three knew the time was right to make the move to Gwynedd, and to the church.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'I had a strong sense that it was time to move from publishing - a field I had worked in for 21 years - to full-time church work and there was a job in Aberdaron that I felt was right for me.The area of publishing I worked in was related in a way, as I had been editor of the BRF (Bible Reading Fellowship) for many years, but that's not the same as leading services and getting out there meeting people.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNaomi started working for the church as a part-time cleric in Machnylleth and the surrounding villages. Then a cleric-in-training post came up in Gwynedd and Naomi made the move in June 2015. Also that month, Naomi was ordained as a priest in Bangor. She was previously ordained as a deacon in June 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNaomi says it wasn't her childhood dream to become a priest - indeed, it wasn't possible for women to do so at the time - but there had always been a leaning towards the church, as she explained. 'According to me mother I used to line up my teddies and give church services to them like my father, who was a vicar.But I never thought of becoming a vicar myself. I didn't think I could as a woman because women couldn't be ordained at the time. But my mother reminded me that I used to do this when I was about five years old, so I guess there's always been something there.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNaomi was raised on the Channel Islands, and believes growing up there has helped her to fall in love with Aberdaron. 'My father was a vicar on the Channel Islands, on Jersey, and there are so many similarities to the Llyn,' Naomi said. 'It's almost like being on an island here in Aberdaron and there is some bilingualism, as there is on Jersey. There is also a lot of farming, tourism and of course, beautiful beaches.' As a cleric in training, Naomi says she is happy to be learning more about the church, and about the Llyn, and would like to stay in the area if possible. 'It depends if work is available but I have been learning Welsh for six years and I lead services and preach in Welsh, so I would definitely like to be able to use the language in a future post. And Aberdaron is lovely, as is the Llyn. I love the beaches on the Llyn in particular, and the mountains. It feels such a privilege to live somewhere that people want to go to on their holidays.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs well as working for the Bro Enlli Ministry and exploring the Llyn, Naomi has also just released her fourth book. \u003cem\u003eThe Recovery of Hope\u003c\/em\u003e contains a series of Bible passages, along with reflections on them and some poems written by Naomi. The theme of hope is explored throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Even if people are not fully paid-up members of the church, there is a lot in the Bible that can give comfort, especially in dark times,' said Naomi. 'In the book there are readings and words to encourage, and to help, even if you don't believe what those words imply. Even if you are not a Christian, the Bible is still full of wisdom and that can be helpful.' She went on: 'In the 1960s there was a sense that science would prove everything and religion was for the elderly or the weak. Now I think people are more spiritual. There's mindfulness and gratitude, and faith. There's a lot in the Bible that's hard to understand and to wrestle with and that needs reflection and interpretation. Through the book, and my work, I share what I know. I won't tell you what to believe in, but I will start a conversation. I hope that, for those who already read the Bible and go to church, this book might give them access to lesser-known parts they may not have read before. For others, I think, and I hope, that this book is a gentle way in.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e"}
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{"id":14779784888700,"title":"The Recovery of Joy: finding the path from rootlessness to returning home","handle":"the-recovery-of-joy-finding-the-path-from-rootlessness-to-returning-home-1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigital eBook Only - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e'Recovering joy involves more than following our social codes and conventions. It involves walking with God at our right hand, step by step in the radiant light of his presence. It involves remembering that we have already arrived at our destination - the safety of our Father's house - even as we continue on the pilgrim road that takes us through life.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Recovery of Joy weaves imaginative story and profound biblical reflections on several of the Psalms to trace a journey that many of us will relate to. The narrative begins in rootlessness and despair and takes a wanderer across the sea to a series of islands. These are the setting for a series of events and encounters through which emerges a progression from that initial rootlessness, through healing, to a rediscovery of the joy of feeling at the centre of God's loving purpose for our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eContents\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1. Rootlessness\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn the road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDead end\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe pathless way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2. Respite\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen pastures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe blessing of sleep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo place like home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3. Ruins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInto the depths\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA desert place\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA time to mend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 4. Release\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStuck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFreed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCleansed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 5. Return\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn the rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrossing the bay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe recovery of joy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNaomi Starkey is a priest in the Church in Wales, living and working on the Llyn Peninsula. She was previously a commissioning editor for BRF, and edited and contributed to New Daylight and Quiet Spaces. Her other books include The Recovery of Hope (BRF2016), The Recovery of Love (BRF, 2012), Pilgrims to the Manger (BRF, 2010) and Good Enough Mother(BRF, 2009).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eMedia reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvangelicals Now, May 2018, Review by Lindsay Benn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blurb on the back cover claims that this book 'weaves imaginative story and profound reflections on a selection of Psalms to trace a journey that many of us will relate to'. This is a good summary of the contents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI'm not a big fan of fictional Christian writing, but Naomi writes with endearing charm and describes the eventful journey of a troubled pilgrim trying to find meaning and purpose in life. Each chapter tracks the path of this pilgrim through traumas, dilemmas and moments of respite, with the reader becoming acutely aware that problems will ultimately have to be faced head on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe oases of the Psalms\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are struggling with the baggage that life throws at you, with unresolved relationship issues, or just exhausted with the 'what ifs' of life - you may find this book helpful. It is an easy read, and for me the oases were the reflections on the Psalms. I was moved once again by their astonishing relevance and the soothing balm that they offer as we cope with the pressures of 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e-century living. Realising that we can have God's help and that he will be with us every step on the untidy journey of life, brings healing and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLindsay Benn, church member, Northamptonshire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChurch Times 22-29 December 2017: Review by Jenny Francis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOccasionally we can lose our way in life. The comfortable set of values which we have cultivated seems less relevant, and our overall strategy is no longer fit for purpose.Too easily, we may fall into a slough of despond. What was initially an insidious threat to mind and body becomes a desolate sense of rootlessness and alienation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNaomi Starkey is an experienced author and a priest. This small book has been written to help with just these times in our lives. It is the third in her series of 'recovery of' titles, the others being of hope and of love, and as such, it offers a valuable, reflective companion to help us out of the cul-de-sac that threatens to trap the lost and rootless.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are five Parts: Rootlessness, Respite, Ruins, Release, and Return. Each has three identically structured chapters. It is written using the pronoun 'we', and the reader becomes one of a small group embarking on a journey with no clear destination. As they travel together, appreciating that they had each almost come to a halt, their 'story of exile and rootless wandering eventually becomes one of purpose, maybe even pilgrimage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a long tradition of spiritual wanderers setting out in faith in Christianity, as well as in other faiths. Some viewed this as an abandonment of self to God's purposes. Others viewed it as a kind of exile, leaving behind all that was familiar while having no purpose for the future. In this book, the author tells a story about travellers crossing the sea in a small boat. Somehow, guided by divine mercy through wind and waves, they sail from one island to another, and on each they find welcome and a learning experience. As the sailors learn more of themselves and of God, they also grow through the challenges set to test and guide them. We journey with them and, by taking time to meditate on each psalm, specially selected to aid our private prayer, we, too, find ourselves led from darkness to light, to greater self-awareness and insight. This journey goes from exhaustion to acceptance, and hence to the gift of God's healing as we all rediscover the wonder of what God has done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis slim volume is a useful tool for our own personal devotion. A chapter a day provides just over a fortnight of thoughtful reflection on how to find our way back to the God of our creation. As the author concludes, 'no matter the pain we may yet have to face, no matter what the next part of our journey may hold, we have hope for tomorrow.' I am writing on Advent Sunday: we know that it is that hope that heralds the advent of joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Revd Jenny Francis is a retired psychotherapist and a priest in the Diocese of Exeter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2024-10-30T11:24:11+00:00","created_at":"2024-10-30T11:23:14+00:00","vendor":"Naomi Starkey","type":"eBook","tags":["Biblical engagement","For individuals","Glassboxx","Pastoral care","Sep-17","Spirituality"],"price":699,"price_min":699,"price_max":699,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":53604891984252,"title":"eBook","option1":"eBook","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9780857465368","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Recovery of Joy: finding the path from rootlessness to returning home - eBook","public_title":"eBook","options":["eBook"],"price":699,"weight":147,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9780857465368","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/327.png?v=1730980394","\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/328.png?v=1730980334"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/327.png?v=1730980394","options":["Format"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":63001503695228,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.652,"height":2000,"width":1303,"src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/327.png?v=1730980394"},"aspect_ratio":0.652,"height":2000,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/327.png?v=1730980394","width":1303},{"alt":null,"id":63001489375612,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.652,"height":2000,"width":1303,"src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/328.png?v=1730980334"},"aspect_ratio":0.652,"height":2000,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/328.png?v=1730980334","width":1303}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigital eBook Only - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e'Recovering joy involves more than following our social codes and conventions. It involves walking with God at our right hand, step by step in the radiant light of his presence. It involves remembering that we have already arrived at our destination - the safety of our Father's house - even as we continue on the pilgrim road that takes us through life.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Recovery of Joy weaves imaginative story and profound biblical reflections on several of the Psalms to trace a journey that many of us will relate to. The narrative begins in rootlessness and despair and takes a wanderer across the sea to a series of islands. These are the setting for a series of events and encounters through which emerges a progression from that initial rootlessness, through healing, to a rediscovery of the joy of feeling at the centre of God's loving purpose for our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eContents\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1. Rootlessness\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn the road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDead end\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe pathless way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2. Respite\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen pastures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe blessing of sleep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo place like home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3. Ruins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInto the depths\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA desert place\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA time to mend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 4. Release\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStuck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFreed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCleansed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 5. Return\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn the rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrossing the bay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe recovery of joy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNaomi Starkey is a priest in the Church in Wales, living and working on the Llyn Peninsula. She was previously a commissioning editor for BRF, and edited and contributed to New Daylight and Quiet Spaces. Her other books include The Recovery of Hope (BRF2016), The Recovery of Love (BRF, 2012), Pilgrims to the Manger (BRF, 2010) and Good Enough Mother(BRF, 2009).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eMedia reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvangelicals Now, May 2018, Review by Lindsay Benn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blurb on the back cover claims that this book 'weaves imaginative story and profound reflections on a selection of Psalms to trace a journey that many of us will relate to'. This is a good summary of the contents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI'm not a big fan of fictional Christian writing, but Naomi writes with endearing charm and describes the eventful journey of a troubled pilgrim trying to find meaning and purpose in life. Each chapter tracks the path of this pilgrim through traumas, dilemmas and moments of respite, with the reader becoming acutely aware that problems will ultimately have to be faced head on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe oases of the Psalms\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are struggling with the baggage that life throws at you, with unresolved relationship issues, or just exhausted with the 'what ifs' of life - you may find this book helpful. It is an easy read, and for me the oases were the reflections on the Psalms. I was moved once again by their astonishing relevance and the soothing balm that they offer as we cope with the pressures of 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e-century living. Realising that we can have God's help and that he will be with us every step on the untidy journey of life, brings healing and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLindsay Benn, church member, Northamptonshire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChurch Times 22-29 December 2017: Review by Jenny Francis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOccasionally we can lose our way in life. The comfortable set of values which we have cultivated seems less relevant, and our overall strategy is no longer fit for purpose.Too easily, we may fall into a slough of despond. What was initially an insidious threat to mind and body becomes a desolate sense of rootlessness and alienation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNaomi Starkey is an experienced author and a priest. This small book has been written to help with just these times in our lives. It is the third in her series of 'recovery of' titles, the others being of hope and of love, and as such, it offers a valuable, reflective companion to help us out of the cul-de-sac that threatens to trap the lost and rootless.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are five Parts: Rootlessness, Respite, Ruins, Release, and Return. Each has three identically structured chapters. It is written using the pronoun 'we', and the reader becomes one of a small group embarking on a journey with no clear destination. As they travel together, appreciating that they had each almost come to a halt, their 'story of exile and rootless wandering eventually becomes one of purpose, maybe even pilgrimage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a long tradition of spiritual wanderers setting out in faith in Christianity, as well as in other faiths. Some viewed this as an abandonment of self to God's purposes. Others viewed it as a kind of exile, leaving behind all that was familiar while having no purpose for the future. In this book, the author tells a story about travellers crossing the sea in a small boat. Somehow, guided by divine mercy through wind and waves, they sail from one island to another, and on each they find welcome and a learning experience. As the sailors learn more of themselves and of God, they also grow through the challenges set to test and guide them. We journey with them and, by taking time to meditate on each psalm, specially selected to aid our private prayer, we, too, find ourselves led from darkness to light, to greater self-awareness and insight. This journey goes from exhaustion to acceptance, and hence to the gift of God's healing as we all rediscover the wonder of what God has done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis slim volume is a useful tool for our own personal devotion. A chapter a day provides just over a fortnight of thoughtful reflection on how to find our way back to the God of our creation. As the author concludes, 'no matter the pain we may yet have to face, no matter what the next part of our journey may hold, we have hope for tomorrow.' I am writing on Advent Sunday: we know that it is that hope that heralds the advent of joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Revd Jenny Francis is a retired psychotherapist and a priest in the Diocese of Exeter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e"}
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{"id":14779805794684,"title":"Retired and Inspired: Making the most of our latter years","handle":"retired-and-inspired-making-the-most-of-our-latter-years-1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigital eBook Only - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAttitudes to retirement vary, and in this book Wendy Billington draws on her pastoral skills and life experience to ask the question: what is a Christian view of retirement? If we believe that life is a gift from God, should we not be viewing retirement as part of an integrated whole and see our latter years as part of God's plan? This book is intended for all to read: individuals preparing for retirement and in their retirement years as well as their families, friends, befrienders, carers and professionals. Written in two sections, 'Uprooting the weeds' and 'Sowing the seeds', it includes questions for group discussion at the end of each chapter, followed by a meditative thought for the day and a closing prayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWendy Billington is Pastoral Assistant Emeritus in the diocese of Rochester, having served many years as a key pastoral worker at St Nicholas Church, Sevenoaks. She now uses her wide experience, skills and knowledge leading training courses and in one-to-one pastoral support. She is trustee of Sevenoaks Counselling Service and the author of Growing a Caring Church: Practical guidelines for pastoral care (BRF, 2010) and I'm Fine: Removing masks and growing into wholeness (BRF, 2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eReviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChurch Times review 20.9.19 Review by Anne Spalding\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRetirement may or may not be planned. But, sooner or later, we are likely to face losses of what we used to do and of people who are important to us. Wendy Billington draws on her pastoral experience to explore both the challenges and the opportunities of these years. She illustrates this through the story of a fictional ‘Jim’ which runs alongside other reflections in the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are two sections: ‘Clearing the Weeds’, which addresses common difficulties, and ‘Sowing the Seeds’, which gives a range of possibilities. ‘Clearing the Weeds’ includes facing loss, facing our fears, and healing the memories as the changes of later years may bring to the surface wounds thought to be long past. She recognises that body, mind, emotions and spirit all play a part in living these years well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second section is the book’s core. In it, Billington argues that retired people can still offer much, in particular through learning to listen well. She encourages looking for opportunities and recognising gifts, especially gifts that may have been in the background until now. She is also realistic about the continuing changes that come with older age. Her chapter on relationships is almost at the end. I was sorry it came so late: from my own experience, relationships become increasingly important as other aspects of life diminish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHelpfully, each chapter ends with questions for group discussion, questions for personal reflection, and a thought for the day on a fruit of the Spirit (love, joy, peace, and so on). I would recommend discussion on the book’s themes, as I found that I had quite a few questions about how they would work out in other contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNevertheless, Billington offers a useful overview of many aspects of later life, giving a good place to start reflecting and talking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDr Anne Spalding is a member of the Third Order of the Society of St Francis, and lives in Suffolk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview by Dr Caroline Berry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title and sub-title of this book should alert anyone on the verge of retirement. As life expectancy increases there may be decades rather than years of life left to live and Christians need inspiration in order to use them well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book starts by facing the realities that accompany our getting older: retirement is not always a series of golden days. Early chapters outline obstacles that may have to be faced and difficult issues are not side-stepped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSurprisingly, bereavement is faced first; it may come suddenly or with time for preparation, but either way it has a huge impact and brings the need for major rethinking of so much previously taken for granted. Important questions are raised on the understanding that they should be addressed now rather than pushed under the carpet as not being necessary ‘just yet’. These difficult topics are discussed sensitively and practically with down to earth suggestions for dealing with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnother chapter outlines the fears that often arise in retirement: anxiety about ill-health, loss of independence and concerns about financial security. Any or all of these may become burdensome and lead into a spiral of depression or withdrawal. With more time to dwell on them, memories of difficult past life events may become intrusive and burdensome. All these and other potential problems are discussed with helpful proposals and frequent mention of the part a supportive church can play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoving on to more positive aspects there are chapters on the importance of finding new roles with opportunities for service as well as the chance to develop talents long forgotten or never previously recognised. Learning to listen in order to become better able to support others could be a steppingstone to new worlds and the gift of time can lead to the satisfaction of building better relationships with family and friends. One minor omission is any discussion of the major contribution to childcare made by many of today’s grandparents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough all these varying chapters run some consistent threads. As we read, we open up little episodes in the life of ‘Jim’, the author’s creation based on long experience and close observation. Struggling with the loss of his wife when we first meet him, Jim is gradually helped towards a better life and frame of mind as the book progresses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author often shares relevant episodes from her own life story to illustrate particular points. The importance of the Christian community is a constant theme, sometimes as an opportunity for service, sometimes as a source of support and comfort. The need for sensitivity is stressed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach chapter includes a few short questions for reflection and discussion so the book could be used by groups as well as individuals. Each chapter ends with a ‘Thought for the Day’ based on one of the fruits of the Spirit listed in Galatians 5:22-23.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a book that needs to be read and acted upon, but one warning: do not expect your pastor or vicar to show the same degree of self-sacrifice as Jim’s does!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReview by Dr Caroline Berry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePremier Christianity Magazine, August 2019. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOut of her vast experience as a counsellor and pastoral worker, Wendy Billington has created the character of Jim to be the connecting thread between the chapters of this book. He is composed of the problems, fears and anxieties of all of us as we grow older. The author does not seek to give glib answers to issues such as self-doubt or the loss of loved ones, but rather deals with them in practical ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe overarching theme of this book is: ‘Sowing seeds and producing fruit that will last in our latter years.’ It could be a great help to those preparing for retirement, those already retired and also for their friends, relatives or carers. Each chapter has questions for group discussion and other material for personal reflection. Firmly based in scripture and a Christian view of the value of every life, this book is well worth reading and sharing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview by Jean Watson, Sevenoaks Counselling Newsletter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver a cuppa in Waitrose I asked Wendy why she wrote this book. She replied that she enjoyed writing (she has already written two other books for BRF) and wanted to say something from her heart for retirees and those coming up to retirement age, as well as for their friends and families, carers and other professionals involved with older people.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe book reflects Wendy’s chatty style and friendly personality, her strong Christian faith, her personal experiences and her work in pastoral care.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book looks attractive inside and out and the contents are well organised and easy to read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first main section – clearing the weeds – gives practical suggestions and spiritual advice about processing any past issues and memories which might sabotage future wellbeing and growth which is the focus of the second section. Again practical suggestions and spiritual advice go hand in hand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe passionate message of the message of the book is that older people have a huge amount to offer and should not be written off or sidelined but encouraged to go on contributing, learning and growing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are many illustrations from life in the book and also a fictional character called Jim who pops up throughout and who is helped to process some very traumatic experiences and become a positive, contributing person again. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe biblical content would make the book more immediately attractive to people with some degree of Christian faith and knowledge, but the practical ideas and psychological insights could be helpful in their own right to others as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview by Angus MacLeay, Rector St Nicholas Church, Sevenoaks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWendy is a much valued member of St Nicholas Sevenoaks. For many years she served as a Pastoral Assistant and out of that experience she has developed all sorts of pastoral insights. This particular book should be a source of much encouragement to those in their retirement years. Through setting out a helpful scenario which is then developed in each chapter she is able to help us take note of a number of the key issues which we are likely to face during retirement. Each chapter is appropriately linked with a different aspect of the fruit of the Spirit highlighting the attractive nature of living wholeheartedly for Christ right to the end of our days. 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If we believe that life is a gift from God, should we not be viewing retirement as part of an integrated whole and see our latter years as part of God's plan? This book is intended for all to read: individuals preparing for retirement and in their retirement years as well as their families, friends, befrienders, carers and professionals. Written in two sections, 'Uprooting the weeds' and 'Sowing the seeds', it includes questions for group discussion at the end of each chapter, followed by a meditative thought for the day and a closing prayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWendy Billington is Pastoral Assistant Emeritus in the diocese of Rochester, having served many years as a key pastoral worker at St Nicholas Church, Sevenoaks. She now uses her wide experience, skills and knowledge leading training courses and in one-to-one pastoral support. She is trustee of Sevenoaks Counselling Service and the author of Growing a Caring Church: Practical guidelines for pastoral care (BRF, 2010) and I'm Fine: Removing masks and growing into wholeness (BRF, 2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eReviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChurch Times review 20.9.19 Review by Anne Spalding\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRetirement may or may not be planned. But, sooner or later, we are likely to face losses of what we used to do and of people who are important to us. Wendy Billington draws on her pastoral experience to explore both the challenges and the opportunities of these years. She illustrates this through the story of a fictional ‘Jim’ which runs alongside other reflections in the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are two sections: ‘Clearing the Weeds’, which addresses common difficulties, and ‘Sowing the Seeds’, which gives a range of possibilities. ‘Clearing the Weeds’ includes facing loss, facing our fears, and healing the memories as the changes of later years may bring to the surface wounds thought to be long past. She recognises that body, mind, emotions and spirit all play a part in living these years well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second section is the book’s core. In it, Billington argues that retired people can still offer much, in particular through learning to listen well. She encourages looking for opportunities and recognising gifts, especially gifts that may have been in the background until now. She is also realistic about the continuing changes that come with older age. Her chapter on relationships is almost at the end. I was sorry it came so late: from my own experience, relationships become increasingly important as other aspects of life diminish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHelpfully, each chapter ends with questions for group discussion, questions for personal reflection, and a thought for the day on a fruit of the Spirit (love, joy, peace, and so on). I would recommend discussion on the book’s themes, as I found that I had quite a few questions about how they would work out in other contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNevertheless, Billington offers a useful overview of many aspects of later life, giving a good place to start reflecting and talking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDr Anne Spalding is a member of the Third Order of the Society of St Francis, and lives in Suffolk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview by Dr Caroline Berry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title and sub-title of this book should alert anyone on the verge of retirement. As life expectancy increases there may be decades rather than years of life left to live and Christians need inspiration in order to use them well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book starts by facing the realities that accompany our getting older: retirement is not always a series of golden days. Early chapters outline obstacles that may have to be faced and difficult issues are not side-stepped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSurprisingly, bereavement is faced first; it may come suddenly or with time for preparation, but either way it has a huge impact and brings the need for major rethinking of so much previously taken for granted. Important questions are raised on the understanding that they should be addressed now rather than pushed under the carpet as not being necessary ‘just yet’. These difficult topics are discussed sensitively and practically with down to earth suggestions for dealing with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnother chapter outlines the fears that often arise in retirement: anxiety about ill-health, loss of independence and concerns about financial security. Any or all of these may become burdensome and lead into a spiral of depression or withdrawal. With more time to dwell on them, memories of difficult past life events may become intrusive and burdensome. All these and other potential problems are discussed with helpful proposals and frequent mention of the part a supportive church can play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoving on to more positive aspects there are chapters on the importance of finding new roles with opportunities for service as well as the chance to develop talents long forgotten or never previously recognised. Learning to listen in order to become better able to support others could be a steppingstone to new worlds and the gift of time can lead to the satisfaction of building better relationships with family and friends. One minor omission is any discussion of the major contribution to childcare made by many of today’s grandparents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough all these varying chapters run some consistent threads. As we read, we open up little episodes in the life of ‘Jim’, the author’s creation based on long experience and close observation. Struggling with the loss of his wife when we first meet him, Jim is gradually helped towards a better life and frame of mind as the book progresses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author often shares relevant episodes from her own life story to illustrate particular points. The importance of the Christian community is a constant theme, sometimes as an opportunity for service, sometimes as a source of support and comfort. The need for sensitivity is stressed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach chapter includes a few short questions for reflection and discussion so the book could be used by groups as well as individuals. Each chapter ends with a ‘Thought for the Day’ based on one of the fruits of the Spirit listed in Galatians 5:22-23.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a book that needs to be read and acted upon, but one warning: do not expect your pastor or vicar to show the same degree of self-sacrifice as Jim’s does!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReview by Dr Caroline Berry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePremier Christianity Magazine, August 2019. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOut of her vast experience as a counsellor and pastoral worker, Wendy Billington has created the character of Jim to be the connecting thread between the chapters of this book. He is composed of the problems, fears and anxieties of all of us as we grow older. The author does not seek to give glib answers to issues such as self-doubt or the loss of loved ones, but rather deals with them in practical ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe overarching theme of this book is: ‘Sowing seeds and producing fruit that will last in our latter years.’ It could be a great help to those preparing for retirement, those already retired and also for their friends, relatives or carers. Each chapter has questions for group discussion and other material for personal reflection. Firmly based in scripture and a Christian view of the value of every life, this book is well worth reading and sharing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview by Jean Watson, Sevenoaks Counselling Newsletter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver a cuppa in Waitrose I asked Wendy why she wrote this book. She replied that she enjoyed writing (she has already written two other books for BRF) and wanted to say something from her heart for retirees and those coming up to retirement age, as well as for their friends and families, carers and other professionals involved with older people.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe book reflects Wendy’s chatty style and friendly personality, her strong Christian faith, her personal experiences and her work in pastoral care.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book looks attractive inside and out and the contents are well organised and easy to read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first main section – clearing the weeds – gives practical suggestions and spiritual advice about processing any past issues and memories which might sabotage future wellbeing and growth which is the focus of the second section. Again practical suggestions and spiritual advice go hand in hand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe passionate message of the message of the book is that older people have a huge amount to offer and should not be written off or sidelined but encouraged to go on contributing, learning and growing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are many illustrations from life in the book and also a fictional character called Jim who pops up throughout and who is helped to process some very traumatic experiences and become a positive, contributing person again. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe biblical content would make the book more immediately attractive to people with some degree of Christian faith and knowledge, but the practical ideas and psychological insights could be helpful in their own right to others as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview by Angus MacLeay, Rector St Nicholas Church, Sevenoaks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWendy is a much valued member of St Nicholas Sevenoaks. For many years she served as a Pastoral Assistant and out of that experience she has developed all sorts of pastoral insights. This particular book should be a source of much encouragement to those in their retirement years. Through setting out a helpful scenario which is then developed in each chapter she is able to help us take note of a number of the key issues which we are likely to face during retirement. Each chapter is appropriately linked with a different aspect of the fruit of the Spirit highlighting the attractive nature of living wholeheartedly for Christ right to the end of our days. I trust as this book is read many will be helped in navigating their way through their latter years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReview by Angus MacLeay, Rector St Nicholas Church, Sevenoaks\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e"}
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{"id":14779827519868,"title":"The Everyday God: Encountering the Divine in the works of mercy","handle":"the-everyday-god-encountering-the-divine-in-the-works-of-mercy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigital eBook Only - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e‘The everyday God is a God who is for everyone…who appears in everyday events and ordinary people. He calls us to move out of our comfort zones and into his liminal space on the margins of our society, to see the face of Christ in a stranger…’ \u003cbr\u003eJonathan Arnold, a seasoned community engagement expert, delves deep into the heart of the biblical mandate to love one’s neighbour. Through a tapestry of real-life stories, he unveils the power of practical faith, illustrating how it can ignite transformation among the homeless, refugees, the poor and vulnerable, imprisoned and marginalised, as well as those living with dementia, disability and disease. \u003cbr\u003eIn these pages, you’ll witness how acts of social and environmental justice, intertwined with mercy, have the potential to reshape lives, offering a vivid portrait of the profound impact of embracing the everyday God. As he reflects upon Jesus’s teaching in Matthew 25:34–40, Arnold challenges us to discover God’s presence in the most unexpected places and join in with where he is acting, whether inside or outside our churches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eRevd Dr Jonathan Arnold\u003c\/strong\u003e is Executive Director of the Social Justice Network in the Diocese of Canterbury, a charity that helps people at times of crisis, including migration, debt, hunger, homelessness, modern slavery and exploitation, the rehabilitation of ex-offenders and rural justice. He is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Kent, an Associate of Sidney De Hahn Centre for Arts and Health, Christ Church Canterbury University. Jonathan was formerly Dean of Divinity and Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, where he was tutor in ecclesiastical history and chair of examiners for the theology faculty. Other books include Music and Faith: Conversations in a Post-Secular Age (2019); Sacred Music in Secular Society (2014); The Great Humanists (2011) and Dean John Colet of St. Paul's (2007). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eReviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransforming Ministry, winter 2024. Review by Laura Hillman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eThis book is a treasure chest of ideas and inspiration based on the experiences of the author – director of the Social Justice Network for the Diocese of Canterbury. He is also a musician who takes Augustine’s words ‘God is music’ as the thread connecting the rich variety of themes and real-life stories to the gospel narrative. Chapters are based on the traditional seven works of mercy: feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, housing the homeless, welcoming strangers, visiting the sick and the imprisoned; burying the dead. There is an additional chapter on caring for creation. All include material for individual reflection as well as group discussion with suggestions for further reading and resources. There are first-hand accounts of changed lives from prisoners, asylum seekers and others on the margins of society. The honesty of those whose lives have been transformed is an inspiration and a challenge. This is a book to dip into: it will not fail to interest both on a personal level as an aid to meditation and as a catalyst for change in the community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eReviewed by Laura Hillman \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview by Donato Tallo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eJonathan Arnold has produced a thought provoking, practical and meditational book on the Everyday God who is alive and active, quite often in the most unexpected of places, and always both inside and outside of church buildings. The book reminds the reader that everyone is created in the image of God and that caring for all living beings and the environment as a whole is something that must be central to the life of a Christian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis is a book that can be read by an individual at a pace to suit one's own needs or indeed would be a brilliant book for a church home group or equivalent gathering.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEach chapter presents the reader with challenges to think about, includes thoughts, reflections and teachings from a wide range of individuals and links in scripture to the particular work of mercy being explored. The book is accessible and the fact each chapter finishes with a reflection, prayer and spiritual exercise allows the reader to use it in a manner to aid their spiritual life and development both in terms of prayer and considering practical actions that could be taken forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe work Jonathan is engaged in the\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDiocese of Canterbury is brought to life in an accessible and interesting format\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethough the pages of this book and provides the reader with a significant insight into how the work Jonathan and his colleagues are engaged which makes a significant difference to the lives of so many people each and every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWe live in a challenging world where so often it is easy to over look those in need, this book reminds the reader that we should not consider helping those in need as an option but consider it as a duty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eJonathan highlights to the reader that at different times in life different people can be vulnerable, that all of us can be scared or troubled in someway and that the Bible reminds us that loving our neighbour is something we should all do despite its challenges. God is there for everyone and through the works of mercy (feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, give shelter to travellers, visit the sick, visit the imprisoned, and bury the dead) we can all see God in the face of others through our spiritual and practical actions linked to the works of mercy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis book has inspired me to find out more about Jonathans work and to reflect more on how I can find God in all things and in all people as well as considering what more I can do each and everyday with regard to the works of mercy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eReviewed by Donato Tallo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2024-10-30T11:36:23+00:00","created_at":"2024-10-30T11:35:37+00:00","vendor":"Jonathan Arnold","type":"eBook","tags":["2024","Devotional","Discipleship","For churches","For individuals","Glassboxx"],"price":999,"price_min":999,"price_max":999,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":53604925243772,"title":"eBook","option1":"eBook","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781800392113","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Everyday God: Encountering the Divine in the works of mercy - eBook","public_title":"eBook","options":["eBook"],"price":999,"weight":250,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781800392113","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/337.png?v=1730980344","\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/338.png?v=1730980312"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/337.png?v=1730980344","options":["Format"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":63001491341692,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.652,"height":2000,"width":1303,"src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/337.png?v=1730980344"},"aspect_ratio":0.652,"height":2000,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/337.png?v=1730980344","width":1303},{"alt":null,"id":63001484132732,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.652,"height":2000,"width":1303,"src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/338.png?v=1730980312"},"aspect_ratio":0.652,"height":2000,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/338.png?v=1730980312","width":1303}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigital eBook Only - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e‘The everyday God is a God who is for everyone…who appears in everyday events and ordinary people. He calls us to move out of our comfort zones and into his liminal space on the margins of our society, to see the face of Christ in a stranger…’ \u003cbr\u003eJonathan Arnold, a seasoned community engagement expert, delves deep into the heart of the biblical mandate to love one’s neighbour. Through a tapestry of real-life stories, he unveils the power of practical faith, illustrating how it can ignite transformation among the homeless, refugees, the poor and vulnerable, imprisoned and marginalised, as well as those living with dementia, disability and disease. \u003cbr\u003eIn these pages, you’ll witness how acts of social and environmental justice, intertwined with mercy, have the potential to reshape lives, offering a vivid portrait of the profound impact of embracing the everyday God. As he reflects upon Jesus’s teaching in Matthew 25:34–40, Arnold challenges us to discover God’s presence in the most unexpected places and join in with where he is acting, whether inside or outside our churches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eRevd Dr Jonathan Arnold\u003c\/strong\u003e is Executive Director of the Social Justice Network in the Diocese of Canterbury, a charity that helps people at times of crisis, including migration, debt, hunger, homelessness, modern slavery and exploitation, the rehabilitation of ex-offenders and rural justice. He is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Kent, an Associate of Sidney De Hahn Centre for Arts and Health, Christ Church Canterbury University. Jonathan was formerly Dean of Divinity and Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, where he was tutor in ecclesiastical history and chair of examiners for the theology faculty. Other books include Music and Faith: Conversations in a Post-Secular Age (2019); Sacred Music in Secular Society (2014); The Great Humanists (2011) and Dean John Colet of St. Paul's (2007). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eReviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransforming Ministry, winter 2024. Review by Laura Hillman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eThis book is a treasure chest of ideas and inspiration based on the experiences of the author – director of the Social Justice Network for the Diocese of Canterbury. He is also a musician who takes Augustine’s words ‘God is music’ as the thread connecting the rich variety of themes and real-life stories to the gospel narrative. Chapters are based on the traditional seven works of mercy: feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, housing the homeless, welcoming strangers, visiting the sick and the imprisoned; burying the dead. There is an additional chapter on caring for creation. All include material for individual reflection as well as group discussion with suggestions for further reading and resources. There are first-hand accounts of changed lives from prisoners, asylum seekers and others on the margins of society. The honesty of those whose lives have been transformed is an inspiration and a challenge. This is a book to dip into: it will not fail to interest both on a personal level as an aid to meditation and as a catalyst for change in the community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eReviewed by Laura Hillman \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview by Donato Tallo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eJonathan Arnold has produced a thought provoking, practical and meditational book on the Everyday God who is alive and active, quite often in the most unexpected of places, and always both inside and outside of church buildings. The book reminds the reader that everyone is created in the image of God and that caring for all living beings and the environment as a whole is something that must be central to the life of a Christian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis is a book that can be read by an individual at a pace to suit one's own needs or indeed would be a brilliant book for a church home group or equivalent gathering.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEach chapter presents the reader with challenges to think about, includes thoughts, reflections and teachings from a wide range of individuals and links in scripture to the particular work of mercy being explored. The book is accessible and the fact each chapter finishes with a reflection, prayer and spiritual exercise allows the reader to use it in a manner to aid their spiritual life and development both in terms of prayer and considering practical actions that could be taken forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe work Jonathan is engaged in the\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDiocese of Canterbury is brought to life in an accessible and interesting format\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethough the pages of this book and provides the reader with a significant insight into how the work Jonathan and his colleagues are engaged which makes a significant difference to the lives of so many people each and every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWe live in a challenging world where so often it is easy to over look those in need, this book reminds the reader that we should not consider helping those in need as an option but consider it as a duty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eJonathan highlights to the reader that at different times in life different people can be vulnerable, that all of us can be scared or troubled in someway and that the Bible reminds us that loving our neighbour is something we should all do despite its challenges. God is there for everyone and through the works of mercy (feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, give shelter to travellers, visit the sick, visit the imprisoned, and bury the dead) we can all see God in the face of others through our spiritual and practical actions linked to the works of mercy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis book has inspired me to find out more about Jonathans work and to reflect more on how I can find God in all things and in all people as well as considering what more I can do each and everyday with regard to the works of mercy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eReviewed by Donato Tallo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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{"id":14779831320956,"title":"Finding Flourishing: Time and pace for your work-life wellbeing","handle":"finding-flourishing-time-and-pace-for-your-work-life-wellbeing-1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigital eBook Only - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eSay goodbye to exhaustion and overwhelm… \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn our fast-paced world, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFinding Flourishing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e redefines wellbeing as an accessible daily pursuit, even for the busiest among us. Naomi Aidoo presents a practical and tangible approach to achieving wellbeing, one that doesn’t require adding yet another technique to your busy schedule. Instead, it enhances your day-to-day mentally, emotionally and spiritually.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExploring wellbeing from a biblical standpoint, Aidoo considers how it might look in our relationships, our work and the rest of our lives, and uses the T.I.M.E. framework to offer manageable steps towards achieving it. This book is an interactive journey with thought-provoking questions, journal prompts, and the opportunity to reflect on daily life from a spiritual perspective, helping you discover a path to everyday wellbeing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreat for:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWomen in their 20s–50s juggling a myriad of responsibilities and commitments \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBoth Christians and those who are spiritually open\/seeking \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTime-poor women looking for coaching-style input \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThose who are used to, or keen to explore, a reflective approach and\/or journalling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor Information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"197\" width=\"131\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0148\/6107\/4532\/files\/Naomi_Aidoo_Headshot.jpg?v=1711547885\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-left: 20px; float: right;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNaomi Aidoo is a coach and the founder of Time \u0026amp; Pace®, where she helps people with big goals and little time. Through her signature T.I.M.E. framework, Naomi helps clients reframe their mindset, build momentum toward their goals, and thrive. She is also Director of Digital \u0026amp; Wellbeing for education company Innerscope, and has regularly been featured on Premier Christian Radio, Premier Praise and Premier Gospel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEndorsements\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #231f20;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘Finding Flourishing masterfully blends biblical wisdom with the practical TIME framework, offering a simple yet profound strategy for improving wellbeing in relationships, work and personal growth. This book stands as a crucial guide for navigating the chaos of modern life, pointing readers towards fulfillment and flourishing through Jesus. It’s an essential read for anyone on the path to personal transformation and a life marked by deep satisfaction and joy.’ \u003cem\u003eJordan Raynor, bestselling author of The Sacredness of Secular Work and Redeeming Your Time\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘Finding Flourishing is a heartfelt, wise guide that feels like a breath of fresh air. It’s not just a book; it’s a journey through the ups and downs of life and relationships, grounded in spiritual truths. The author writes from personal experience, offering practical and relatable advice. Whether you’re navigating parenthood, looking for better wellbeing, or figuring out relationships, this book meets you where you are with kindness and insight. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by life, this book will help you find peace and a path toward a fuller, more meaningful life.’ \u003cem\u003eAtinuke Awe, wife, mother of two and founder of Mums and Tea and Five X More\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘Having had coaching sessions with Naomi, I have personally benefited from her deep wisdom and expertise in navigating work–life wellbeing from a faith perspective. The honest writing in Finding Flourishing is a breath of fresh-air, and provides a gentle, yet practical, framework for us to apply the principles to our own lives.’ \u003cem\u003eEmma Borquaye, author and podcast host\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘Written by a busy working mum who knows what she’s talking about, Finding Flourishing combines practical advice and inspirational content. This book provides a great opportunity to pause, reflect and reorientate our lives around the things that really matter.’ \u003cem\u003eRuth Jackson, presenter, Premier Unbelievable, and mum to a boisterous toddler\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘Naomi writes as a friend to anyone who is truly seeking to flourish. She meets the reader where they are, but brings… a depth and richness that can only come from a tenacious excavation and application of truth in her own life. I am thankful for her work and the empathy avail- able to us all in this book, which encourages us with stories, practical instruction and truth to truly flourish no matter what the season.’ \u003cem\u003eSusanna Wright, writer and filmmaker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘A beautiful, gentle reminder of profound truth. 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This is now my go-to gift for the women in my life.’ \u003cem\u003eJo Hargreaves, The Faith Filled Therapist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘Naomi is such a leader, not only in talking about wellbeing and finding your unique time and pace – but in living it and demonstrating to others as well. With her guidance, I’ve found systems that have helped me flourish and find peace in the busyness of life. I’m so excited that now, her message gets to reach thousands of new people. Dive into the book and get ready to feel refreshed and renewed!’ \u003cem\u003eAbiola Babarinde, brand strategist and wellbeing enthusiast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘Naomi Aidoo presents a compelling blend of faith and practical wisdom, offering readers a roadmap to navigate the complexities of modern life with grace and purpose. Through insightful reflections on wellbeing and relationships, mindset and the transformative TIME framework, this book provides not just inspiration, but tangible steps toward everyday flourishing. I highly recommend this book to anyone seeking to align their life with timeless biblical principles while flourishing in their work and relationships.’ \u003cem\u003eSteve Cockram, cofounder of GiANT\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘Naomi brings thoughtful reflections, coaching wisdom and practical advice together to encourage everyone to invest in their wellbeing. It’s a valuable resource.’ \u003cem\u003eRachael Newham, theology of mental health specialist and author\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRichard Frost, author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.brfonline.org.uk\/products\/life-with-st-benedict-the-rule-re-imagined-for-everyday-living\"\u003eLife with St Benedict\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis latest book from BRF Ministries on how work and faith are interrelated focusses on the specific topic of work-life balance and wellbeing. As one who spent most of my professional career helping people with their work and different aspects of wellbeing (I even wrote a book about it myself) I looked forward to reading what Naomi Aidoo had to offer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis book joins a very crowded marketplace, one that is full of different approaches to this sometimes difficult and challenging aspect of our lives. The author is a former teacher who now runs her own coaching business and within the book’s pages offers an approach which she calls the TIME Framework, devoting a chapter on each:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eT- Thankful (the importance of gratitude)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eI – Intentional (exploring different understandings of productivity)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eM – Me (considering aspects of self-care)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eE – Expectations (the concept of having goals)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eShe also considers how our wellbeing relates to relationships with others and our mindset (whether it is ‘fixed’ or open to change and growth). There is also a particularly helpful chapter on hope, recognising that ‘hope is a key component in truly understanding human flourishing.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAidoo clearly knows her subject and intersperses that knowledge with appropriate biblical examples and teaching as well as drawing upon the work of others who abide in the same crowded marketplace. There are times when, for this reviewer, less is needed about the author and more required for those unfamiliar with the topic but it is an easy read containing some helpful insights and prompts for self-reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThroughout the book, we are reminded that ‘Wellbeing has much more to do with your source than your circumstances’ and that source is God.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA former health and employment specialist, Richard Frost is the author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.brfonline.org.uk\/products\/life-with-st-benedict-the-rule-re-imagined-for-everyday-living\"\u003eLife with St Benedict\u003c\/a\u003e and writes a blog at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/workrestpray.com\/\"\u003eworkrestpray.com\u003c\/a\u003e. He is also the author of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/richardfrostauthor.com\/\"\u003efour other books\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0563c1; mso-themecolor: hyperlink;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaul Beasley Murray: Books for Today\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eFinding Flourishing: Time and pace for your work-life wellbeing by Naomi Aidoo who although she has two very small children has written a book which will be found useful by other mothers who will undoubtedly at times be stressed with the demands children make upon them – and of course by extension will be useful to others who feel stressed. The key to this book is the statement: “Wellbeing has so much more to do with your source than your circumstances”. God is the one who can make the difference and lead to a life that is comfortable, healthy or happy, Although the author does not appear to have experienced bereavement, serious illness, redundancy, when one’s faith can be deeply tested, nonetheless I am happy to commend this book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eReview by Paul Beasley-Murray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e","published_at":"2024-10-30T11:38:24+00:00","created_at":"2024-10-30T11:37:18+00:00","vendor":"Naomi Aidoo","type":"eBook","tags":["2024","Discipleship","For Women","Glassboxx","Women"],"price":899,"price_min":899,"price_max":899,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":53604927177084,"title":"eBook","option1":"eBook","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781800392731","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Finding Flourishing: Time and pace for your work-life wellbeing - eBook","public_title":"eBook","options":["eBook"],"price":899,"weight":150,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781800392731","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/339.png?v=1730980306","\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/340.png?v=1730980379"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/339.png?v=1730980306","options":["Format"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":63001483018620,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.652,"height":2000,"width":1303,"src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/339.png?v=1730980306"},"aspect_ratio":0.652,"height":2000,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/339.png?v=1730980306","width":1303},{"alt":null,"id":63001499763068,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.652,"height":2000,"width":1303,"src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/340.png?v=1730980379"},"aspect_ratio":0.652,"height":2000,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/340.png?v=1730980379","width":1303}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigital eBook Only - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eSay goodbye to exhaustion and overwhelm… \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn our fast-paced world, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFinding Flourishing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e redefines wellbeing as an accessible daily pursuit, even for the busiest among us. Naomi Aidoo presents a practical and tangible approach to achieving wellbeing, one that doesn’t require adding yet another technique to your busy schedule. Instead, it enhances your day-to-day mentally, emotionally and spiritually.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExploring wellbeing from a biblical standpoint, Aidoo considers how it might look in our relationships, our work and the rest of our lives, and uses the T.I.M.E. framework to offer manageable steps towards achieving it. This book is an interactive journey with thought-provoking questions, journal prompts, and the opportunity to reflect on daily life from a spiritual perspective, helping you discover a path to everyday wellbeing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreat for:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWomen in their 20s–50s juggling a myriad of responsibilities and commitments \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBoth Christians and those who are spiritually open\/seeking \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTime-poor women looking for coaching-style input \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThose who are used to, or keen to explore, a reflective approach and\/or journalling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor Information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"197\" width=\"131\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0148\/6107\/4532\/files\/Naomi_Aidoo_Headshot.jpg?v=1711547885\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-left: 20px; float: right;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNaomi Aidoo is a coach and the founder of Time \u0026amp; Pace®, where she helps people with big goals and little time. Through her signature T.I.M.E. framework, Naomi helps clients reframe their mindset, build momentum toward their goals, and thrive. She is also Director of Digital \u0026amp; Wellbeing for education company Innerscope, and has regularly been featured on Premier Christian Radio, Premier Praise and Premier Gospel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEndorsements\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #231f20;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘Finding Flourishing masterfully blends biblical wisdom with the practical TIME framework, offering a simple yet profound strategy for improving wellbeing in relationships, work and personal growth. This book stands as a crucial guide for navigating the chaos of modern life, pointing readers towards fulfillment and flourishing through Jesus. It’s an essential read for anyone on the path to personal transformation and a life marked by deep satisfaction and joy.’ \u003cem\u003eJordan Raynor, bestselling author of The Sacredness of Secular Work and Redeeming Your Time\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘Finding Flourishing is a heartfelt, wise guide that feels like a breath of fresh air. It’s not just a book; it’s a journey through the ups and downs of life and relationships, grounded in spiritual truths. The author writes from personal experience, offering practical and relatable advice. Whether you’re navigating parenthood, looking for better wellbeing, or figuring out relationships, this book meets you where you are with kindness and insight. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by life, this book will help you find peace and a path toward a fuller, more meaningful life.’ \u003cem\u003eAtinuke Awe, wife, mother of two and founder of Mums and Tea and Five X More\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘Having had coaching sessions with Naomi, I have personally benefited from her deep wisdom and expertise in navigating work–life wellbeing from a faith perspective. The honest writing in Finding Flourishing is a breath of fresh-air, and provides a gentle, yet practical, framework for us to apply the principles to our own lives.’ \u003cem\u003eEmma Borquaye, author and podcast host\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘Written by a busy working mum who knows what she’s talking about, Finding Flourishing combines practical advice and inspirational content. This book provides a great opportunity to pause, reflect and reorientate our lives around the things that really matter.’ \u003cem\u003eRuth Jackson, presenter, Premier Unbelievable, and mum to a boisterous toddler\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘Naomi writes as a friend to anyone who is truly seeking to flourish. She meets the reader where they are, but brings… a depth and richness that can only come from a tenacious excavation and application of truth in her own life. I am thankful for her work and the empathy avail- able to us all in this book, which encourages us with stories, practical instruction and truth to truly flourish no matter what the season.’ \u003cem\u003eSusanna Wright, writer and filmmaker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘A beautiful, gentle reminder of profound truth. Putting into perspective faith and wellbeing, drawing on scripture written many years ago yet that are still so relevant for today’s struggles, bringing peace, comfort and encouragement. Naomi has an honest yet kind tone… you almost feel like you are in conversation with an old friend over tea. From the faith focus to food for thought prompts, this really is a book, journal and a friend in one. A timely piece of work that is so needed in the wellbeing space and I know will equip anyone who reads it with the tools and encouragement to flourish.’ \u003cem\u003eYasmin Elizabeth-Mfon, creative consultant and founder of Pick Me Up Inc\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘Naomi expertly debunks the myth of work–life balance and urges us towards a much healthier, and more obtainable, “wellbeing” goal instead. I was worried that the book would give me yet more to add to my already full “to-do” list but instead it made me feel seen, understood and empowered to make changes. This well researched book could be a lifeline for many struggling to keep up with expectations from themselves and\/or others. I thoroughly recommend it.’ \u003cem\u003eLoretta Andrews, music manager and artist development coach\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘This book is a gift into the world. The stories, the level of relatability and authenticity mixed with the invitation to take what you have read and integrate it into your everyday, ordinary, busy life makes this book not only readable but actionable too. Thank you Naomi for guiding your readers towards wellbeing. This is now my go-to gift for the women in my life.’ \u003cem\u003eJo Hargreaves, The Faith Filled Therapist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘Naomi is such a leader, not only in talking about wellbeing and finding your unique time and pace – but in living it and demonstrating to others as well. With her guidance, I’ve found systems that have helped me flourish and find peace in the busyness of life. I’m so excited that now, her message gets to reach thousands of new people. Dive into the book and get ready to feel refreshed and renewed!’ \u003cem\u003eAbiola Babarinde, brand strategist and wellbeing enthusiast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘Naomi Aidoo presents a compelling blend of faith and practical wisdom, offering readers a roadmap to navigate the complexities of modern life with grace and purpose. Through insightful reflections on wellbeing and relationships, mindset and the transformative TIME framework, this book provides not just inspiration, but tangible steps toward everyday flourishing. I highly recommend this book to anyone seeking to align their life with timeless biblical principles while flourishing in their work and relationships.’ \u003cem\u003eSteve Cockram, cofounder of GiANT\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘Naomi brings thoughtful reflections, coaching wisdom and practical advice together to encourage everyone to invest in their wellbeing. It’s a valuable resource.’ \u003cem\u003eRachael Newham, theology of mental health specialist and author\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRichard Frost, author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.brfonline.org.uk\/products\/life-with-st-benedict-the-rule-re-imagined-for-everyday-living\"\u003eLife with St Benedict\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis latest book from BRF Ministries on how work and faith are interrelated focusses on the specific topic of work-life balance and wellbeing. As one who spent most of my professional career helping people with their work and different aspects of wellbeing (I even wrote a book about it myself) I looked forward to reading what Naomi Aidoo had to offer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis book joins a very crowded marketplace, one that is full of different approaches to this sometimes difficult and challenging aspect of our lives. The author is a former teacher who now runs her own coaching business and within the book’s pages offers an approach which she calls the TIME Framework, devoting a chapter on each:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eT- Thankful (the importance of gratitude)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eI – Intentional (exploring different understandings of productivity)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eM – Me (considering aspects of self-care)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eE – Expectations (the concept of having goals)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eShe also considers how our wellbeing relates to relationships with others and our mindset (whether it is ‘fixed’ or open to change and growth). There is also a particularly helpful chapter on hope, recognising that ‘hope is a key component in truly understanding human flourishing.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAidoo clearly knows her subject and intersperses that knowledge with appropriate biblical examples and teaching as well as drawing upon the work of others who abide in the same crowded marketplace. There are times when, for this reviewer, less is needed about the author and more required for those unfamiliar with the topic but it is an easy read containing some helpful insights and prompts for self-reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThroughout the book, we are reminded that ‘Wellbeing has much more to do with your source than your circumstances’ and that source is God.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA former health and employment specialist, Richard Frost is the author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.brfonline.org.uk\/products\/life-with-st-benedict-the-rule-re-imagined-for-everyday-living\"\u003eLife with St Benedict\u003c\/a\u003e and writes a blog at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/workrestpray.com\/\"\u003eworkrestpray.com\u003c\/a\u003e. He is also the author of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/richardfrostauthor.com\/\"\u003efour other books\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0563c1; mso-themecolor: hyperlink;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaul Beasley Murray: Books for Today\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eFinding Flourishing: Time and pace for your work-life wellbeing by Naomi Aidoo who although she has two very small children has written a book which will be found useful by other mothers who will undoubtedly at times be stressed with the demands children make upon them – and of course by extension will be useful to others who feel stressed. The key to this book is the statement: “Wellbeing has so much more to do with your source than your circumstances”. God is the one who can make the difference and lead to a life that is comfortable, healthy or happy, Although the author does not appear to have experienced bereavement, serious illness, redundancy, when one’s faith can be deeply tested, nonetheless I am happy to commend this book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eReview by Paul Beasley-Murray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e"}
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Each chapter outlines the story of the Celtic saint who founded the site, together with information about the location, a poem inspired by the author’s experience of that place, a reflective question, a suggested Bible reading and a photo of the site.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael Mitton is an Anglican priest and canon emeritus of Derby Cathedral. He currently works freelance as a spiritual director, speaker and writer, and is the author of nine non-fiction books and five novels, including Restoring the Woven Cord (BRF, 2019 third edition).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWebsite: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelmitton.co.uk\/\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelmitton.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp:\/\/www.michaelmitton.co.uk\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2024-10-30T11:39:43+00:00","created_at":"2024-10-30T11:38:57+00:00","vendor":"Michael Mitton","type":"eBook","tags":["2024","Celtic Christianity","Spirituality"],"price":1299,"price_min":1299,"price_max":1299,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":53604931764604,"title":"eBook","option1":"eBook","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781800393226","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":false,"featured_image":{"id":71660782911868,"product_id":14779835318652,"position":1,"created_at":"2024-11-07T15:08:35+00:00","updated_at":"2024-11-07T15:08:37+00:00","alt":null,"width":1080,"height":1080,"src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/3_f95e4278-b16b-4846-81d5-cb1b5db005ef.png?v=1730992117","variant_ids":[53604931764604]},"available":true,"name":"The Poetry of Pilgrimage: Reflections on Celtic Pilgrimage sites in Ireland and Britain - eBook","public_title":"eBook","options":["eBook"],"price":1299,"weight":270,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781800393226","featured_media":{"alt":null,"id":63003111850364,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1080,"width":1080,"src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/3_f95e4278-b16b-4846-81d5-cb1b5db005ef.png?v=1730992117"}},"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/3_f95e4278-b16b-4846-81d5-cb1b5db005ef.png?v=1730992117","\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/4_5a9b873c-f477-464b-b4f6-2034f9db74e0.png?v=1730992117"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/3_f95e4278-b16b-4846-81d5-cb1b5db005ef.png?v=1730992117","options":["Format"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":63003111850364,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1080,"width":1080,"src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/3_f95e4278-b16b-4846-81d5-cb1b5db005ef.png?v=1730992117"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1080,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/3_f95e4278-b16b-4846-81d5-cb1b5db005ef.png?v=1730992117","width":1080},{"alt":null,"id":63003111817596,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1080,"width":1080,"src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/4_5a9b873c-f477-464b-b4f6-2034f9db74e0.png?v=1730992117"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1080,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/4_5a9b873c-f477-464b-b4f6-2034f9db74e0.png?v=1730992117","width":1080}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigital eBook Only - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eDrawing from his experience of co-leading pilgrimages in Britain and Ireland, Michael Mitton captures the essence of 23 significant pilgrimage sites for anyone from experienced pilgrims to armchair pilgrims. 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{"id":14779837677948,"title":"Embracing Humanity: A journey towards becoming flesh","handle":"embracing-humanity-a-journey-towards-becoming-flesh","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigital eBook Only - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eIsabelle Hamley explores what it meant for God to become flesh and how this enables us to understand what it means to be human. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeeing humanity in a new light. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGod became flesh at Christmas. But how does God, who created all things, live within the limitations of humanity – limitations that humanity itself often resents and tries to transcend? And what does it truly mean to be human?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs contemporary society grapples with questions of identity, justice and medical ethics, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEmbracing Humanity\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e deftly explores how different aspects of being human are both inhabited and transformed in the incarnation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThrough the lens of Advent and Christmas, Isabelle Hamley guides us through daily reflections and prayers, encouraging us to meditate on being human in the light of God's choice to reach out to us in Jesus.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor Information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eIsabelle Hamley is a theologian, writer and broadcaster currently working as principal of Ridley Hall, Cambridge. She was previously the theological adviser to the House of Bishops in the Church of England and chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury. She has also worked as a probation officer, lecturer, parish priest and university chaplain.\u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReviews \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChurch Times 25.10.24. Review by Mike Starkey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eThere is a nice touch on the cover of this Advent book from the Principal of the theological college Ridley Hall, Cambridge. In a starry Christmas sky above a snowy landscape, what first appears to be a moon turns out to be a human fingerprint. The fingerprint motif is continued in each of the daily Advent readings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eHamley wryly reflects in her introduction that she is writing a book on God made flesh in an era when humans seem more eager than ever to escape the flesh. Virtual reality and a growing range of options for bodily modification allow us to change our given flesh. They even hold out the hope of casting off its limitations altogether.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eHamley offers a Bible reading, reflection, questions for discussion, and a prayer for each day in Advent. At the end of the book are suggestions for group study. A core theme is the vigorous earthiness of the biblical hope. The Good News is for the whole person; the vision of eternity is bodily resurrection; in Hebrew thought, you don’t “have” a body: you are a body. Matter matters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eOther themes explored include contemporary loneliness and relationality; human fragility in an anxious culture; human limitations and localities; lament and hope; the Covid pandemic and the fear of death; violence and oppression; home and global migration. The author asks the reader to reflect on what it means for faith and spirituality not to somehow hover above the solidity of the world, but to be firmly rooted in places and bodies. God brings salvation not by removing us from our humanity, but by entering it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eHamley’s real gift in this book is an intelligent pulling together of classic Advent biblical themes with contemporary cultural themes and references touching on human embodiment. It is a wonderful little book, in more senses than one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe Revd Mike Starkey is a London-based writer, and former Head of Church Growth for the diocese of Manchester.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTogether Magazine September 2024. 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But how does God, who created all things, live within the limitations of humanity – limitations that humanity itself often resents and tries to transcend? And what does it truly mean to be human?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs contemporary society grapples with questions of identity, justice and medical ethics, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEmbracing Humanity\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e deftly explores how different aspects of being human are both inhabited and transformed in the incarnation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThrough the lens of Advent and Christmas, Isabelle Hamley guides us through daily reflections and prayers, encouraging us to meditate on being human in the light of God's choice to reach out to us in Jesus.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor Information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eIsabelle Hamley is a theologian, writer and broadcaster currently working as principal of Ridley Hall, Cambridge. She was previously the theological adviser to the House of Bishops in the Church of England and chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury. She has also worked as a probation officer, lecturer, parish priest and university chaplain.\u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReviews \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChurch Times 25.10.24. Review by Mike Starkey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eThere is a nice touch on the cover of this Advent book from the Principal of the theological college Ridley Hall, Cambridge. In a starry Christmas sky above a snowy landscape, what first appears to be a moon turns out to be a human fingerprint. The fingerprint motif is continued in each of the daily Advent readings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eHamley wryly reflects in her introduction that she is writing a book on God made flesh in an era when humans seem more eager than ever to escape the flesh. Virtual reality and a growing range of options for bodily modification allow us to change our given flesh. They even hold out the hope of casting off its limitations altogether.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eHamley offers a Bible reading, reflection, questions for discussion, and a prayer for each day in Advent. At the end of the book are suggestions for group study. A core theme is the vigorous earthiness of the biblical hope. The Good News is for the whole person; the vision of eternity is bodily resurrection; in Hebrew thought, you don’t “have” a body: you are a body. Matter matters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eOther themes explored include contemporary loneliness and relationality; human fragility in an anxious culture; human limitations and localities; lament and hope; the Covid pandemic and the fear of death; violence and oppression; home and global migration. The author asks the reader to reflect on what it means for faith and spirituality not to somehow hover above the solidity of the world, but to be firmly rooted in places and bodies. God brings salvation not by removing us from our humanity, but by entering it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eHamley’s real gift in this book is an intelligent pulling together of classic Advent biblical themes with contemporary cultural themes and references touching on human embodiment. It is a wonderful little book, in more senses than one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe Revd Mike Starkey is a London-based writer, and former Head of Church Growth for the diocese of Manchester.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTogether Magazine September 2024. Advent round up by Daryl Wearring\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHow does God, who created all things come down to earth to live within the limitations of the humanity he created? In this new BRF Ministries Advent book for 2024 Isabelle Hamley guides through daily reflections and prayers, encouraging us to meditate on being human in the light of God’s choice to reach out to us in Jesu – God with us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e"}
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We can do this too either as new Christians or long-time believers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReviewed by Sue Piper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChurch Matters. Paul Beasley-Murray\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 2003 as The Rock, this edition of 'Come and See: Learning from the Life of Peter' by Archbishop Stephen Cottrell is 'for new Christians who want to grow in their faith, and for more experienced Christians who want to reset the compass of their discipleship'. It has a fivefold aim: to help people “grow as followers of Jesus, develop a love for the Bible, understand more about the Bible, establish a regular pattern for Bible reading, and allow the word of God to shape their lives”. Each of the 28 sections comprises a Scripture passage – at times somewhat loosely linked to the life of Peter – followed by a comment and questions for personal reflection or for group discussion. This is a most helpful guide by a great communicator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Good Bookstall\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eReading, reflection and prayer are helpfully visited in this revision of a former 2003 publication that is an effective first reader to the life of a struggling, true, first-follower of Jesus. This compact guide to Lenten weeks is an able accompaniment to life and learning from the life of Peter. There is a compelling reality to this discipleship journey in the breadth and searching in the New Testament sweep of scriptures offered here. These twenty-eight readings are accompanied by pithy, provoking and helpful resources for reflection. Clear and chewy!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom The Good Bookstall - March 2011 First published in as On This Rock - Bible Foundations for Christian Living (2003).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2020-05-04T11:53:49+01:00","created_at":"2020-05-04T13:12:37+01:00","vendor":"Stephen Cottrell","type":"Paperback","tags":["Biblical engagement","Devotional","Discipleship","KCLC","Kindle","Lent"],"price":799,"price_min":799,"price_max":799,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":34890052534424,"title":"Paperback","option1":"Paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781800390195","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"Come and See: Learning from the life of Peter - Paperback","public_title":"Paperback","options":["Paperback"],"price":799,"weight":184,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781800390195","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/products\/9781800390195.jpg?v=1588594358","\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/7_530d0207-5b1a-4113-ac70-c049422a232b.png?v=1734095691"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/products\/9781800390195.jpg?v=1588594358","options":["Format"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":7710992072843,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.656,"height":1524,"width":1000,"src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/products\/9781800390195.jpg?v=1588594358"},"aspect_ratio":0.656,"height":1524,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/products\/9781800390195.jpg?v=1588594358","width":1000},{"alt":null,"id":63560966111612,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.652,"height":2000,"width":1303,"src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/7_530d0207-5b1a-4113-ac70-c049422a232b.png?v=1734095691"},"aspect_ratio":0.652,"height":2000,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/7_530d0207-5b1a-4113-ac70-c049422a232b.png?v=1734095691","width":1303}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eWhen we look at the life of Peter – fisherman, disciple, leader of the church – we find somebody who responded wholeheartedly to the call to ‘come and see’. Come and meet Jesus, come and follow him, come and find your life being transformed. This book focuses on Peter, not because he is the best-known of Jesus’ friends, nor the most loyal, but because he shows us what being a disciple of Jesus is actually like. Like us, he takes a step of faith and then flounders, and needs the saving touch of God to continue becoming the person he was created to be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCome and See provides a pattern of Bible reading, reflection and prayer. Twenty-eight readings, arranged in four sections, offer short passages from the story of Peter, plus comment and questions for personal response or group discussion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore his appointment as the 98th Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell was the Bishop of Chelmsford. He is a member of the House of Lords and served as a member of the Select Committee for Communication. He is a well-known writer and speaker on evangelism, spirituality and catechesis, and is one of the authors of the Pilgrim course.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eReviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransforming Ministry Winter 2021. Review by Sue Piper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArchbishop Stephen has subtitled his book, ‘Learning from the Life of Peter’. He takes us through the life and calling of Peter in four sections which can be studied weekly or monthly, for use with a study group or as individuals. Drawing on scripture, we are helped to understand firstly Peter’s call, then how his character has been shaped, especially on the way of the cross, and finally in enduring hope. Each section ends with some searching questions. This book reveals Peter’s character in great detail, with all his weaknesses, fears and strengths, as Jesus supports him in his personal growth journey of faith. And this journey could be yours or mine as we explore our own shortcomings and strengths; but with prayer and study we learn to become the person God loves and the person God desires us to be. We are guided on a journey of growing closer to God by Peter as he eventually realises his potential and his true gifts. We can do this too either as new Christians or long-time believers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReviewed by Sue Piper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChurch Matters. Paul Beasley-Murray\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 2003 as The Rock, this edition of 'Come and See: Learning from the Life of Peter' by Archbishop Stephen Cottrell is 'for new Christians who want to grow in their faith, and for more experienced Christians who want to reset the compass of their discipleship'. It has a fivefold aim: to help people “grow as followers of Jesus, develop a love for the Bible, understand more about the Bible, establish a regular pattern for Bible reading, and allow the word of God to shape their lives”. Each of the 28 sections comprises a Scripture passage – at times somewhat loosely linked to the life of Peter – followed by a comment and questions for personal reflection or for group discussion. This is a most helpful guide by a great communicator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Good Bookstall\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eReading, reflection and prayer are helpfully visited in this revision of a former 2003 publication that is an effective first reader to the life of a struggling, true, first-follower of Jesus. This compact guide to Lenten weeks is an able accompaniment to life and learning from the life of Peter. There is a compelling reality to this discipleship journey in the breadth and searching in the New Testament sweep of scriptures offered here. These twenty-eight readings are accompanied by pithy, provoking and helpful resources for reflection. Clear and chewy!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom The Good Bookstall - March 2011 First published in as On This Rock - Bible Foundations for Christian Living (2003).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Through Bible readings, reflections and stories from A Rocha’s global conservation efforts, discover how the cross transforms not just our own individual connection with Jesus, but also our relationships with each other and our world. \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available in paperback format, click \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brfonline.org.uk\/collections\/ebooks\/products\/the-whole-easter-story-why-the-cross-is-good-news-for-all-creation-1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eJoin the A Rocha lent book club for 2025 with author Jo Swinney and Jo Herbert from A Rocha. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou are warmly invited to be part of a six week Lent group exploring what the Bible has to say about the whole story of the cross, based on \"The Whole Easter Story\" by Jo Swinney (BRF's Lent Book for 2025). Join others from around the world for honest conversation, prayer and encouragement to go deeper in your life with God in the lead up to Easter. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tickettailor.com\/events\/arochainternational\/1480132\" title=\"A Rocha Lent Book Club\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook now\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor info\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row avoid-break\" data-v-5a160260=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col\" data-v-5a160260=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card\" id=\"productCardContributors\" data-v-5a160260=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card-body\"\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdd class=\"col-sm-10\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"preserve-white-space\"\u003eJo Swinney is a UK-based author, speaker and editor, with an MA in theology from Regent College, Vancouver. She is the Director of Communications for A Rocha International.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"preserve-white-space\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEndorsements\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e‘Jo’s insights, stories and drawings illuminate the connections between God, people and the rest of creation, bringing them all together to demonstrate why looking after the planet is such a key part of the Christian life.’ \u003cem\u003eDr Ruth Bancewicz, church engagement director, The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e‘Jo Swinney’s delightful, engaging and provocative Lenten devotional is aptly named. So often we tell a truncated Easter story, but this series of reflections opens us out to the depth, breadth and grandeur of God’s love for his whole creation, including us people. Narrated with honesty, warmth and the insightful perspective of a storyteller, The Whole Easter Story helps us see afresh the immense power and wisdom of the cross for the salvation of the whole world. Thoroughly recommended!’ \u003cem\u003eProfessor Paul S. Williams, chief executive, Bible Society\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e‘Do something different this Lent! This is your chance to look at the relationships between God, people and the environment in an entirely new way. Join Jo Swinney of A Rocha as she takes us on a special journey through Lent, accompanied by birds, bugs, mammals, reptiles and, yes, people!’ \u003cem\u003eMartin Hodson, principal tutor of Christian Rural and Environmental Studies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"_Hlk181277662\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e‘Digging into scripture from the starting point of God’s ongoing work of creation and not human sin – this is the Lenten journey the church needs to take for the sake of the world. 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It is far deeper and wider than that. In this Lenten journey, Jo Swinney explores the broader impact of the Easter story on God’s relationship with creation. Through Bible readings, reflections and stories from A Rocha’s global conservation efforts, discover how the cross transforms not just our own individual connection with Jesus, but also our relationships with each other and our world. \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available in paperback format, click \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brfonline.org.uk\/collections\/ebooks\/products\/the-whole-easter-story-why-the-cross-is-good-news-for-all-creation-1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eJoin the A Rocha lent book club for 2025 with author Jo Swinney and Jo Herbert from A Rocha. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou are warmly invited to be part of a six week Lent group exploring what the Bible has to say about the whole story of the cross, based on \"The Whole Easter Story\" by Jo Swinney (BRF's Lent Book for 2025). Join others from around the world for honest conversation, prayer and encouragement to go deeper in your life with God in the lead up to Easter. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tickettailor.com\/events\/arochainternational\/1480132\" title=\"A Rocha Lent Book Club\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook now\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor info\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row avoid-break\" data-v-5a160260=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col\" data-v-5a160260=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card\" id=\"productCardContributors\" data-v-5a160260=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card-body\"\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdd class=\"col-sm-10\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"preserve-white-space\"\u003eJo Swinney is a UK-based author, speaker and editor, with an MA in theology from Regent College, Vancouver. She is the Director of Communications for A Rocha International.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"preserve-white-space\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEndorsements\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e‘Jo’s insights, stories and drawings illuminate the connections between God, people and the rest of creation, bringing them all together to demonstrate why looking after the planet is such a key part of the Christian life.’ \u003cem\u003eDr Ruth Bancewicz, church engagement director, The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e‘Jo Swinney’s delightful, engaging and provocative Lenten devotional is aptly named. So often we tell a truncated Easter story, but this series of reflections opens us out to the depth, breadth and grandeur of God’s love for his whole creation, including us people. Narrated with honesty, warmth and the insightful perspective of a storyteller, The Whole Easter Story helps us see afresh the immense power and wisdom of the cross for the salvation of the whole world. Thoroughly recommended!’ \u003cem\u003eProfessor Paul S. Williams, chief executive, Bible Society\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e‘Do something different this Lent! This is your chance to look at the relationships between God, people and the environment in an entirely new way. Join Jo Swinney of A Rocha as she takes us on a special journey through Lent, accompanied by birds, bugs, mammals, reptiles and, yes, people!’ \u003cem\u003eMartin Hodson, principal tutor of Christian Rural and Environmental Studies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"_Hlk181277662\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e‘Digging into scripture from the starting point of God’s ongoing work of creation and not human sin – this is the Lenten journey the church needs to take for the sake of the world. Honest, accessible, deeply informed by practices of both faith and conservation, this is a book that really could reshape how contemporary Christians see the world and find their place in it.’ \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bookmark: _Hlk181277662;\"\u003eDr Ellen Davis, professor of Bible and Practical Theology, Duke Divinity School\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bookmark: _Hlk181277662;\"\u003e‘The Whole Easter Story is both intensely personal and mind-bendingly cosmic, as well as being a really good read!’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bookmark: _Hlk181277662;\"\u003eThe Revd Dr Dave Bookless, head of theology, A Rocha International\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e‘The Whole Easter Story is a series of thoughtful reflections on the story of God’s salvation through Israel and, ultimately, in Christ. Yet, at the same time, Jo Swinney delightfully weaves in her musings on the familiar rhythms of our ordinary lives and her pondering on the beauty which we all behold in creation. I warmly commend these Easter reflections to all!’ \u003cem\u003eDr Lai Pak-Wah, principal, Biblical Graduate School of Theology, Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e‘It is easy to feel small or powerless in tackling big questions of the environment. That is why this companion to Lent is essential reading for churches: it guides us in thinking through these problems, not only as individuals, but ultimately as communities that care and as people who have a joined-up way of telling the whole Easter story with a heart for the creation God loves. Beautifully timed, this book needs to be read, listened to, discussed, prayed with, carried in a pocket and acted on.’ \u003cem\u003eThe Revd Dr Ivan Khovacs, Canterbury Christ Church University and St James’s Church Piccadilly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e‘This is a truly enjoyable devotional book, providing an excellent guide as we journey through our relationship with God, others and God’s wider creation, as well as God’s own relationship with his creation. It draws deeply from scripture, with insights that will have you wanting to re-read familiar Bible stories. Refreshingly honest, laugh out loud, attentive to all of God’s creation – your heart and soul will be fed.’ \u003cem\u003eJo Herbert-James, head of engagement, A Rocha UK\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Church Times 07.02.25. Lent book roundup by Peter McGeary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eAuthor Jo Swinney is director of communications for A Rocha International. Her work with A Rocha provides the inspiration for this volume. The ‘Lenten journey’ here is not based on the Church’s lectionary but on a broader (quasi sacramental?) view of the relationship between God, humanity, and creation, which is focused in the Easter story. The work of A Rocha is basically to invite Christian communities around the world to engage with creation, to try to improve the ways in which humanity treats the environment, and to do so in practical and achievable ways. (My last parish had an example of their work: a piece of wasteland under a rather nasty flyover which was transformed into a little nature reserve.) Again, we have here 40 short chapters ending with short reflections. The theme determines the scriptures used, not the other way round.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"preserve-white-space\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"preserve-white-space\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row avoid-break\" data-v-5a160260=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col\" data-v-5a160260=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"card\" id=\"productCardSubjectsAndAudience\" data-v-5a160260=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e"}
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She runs L19: Messy Church once a month.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eMedia reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinistry Today - Summer 2016\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is excellent, packed with simple, practical ideas that can be used or adapted for many an All Age service. Aimed specifically at Messy Church, the book is structured around the particular elements of that format (the celebration time, the meal time, the home), but these are easily adaptable. Of particular interest for some is a very substantial chapter by Lucy Moore on 'Liturgical Prayers'. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is also a useful chapter on 'Creating a Prayer Space', which doesn't have to be a permanent installation. It could be created and themed for a particular service. Of course, this might be limited by the size of the user-group or congregation. In some contexts, it might be necessary to adapt the ideas here into multiple stations. At our last holiday club, we made a huge igloo from milk bottles, which could take up to fifteen children with adults, but it would be tricky to use on a Sunday morning when the congregation can be up to 150.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book ends with three chapters on a Messy Church session on prayer, a Quiet Day for your team, and a Messy Retreat. Even if you never hold these precise events, they might be adapted for your next church weekend. This book is handy, practical, and great value. 5\/5.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Dormandy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChurch Times 17 June 2016\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMessy Prayer\u003c\/em\u003e by Jane Leadbetter offers practical and creative ways to introduce messy congregations to prayer. In her introduction, she points out that for many of us in childhood, collective prayer was passive: someone else prayed on our behalf, and we said 'Amen.'As an alternative, she suggests hands-on ways of engaging in 'prayerful chatter' with God, so that prayer begins to come naturally as part of a real relationship. I have been involved in running messy churches for several years, and have noticed that seasoned practitioners tend to have a check list for deciding whether to choose a particular activity. A. Can the children we have do it, or will we mainly end up doing it for them? B. Do we have the materials, or can we scavenge them without asking the congregation to collect used bottle tops for weeks on end? C. Do the children have a fighting chance of making the connection between the activity and message? As a former primary-school teacher and messy-church practitioner, Leadbetter is clearly on the same page. Her ideas are simple to execute, and use everyday materials, and she is excellent at making the message integral to the task. She also suggests developments for messy-church teams looking for new ideas, like a Quiet Day for leaders and a messy retreat. I am going to take this book to our messy-church planning sessions, and I can imagine using it with my own children, too, as a way of helping us to pray together as a family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRevd Catherine Pickford - Team Rector in the Benwell Team Ministry, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book explains the importance of spirituality in the life of a Messy Church and the importance of prayer in the life of families. It is filled with practical ideas for creating a prayer space and for using prayer in the celebration time of a Messy Church. There are ideas for liturgical prayers and for meal-time graces, and for a whole Messy Church session on prayer. Obviously many of these ideas could be used in other settings such as schools, Sunday clubs and activity sessions. 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She runs L19: Messy Church once a month.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eMedia reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinistry Today - Summer 2016\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is excellent, packed with simple, practical ideas that can be used or adapted for many an All Age service. Aimed specifically at Messy Church, the book is structured around the particular elements of that format (the celebration time, the meal time, the home), but these are easily adaptable. Of particular interest for some is a very substantial chapter by Lucy Moore on 'Liturgical Prayers'. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is also a useful chapter on 'Creating a Prayer Space', which doesn't have to be a permanent installation. It could be created and themed for a particular service. Of course, this might be limited by the size of the user-group or congregation. In some contexts, it might be necessary to adapt the ideas here into multiple stations. At our last holiday club, we made a huge igloo from milk bottles, which could take up to fifteen children with adults, but it would be tricky to use on a Sunday morning when the congregation can be up to 150.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book ends with three chapters on a Messy Church session on prayer, a Quiet Day for your team, and a Messy Retreat. Even if you never hold these precise events, they might be adapted for your next church weekend. This book is handy, practical, and great value. 5\/5.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Dormandy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChurch Times 17 June 2016\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMessy Prayer\u003c\/em\u003e by Jane Leadbetter offers practical and creative ways to introduce messy congregations to prayer. In her introduction, she points out that for many of us in childhood, collective prayer was passive: someone else prayed on our behalf, and we said 'Amen.'As an alternative, she suggests hands-on ways of engaging in 'prayerful chatter' with God, so that prayer begins to come naturally as part of a real relationship. I have been involved in running messy churches for several years, and have noticed that seasoned practitioners tend to have a check list for deciding whether to choose a particular activity. A. Can the children we have do it, or will we mainly end up doing it for them? B. Do we have the materials, or can we scavenge them without asking the congregation to collect used bottle tops for weeks on end? C. Do the children have a fighting chance of making the connection between the activity and message? As a former primary-school teacher and messy-church practitioner, Leadbetter is clearly on the same page. Her ideas are simple to execute, and use everyday materials, and she is excellent at making the message integral to the task. She also suggests developments for messy-church teams looking for new ideas, like a Quiet Day for leaders and a messy retreat. I am going to take this book to our messy-church planning sessions, and I can imagine using it with my own children, too, as a way of helping us to pray together as a family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRevd Catherine Pickford - Team Rector in the Benwell Team Ministry, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book explains the importance of spirituality in the life of a Messy Church and the importance of prayer in the life of families. It is filled with practical ideas for creating a prayer space and for using prayer in the celebration time of a Messy Church. There are ideas for liturgical prayers and for meal-time graces, and for a whole Messy Church session on prayer. Obviously many of these ideas could be used in other settings such as schools, Sunday clubs and activity sessions. It is a useful addition to the children's leader's bookshelf - and their practice!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom STAR - Diocese of Peterborough December 2015\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e"}
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{"id":14990309949820,"title":"All Shall Be Well: Visions of salvation with Julian of Norwich","handle":"all-shall-be-well-visions-of-salvation-with-julian-of-norwich-1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigital eBook Only - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eHow can all be well in the world in which we live? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat does ‘All shall be well’ mean when all is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003enot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e well? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough revelations ten to sixteen of her \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRevelations of Divine Love\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Julian of Norwich returns time and again to the idea that ‘all is well’. I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003en her latest book Emma Pennington examines this popular mantra and explores what Julian really means by it, bringing depth and relevance to these words for the reader who lives in an age of pandemic, war and climate crisis which closely echoes Julian’s own. Through deep engagement with Julian’s visions of salvation Emma encourages the reader to reflect in prayer and devotion on their own personal relationship with God.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmma Pennington is the canon missioner for Canterbury Cathedral. Formerly vicar of Garsington, Cuddesdon and Horspath in the Oxford Diocese and chaplain of Worcester College, Oxford, she has also been a prayer and spirituality adviser for the diocese and an area dean. She speaks widely about the spirituality of Julian of Norwich and is the author of At the Foot of the Cross with Julian of Norwich (BRF Ministries, 2020).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEndorsements\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘In this accessible exploration, Emma Pennington situates Julian’s fears, hopes and convictions within a rich spiritual landscape, drawing deeply from the wells of Christian devotion and practice, and making incisive connections between contemporary experience and the wisdom Julian offers us from her anchorhold, giving body and substance to a message of strength and reassurance too often dismissed as trite or divorced from reality.’ \u003cem\u003eThe Revd Richard Stanton, priest director of the Julian Shrine, Norwich\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘Like with the best of friends, Emma Pennington listens, cajoles, puzzles and rejoices with Mother Julian. We discover they both share in hope and yet both know about pain that will not go away. We learn that salvation in Christ is neither a sticking plaster nor an answer to a heavenly equation. Rather in Christ we find a revelation of one who truly salves both body and soul eternally. We learn this can genuinely sustain us in what too often or perhaps more often is a “troublous life”. This is a compelling invitation to move from the shallows to the depths.’\u003cem\u003e The Very Revd David Monteith, dean of Canterbury\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘Reading this book is an extraordinary encounter with a beautiful questioning holiness. Deep scholarship made elegantly accessible brings Mother Julian alive. The intensity of the experience of a mystic meets the questions of everyday life. The mystery of “all will be well” is integrated with a passion. It is a book that will help you grow in your faith and would be perfect for an Advent or Lent series in a church. Canon Pennington has written a scholarly devotional text that nestles right alongside the work of Henri Nouwen. Truly, read this book: you will find yourself on holy ground.’ \u003cem\u003eThe Very Revd Ian S. Markham PhD, dean and president of Virginia Theological Seminary and the president of The General Theological Seminary\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘This is a beautifully written book which is both refreshing and original. In it, Julian’s writings are interwoven with scripture and set within the devotional literature and landscape of the time, giving both rootedness and context. It is a book which is the fruit not only of careful study, but also of prayerful pondering and reflection. Emma has known CSMV over a number of years, and I’m delighted to commend All Shall Be Well both to those who are new to Julian of Norwich and those who wish to go deeper.’ S\u003cem\u003eister Elizabeth Jane CSMV, Community of St Mary the Virgin, Wantage\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘A wonderful, carefully researched book, which combines an account of devotional practices current in medieval times with the relevance of Julian’s teaching for people of today. Proposed as a spiritual director, Emma Pennington’s Julian speaks straight to the heart as well as to the mind.’ \u003cem\u003eElizabeth Ruth Obbard ODC, Carmelite nun of Quidenham, and a writer and spiritual director\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘Emma Pennington is a wise and insightful guide to the writings of Julian of Norwich. She invites us to make Julian our own spiritual companion as we seek to draw closer to God ourselves. Placing Julian in her wider context, she also enables us to see how her work was part of a broader tapestry of spiritual wisdom, which this book presents in fresh and illuminating ways. 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I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003en her latest book Emma Pennington examines this popular mantra and explores what Julian really means by it, bringing depth and relevance to these words for the reader who lives in an age of pandemic, war and climate crisis which closely echoes Julian’s own. Through deep engagement with Julian’s visions of salvation Emma encourages the reader to reflect in prayer and devotion on their own personal relationship with God.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmma Pennington is the canon missioner for Canterbury Cathedral. Formerly vicar of Garsington, Cuddesdon and Horspath in the Oxford Diocese and chaplain of Worcester College, Oxford, she has also been a prayer and spirituality adviser for the diocese and an area dean. She speaks widely about the spirituality of Julian of Norwich and is the author of At the Foot of the Cross with Julian of Norwich (BRF Ministries, 2020).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEndorsements\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘In this accessible exploration, Emma Pennington situates Julian’s fears, hopes and convictions within a rich spiritual landscape, drawing deeply from the wells of Christian devotion and practice, and making incisive connections between contemporary experience and the wisdom Julian offers us from her anchorhold, giving body and substance to a message of strength and reassurance too often dismissed as trite or divorced from reality.’ \u003cem\u003eThe Revd Richard Stanton, priest director of the Julian Shrine, Norwich\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘Like with the best of friends, Emma Pennington listens, cajoles, puzzles and rejoices with Mother Julian. We discover they both share in hope and yet both know about pain that will not go away. We learn that salvation in Christ is neither a sticking plaster nor an answer to a heavenly equation. Rather in Christ we find a revelation of one who truly salves both body and soul eternally. We learn this can genuinely sustain us in what too often or perhaps more often is a “troublous life”. This is a compelling invitation to move from the shallows to the depths.’\u003cem\u003e The Very Revd David Monteith, dean of Canterbury\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘Reading this book is an extraordinary encounter with a beautiful questioning holiness. Deep scholarship made elegantly accessible brings Mother Julian alive. The intensity of the experience of a mystic meets the questions of everyday life. The mystery of “all will be well” is integrated with a passion. It is a book that will help you grow in your faith and would be perfect for an Advent or Lent series in a church. Canon Pennington has written a scholarly devotional text that nestles right alongside the work of Henri Nouwen. Truly, read this book: you will find yourself on holy ground.’ \u003cem\u003eThe Very Revd Ian S. Markham PhD, dean and president of Virginia Theological Seminary and the president of The General Theological Seminary\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘This is a beautifully written book which is both refreshing and original. In it, Julian’s writings are interwoven with scripture and set within the devotional literature and landscape of the time, giving both rootedness and context. It is a book which is the fruit not only of careful study, but also of prayerful pondering and reflection. Emma has known CSMV over a number of years, and I’m delighted to commend All Shall Be Well both to those who are new to Julian of Norwich and those who wish to go deeper.’ S\u003cem\u003eister Elizabeth Jane CSMV, Community of St Mary the Virgin, Wantage\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘A wonderful, carefully researched book, which combines an account of devotional practices current in medieval times with the relevance of Julian’s teaching for people of today. Proposed as a spiritual director, Emma Pennington’s Julian speaks straight to the heart as well as to the mind.’ \u003cem\u003eElizabeth Ruth Obbard ODC, Carmelite nun of Quidenham, and a writer and spiritual director\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘Emma Pennington is a wise and insightful guide to the writings of Julian of Norwich. She invites us to make Julian our own spiritual companion as we seek to draw closer to God ourselves. Placing Julian in her wider context, she also enables us to see how her work was part of a broader tapestry of spiritual wisdom, which this book presents in fresh and illuminating ways. Not least, like Julian herself, Emma helps us face the challenges of faith lived out in a broken world, while also encouraging us to be a people of joyous hope and generous humanity.’ \u003cem\u003eAndrew Braddock, dean of Norwich\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘Having used Emma’s last book so successfully as the Friends of Julian Lent Book, we’re delighted to see this sequel completing, as it does, consideration of the revelations after Julian’s striking change of focus in the middle of her account.’ \u003cem\u003eHoward Green, secretary of the Friends of Julian of Norwich\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Written by a diverse group of scientists and theologians associated with the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion in Cambridge, UK, you are invited into the conversation whether you are a scientist or not, and you are given the opportunity to respond in both praise and practical action.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"preserve-white-space\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDr Ruth Bancewicz is Church Engagement Director at the Faraday Institute, where she equips and encourages churches to include engagement with science as part of their regular ministry and mission. She studied Genetics at Aberdeen and Edinburgh Universities, and is now studying with Highland Theological College. 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She studied Genetics at Aberdeen and Edinburgh Universities, and is now studying with Highland Theological College. She a member of Christians in Science, and belongs to City Church Cambridge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEndorsements\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘This insightful collection of 52 biblical reflections, expertly edited by Ruth, is helpful in exploring the connections between science and faith. As a pastor, It’s a wonderful tool for understanding and sharing how science and creation harmonise with God’s Word in meaningful ways.’ \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBen Norris, Pastor, GodCentral Church.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘The passages and reflections were just the right length…often the topic lent a fresh perspective on the passage used… I can easily see the book being a useful tool from which to start thinking about a particular topic… I found myself pondering on what I had read at the start of the day during the day and on occasion it informed conversations had.’ \u003ci\u003eRuth Chamberlain, ordained priest and teacher of Biology and Science\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘For the scientist who is a Christian, the exploration of the natural world is not just the joy of intellectual curiosity but is an act of worship enhancing prayer and the reading of the Bible. 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{"id":15142753403260,"title":"Get Messy! Volume 3: Growing Christian values","handle":"get-messy-volume-3","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach issue contains twelve session outlines for Messy Churches, running through the year from September to August. Everything you need to run your Messy Church, including activity photos, mealtime cards, social action ideas and templates, all downloadable from the Messy Church website. With an introduction by Aike Kennett-Brown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTopics and contributors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeptember: Hope – Trish Hahn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOctober: Compassion – Anna Lloyd and Ximena Wilson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNovember: Peace – Mary Judkins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDecember: Joy – Johannah Myers and Jillian Mayer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJanuary: Perseverance – Greg Ross\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFebruary: Love – Helen Laird\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarch: Integrity – Anne Offler and Sharon Pritchard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApril: Courage – Becky May\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMay: Community – Martyn Payne \u0026amp; MCIC25 planning team\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJune: Purpose – Helen Laird\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJuly: Justice – Dawn Savidge \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAugust: Patience – Anne Offler and Sharon Pritchard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransforming Ministry, spring 2026. Review by Jane Slinger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eThis resource contains twelve session outlines for Messy Churches. Each begins with a Bible story and ends, appropriately after a busy day, with a time of ‘celebration’. The writers are all experienced in Messy Church and give suggestions and clear information on how to create activities and crafts, resulting in ways to promote discussion and stretch imagination. Included in each session are a choice of ten different activities, all aimed to help young people grow in Christ. There is truly a wealth of ideas here. Each session has a different theme and is very adaptable for a wide range of ages and abilities. I was particularly intrigued by the ‘Messy Church goes wild’ content. There are also pointers to further resources if needed. The celebration page at the end of each session contains suggestions for ways to present a round-up of the day’s activities, including a meal together, a prayer and a time to sing. Use this resource – it will equip you well to give young people the opportunity to discover Christ in their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gwbVY1BAaaU?si=2Rdpg45IkiD2KUIB\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-04-15T16:37:10+01:00","created_at":"2025-03-27T17:15:02+00:00","vendor":"Aike Kennett-Brown","type":"Paperback","tags":["Children and family ministry","Church life","Discipleship","For children","For churches","For individuals","Get Messy!","KCLC","Leadership","Messy Church","Messy Church books"],"price":1699,"price_min":1699,"price_max":1699,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":55062296691068,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781800393332","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Get Messy! 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Everything you need to run your Messy Church, including activity photos, mealtime cards, social action ideas and templates, all downloadable from the Messy Church website. With an introduction by Aike Kennett-Brown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTopics and contributors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeptember: Hope – Trish Hahn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOctober: Compassion – Anna Lloyd and Ximena Wilson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNovember: Peace – Mary Judkins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDecember: Joy – Johannah Myers and Jillian Mayer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJanuary: Perseverance – Greg Ross\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFebruary: Love – Helen Laird\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarch: Integrity – Anne Offler and Sharon Pritchard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApril: Courage – Becky May\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMay: Community – Martyn Payne \u0026amp; MCIC25 planning team\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJune: Purpose – Helen Laird\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJuly: Justice – Dawn Savidge \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAugust: Patience – Anne Offler and Sharon Pritchard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransforming Ministry, spring 2026. Review by Jane Slinger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eThis resource contains twelve session outlines for Messy Churches. Each begins with a Bible story and ends, appropriately after a busy day, with a time of ‘celebration’. The writers are all experienced in Messy Church and give suggestions and clear information on how to create activities and crafts, resulting in ways to promote discussion and stretch imagination. Included in each session are a choice of ten different activities, all aimed to help young people grow in Christ. There is truly a wealth of ideas here. Each session has a different theme and is very adaptable for a wide range of ages and abilities. I was particularly intrigued by the ‘Messy Church goes wild’ content. There are also pointers to further resources if needed. The celebration page at the end of each session contains suggestions for ways to present a round-up of the day’s activities, including a meal together, a prayer and a time to sing. Use this resource – it will equip you well to give young people the opportunity to discover Christ in their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gwbVY1BAaaU?si=2Rdpg45IkiD2KUIB\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e"}
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From Moses leading the Israelites through the Red Sea, to the raw emotions of the Psalms, to Jesus calming the storm, the focus of this book is how we, as Christians living in the crazed busyness of the 21st century, can absorb biblical truths to help us discover what being still looks like for us today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor info\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLucy Rycroft\u003c\/strong\u003e is the founder of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thehopefilledfamily.com\/\"\u003ethehopefilledfamily.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and a part-time music teacher. She previously worked for BRF Ministries in the Parenting for Faith team. Lucy lives in York with her husband and four children. You can follow her on Instagram \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thehopefilledfamily\/\"\u003e@thehopefilledfamily\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEndorsements \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"WordSection1\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 110%; margin: 3.75pt 12.7pt .0001pt 18.45pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e‘Down\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eearth,\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epractical\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewise\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e–\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emuch\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elike\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLucy!\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eI\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eparticularly\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elove\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estillness\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eidea\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eeach\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhich\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egives\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereaders\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003echance\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etry\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eout\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eways\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebe\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estill\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efind\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eone\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eworks\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebest\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethem.\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eA\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003evaluable\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eresource\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erestless\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehearts and times.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: .75pt 0cm .0001pt 18.45pt;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; 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Birthed out of a year of exploring stillness in the Bible, her\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eguide\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.5pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efilled\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eengaging\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003escripture\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epractical\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esuggestions\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehow\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eget still and know God. One to make time for.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 1.25pt 0cm .0001pt 18.45pt;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro';\"\u003eAmy\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBoucher\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePye,\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eauthor\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eHolding\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eonto\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHope\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003espiritual\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003edirector\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 1.25pt 0cm .0001pt 18.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 110%; margin: 0cm 12.55pt .0001pt 18.45pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e‘Despite\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.5pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emy\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebest\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eintentions,\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebeing\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estill\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebody,\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emind\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esoul\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoften\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.5pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eeludes\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eme. Relentless demands and problems can distract me from being present\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003eto God’s presence and promises. Perhaps you can relate, for similar or other\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereasons.\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.5pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBut\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLucy\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egone\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eahead\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eus.\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eShe\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eput\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einto\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.5pt;\"\u003e 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style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eclear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003erich\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ewriting,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ehonest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003evulnerable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esharing\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat\u003cspan 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18.45pt;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eAnne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro';\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eLe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: .05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eTissier,\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003espeaker,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: .05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003epreacher,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan 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-.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egreat,\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eencouraging\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eread,\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereminding\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eme\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estillness\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecan\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.5pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebe\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea daily practice, even in seasons when it feels impossible. I’m grateful for\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eLucy’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ewise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ewords\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003epractical,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003edown-to-earth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003esuggestions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ewill\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003econtinue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto use them long after I finish the book.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 1.5pt 0cm .0001pt 18.45pt;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro';\"\u003eGeorgie\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTennant,\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eauthor\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eThe\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGod\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWho\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003eSees\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cbr clear=\"all\" style=\"page-break-before: always; mso-break-type: section-break;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 110%; margin: 3.75pt 25.15pt .0001pt 5.7pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e‘I\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elove\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eBe\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eStill\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ehas\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebeen\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewritten\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esomeone\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebusy\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLucy!\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIt\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emeans\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat the text is totally relatable and honest, as she shares what she has\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elearned after a year of delving into what the Bible has to say about being\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003estill.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eUnderstanding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ethat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003emost\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eof\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ehave\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eresponsibilities\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ewe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ecan’t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003elay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003edown,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLucy\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.5pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eunpacks\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhy\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eshe\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enow\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebelieves\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebeing\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estill\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estate\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.5pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emind\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esomething we can achieve whatever our circumstances. Lucy is a great writer,\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand there is much within these pages to encourage as well as challenge.\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eIf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eyou\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ewant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003edevotional\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ethat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ewill\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003enot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eonly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003efit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003einto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eyour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003emorning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eroutine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ewith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eease\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebut\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eprovide\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eyou\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etruths\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edwell\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethroughout\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eday,\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eI\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eheartily\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erecommend \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eBe Still\u003c\/i\u003e.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 1.55pt 0cm .0001pt 5.7pt;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; 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letter-spacing: .1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eauthor,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003espeaker,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eeditor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ehost\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eof\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eWoman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eAlive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ebook\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003eclub\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 1.55pt 0cm .0001pt 5.7pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 110%; margin: .05pt 25.15pt .0001pt 5.7pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e‘This\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ebook\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003esuch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ean\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eencouragement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003etone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eperfectly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003esupportive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ewith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%;\"\u003epractical\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etips\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eencouragements\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enever\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efeel\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoverreached.\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eToo\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoften\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewe put pressure on ourselves to strive for perfection in our faith. \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eBe Still\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eencourages us to pause and helps us to recognise the value we already\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebring to the here and now.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 1.25pt 0cm .0001pt 5.7pt;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eJack\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro';\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eImbert-Terry,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: .1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003epublishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: .1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003esupport\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: .15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e\u0026amp;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: .1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003edevelopment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: .1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003emanager,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: .1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eBible\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: .15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eSociety\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 1.25pt 0cm .0001pt 5.7pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 110%; margin: 0cm 25.25pt .0001pt 5.7pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e‘I\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.5pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eread\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLucy’s\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebook\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewearing\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etwo\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehats.\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAs\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003evicar\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eI\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eloved\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.5pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehow\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eBe\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eStill\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ebrought\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edeep truth in Lucy’s typical relatable and encouraging way; it read like a\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efriend\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egently\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epointing\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eme\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eback\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGod.\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBut\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eparent,\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eI\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eloved\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eit\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003erealistic!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003eI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003ecould\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003eactually\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003eread\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003eit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003ein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003ebrief\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003emoments\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003eof\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003epeace\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003eI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003ehad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003eto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003emyself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eA moment of peace in the beautifully messy reality of family life.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 1.25pt 0cm .0001pt 5.7pt;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eAndy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eBaker,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003epriest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003echarge,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eSt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eMichael\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ele\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eBelfrey,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003eYork\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 1.25pt 0cm .0001pt 5.7pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 110%; margin: 0cm 25.3pt .0001pt 5.7pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e‘Compassionate, realistic and Bible-centred – Lucy manages to encourage a habit of stillness without making “Be still” into just another goal to\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eachieve!\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eYou\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehave\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eher\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epermission\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eread\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethis\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebook\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eslowly,\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egiving\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eyourself\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003espace\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.5pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eembed\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ejust\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efew\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e“stillness\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eideas”\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebring\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.5pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereal\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erefreshment\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einto your busy life.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 1.3pt 0cm .0001pt 5.7pt;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eLisa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eCherrett,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; 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mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003emanager,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eBible\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eSociety\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransforming Ministry spring 2026. Review by Liz Pacey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003ePerhaps now, more than at any point in recent history, we crave what seems to be most inaccessible in our world – stillness. Subtitled ’30 devotions for those who feel anything but’, the aim is to enable us to absorb biblical truths so we can experience this desired state in our busy lives. The introduction reminds us that stillness is a state of mind as much as a physical state. We can’t stop the world to achieve it, but we can carve it into our lives. We are given many practical tips and encouragements. Each chapter comprises a ‘bite-size stillness’ (a mantra to take into the day), introduction, Bible reading and commentary, prayer suggestions, stillness idea, and reflection. The number 30 may suggest a month’s duration. The author cautions against such a speedy reading and states that a section weekly, or even monthly, may prove much more beneficial, and allow us to go deeper into the stillness. This book is a treasure house of devotional material, and our hardest task will be choosing where to start exploring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eReviewed by Liz Pacey\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview by Tony Horsfall, author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.brfonline.org.uk\/products\/attentive-to-god\"\u003eAttentive to God\u003c\/a\u003e and many other titles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSometimes a book is worth buying for just one sentence. Lucy Rycroft’s \u003ci\u003e‘be still’\u003c\/i\u003e is such a book, and here is the sentence, giving readers the background to her writing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e‘This is my journey of reluctantly laying down a compulsion to do everything, be everywhere and see everyone.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThat sums up my struggle, and I guess that of many others, as we seek to slow down and become more centred on God. Lucy writes with the wisdom of one who knows that struggle too but wants to allow God to renew her approach to managing her time, integrating activity and stillness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHere Lucy offers us Bible passages to study, prayers to pray, ideas for developing stillness, and questions to help us reflect on how we are living our lives. Shaped into 30 chapters, the book could be used daily for a month, but I think there is too much material for that, and the change needed too great to rush through the pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBetter to read slowly, and allow God to do a deeper work, if you want to improve your well-being and enrich your walk with God.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eReviewed by Tony Horsfall, retreat leader and author\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview by Richard Frost, author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.brfonline.org.uk\/products\/life-with-st-benedict-the-rule-re-imagined-for-everyday-living\"\u003eLife with St Benedict\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘Stillness is an alien concept in today’s busy world.’ So begins this book, brilliantly subtitled ’30 devotions for those who feel anything but’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAlthough numbered 30, these devotions do not need to be read as one every day – indeed, they are best used when spreading them out a bit. Taking time to reflect on the points and ideas the author offers rather than succumbing to some unnecessary rushing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA lot of the ground covered is familiar but the author brings out new points to consider. Within its pages, Lucy Rycroft explores different aspects of being busy and being still. She makes it clear that she is a very busy person and for this reviewer, including some other voices and experiences would have strengthened the book further.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eEach devotion contains thoughts on a Bible passage and suggestions for prayer and reflection. The ‘stillness ideas’ which accompany the devotions are well worth putting in to practice. And even with those, the author recommends picking just two or three from the whole book to really embed in to our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBusyness in the present can often exclude knowing God in the present. We live in a ‘this minute\/last minute’ society. On the one hand, there is an expectation for things to be done straight away. On the other, so much is attempted with little or no time left to complete it. We have cultivated a society of unnecessary rushing. Lucy Rycroft’s book is a welcome place in which to linger and stay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRichard Frost is the author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.brfonline.org.uk\/products\/life-with-st-benedict-the-rule-re-imagined-for-everyday-living\"\u003eLife with St Benedict\u003c\/a\u003e and writes a blog at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/workrestpray.com\/\"\u003eworkrestpray.com\u003c\/a\u003e. He is also the author of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/richardfrostauthor.com\/\"\u003esix \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eother books\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0563c1; mso-themecolor: hyperlink;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview by Amanda Ford\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eI jumped at the chance when I was asked to review Lucy Rycroft’s latest devotional, 'Be Still: 30 Devotions for those who feel anything but.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eI love the way it is written; it’s designed for busy people! It’s not something extra to do every day, but is designed to be read once a week, with reflections and prayer, but also a practice to try and introduce stillness in small ways over the following week.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis quote really stood out to me: 'Being still has a combination of aspects to it. Sometimes it is physical stillness, but often it is a peace within our busyness, a tilting towards God’s face even as we feel like we’re drowning in stuff to do, a trusting of God even as we are overwhelmed by what’s ahead of us… Jesus is swapping our burdens for his, taking the stress and strain of our daily lives and replacing them with an eternal perspective, where we can keep the things of this life in proportion to what is waiting for us in heaven.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eI think many of us can relate to this feeling; if you can it’s definitely worth a read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLucy’s book has challenged me to think about small ways that I can incorporate rest into the busiest of days, it has given me practical ideas and has challenged me to think about why I keep so busy, and whether I allow others to support me.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAmanda Ford is a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/walkingwithgodthroughillness.wordpress.com\/\"\u003eblogger\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e","published_at":"2025-03-27T17:21:24+00:00","created_at":"2025-03-27T17:21:24+00:00","vendor":"Lucy Rycroft","type":"Paperback","tags":["Devotional","For individuals","For Women","KCLC","Upcoming titles","Women"],"price":899,"price_min":899,"price_max":899,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":55062330376572,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781800393974","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Be Still: 30 devotions for those who feel anything but","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":899,"weight":185,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781800393974","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Be_Still.jpg?v=1743096143"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Be_Still.jpg?v=1743096143","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":64266873045372,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.656,"height":2339,"width":1535,"src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Be_Still.jpg?v=1743096143"},"aspect_ratio":0.656,"height":2339,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Be_Still.jpg?v=1743096143","width":1535}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStillness is an alien concept in today's busy world. Communication, entertainment, work and relationships seem accessible to us 24–7, and it can feel impossible to change the pace. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBe Still\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Lucy Rycroft takes us on a journey of 30 Bible devotions, reflecting on the concept of being still. From Moses leading the Israelites through the Red Sea, to the raw emotions of the Psalms, to Jesus calming the storm, the focus of this book is how we, as Christians living in the crazed busyness of the 21st century, can absorb biblical truths to help us discover what being still looks like for us today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor info\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLucy Rycroft\u003c\/strong\u003e is the founder of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thehopefilledfamily.com\/\"\u003ethehopefilledfamily.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and a part-time music teacher. She previously worked for BRF Ministries in the Parenting for Faith team. Lucy lives in York with her husband and four children. You can follow her on Instagram \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thehopefilledfamily\/\"\u003e@thehopefilledfamily\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEndorsements \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"WordSection1\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 110%; margin: 3.75pt 12.7pt .0001pt 18.45pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e‘Down\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eearth,\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epractical\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewise\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e–\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emuch\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elike\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLucy!\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eI\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eparticularly\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elove\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estillness\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eidea\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eeach\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhich\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egives\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereaders\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003echance\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etry\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eout\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eways\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebe\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estill\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efind\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eone\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eworks\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebest\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethem.\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eA\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003evaluable\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eresource\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erestless\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehearts and times.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: .75pt 0cm .0001pt 18.45pt;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; 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line-height: 110%; margin: 0cm 12.6pt .0001pt 18.45pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e‘Lucy’s accessible and thoughtful devotional will help you to embrace\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGod’s\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egift\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epeace\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erest\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e–\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eeven\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eif\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eyour\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elife\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econtinues\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhat\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efeels\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elike\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ebreakneck pace. Birthed out of a year of exploring stillness in the Bible, her\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eguide\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.5pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efilled\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eengaging\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003escripture\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epractical\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esuggestions\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehow\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eget still and know God. One to make time for.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 1.25pt 0cm .0001pt 18.45pt;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro';\"\u003eAmy\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBoucher\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePye,\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eauthor\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eHolding\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eonto\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHope\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003espiritual\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003edirector\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 1.25pt 0cm .0001pt 18.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 110%; margin: 0cm 12.55pt .0001pt 18.45pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e‘Despite\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.5pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emy\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebest\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eintentions,\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebeing\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estill\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebody,\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emind\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esoul\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoften\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.5pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eeludes\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eme. Relentless demands and problems can distract me from being present\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003eto God’s presence and promises. Perhaps you can relate, for similar or other\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereasons.\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.5pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBut\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLucy\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egone\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eahead\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eus.\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eShe\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eput\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einto\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.5pt;\"\u003e 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reflections cover a helpful range of relevant scenarios where\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e“being\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003estill”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003emight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eevade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eus.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eLucy’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eclear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003erich\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ewriting,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ehonest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003evulnerable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esharing\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etimes,\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eher\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egentle\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehumour,\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egift\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehelp\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eanyone\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elonging\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto be still yet who feels anything but.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 1.55pt 0cm .0001pt 18.45pt;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eAnne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro';\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eLe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: .05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eTissier,\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003espeaker,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: .05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003epreacher,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: .05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003edevotional\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ewriter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: .05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eauthor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: .05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eof\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: .05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eDwell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin-top: 3.9pt;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 110%; margin: 0cm 12.6pt .0001pt 18.45pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e‘We\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eall\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elong\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebe\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estill\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esavour\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGod’s\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epresence\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003echaos\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eour\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebusy\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elives,\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebut\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoften\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecan’t\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eeven\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebegin\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esee\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehow\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eit’s\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epossible.\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLucy\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ean\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eempa-\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethetic\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efellow\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etraveller\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethrough\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elife’s\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003echaos\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewords\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eher\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edevotional\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare a wise and welcome guide, helping chronically busy Christians find\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eplaces\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003etheir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003edaily\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003elives\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003epause\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ereconnect\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ewith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eGod’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003epeace,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ejoy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehope.\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.5pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThis\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egreat,\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eencouraging\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eread,\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereminding\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eme\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estillness\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecan\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.5pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebe\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea daily practice, even in seasons when it feels impossible. I’m grateful for\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eLucy’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ewise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ewords\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003epractical,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003edown-to-earth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003esuggestions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ewill\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003econtinue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto use them long after I finish the book.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 1.5pt 0cm .0001pt 18.45pt;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro';\"\u003eGeorgie\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTennant,\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eauthor\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eThe\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGod\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWho\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003eSees\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cbr clear=\"all\" style=\"page-break-before: always; mso-break-type: section-break;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 110%; margin: 3.75pt 25.15pt .0001pt 5.7pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e‘I\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elove\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eBe\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eStill\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ehas\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebeen\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewritten\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esomeone\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebusy\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLucy!\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIt\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emeans\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat the text is totally relatable and honest, as she shares what she has\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elearned after a year of delving into what the Bible has to say about being\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003estill.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eUnderstanding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ethat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003emost\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eof\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ehave\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eresponsibilities\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ewe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ecan’t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003elay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.35pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003edown,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLucy\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.5pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eunpacks\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhy\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eshe\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enow\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebelieves\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebeing\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estill\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estate\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.5pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emind\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esomething we can achieve whatever our circumstances. Lucy is a great writer,\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand there is much within these pages to encourage as well as challenge.\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eIf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eyou\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ewant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003edevotional\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ethat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ewill\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003enot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eonly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003efit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003einto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eyour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003emorning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eroutine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ewith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eease\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebut\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eprovide\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eyou\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etruths\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edwell\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethroughout\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eday,\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eI\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eheartily\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erecommend \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eBe Still\u003c\/i\u003e.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 1.55pt 0cm .0001pt 5.7pt;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; 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letter-spacing: .1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eauthor,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003espeaker,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eeditor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ehost\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eof\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; 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mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ebook\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; 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mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003esuch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ean\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eencouragement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003etone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eperfectly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003esupportive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ewith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%; letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%;\"\u003epractical\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etips\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eencouragements\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enever\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efeel\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoverreached.\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eToo\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoften\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewe put pressure on ourselves to strive for perfection in our faith. \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eBe Still\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eencourages us to pause and helps us to recognise the value we already\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebring to the here and now.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 1.25pt 0cm .0001pt 5.7pt;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eJack\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro';\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eImbert-Terry,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: .1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003epublishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: .1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003esupport\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: .15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e\u0026amp;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: .1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003edevelopment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: .1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003emanager,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: .1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eBible\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: .15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eSociety\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 1.25pt 0cm .0001pt 5.7pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 110%; margin: 0cm 25.25pt .0001pt 5.7pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e‘I\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.5pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eread\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLucy’s\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebook\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewearing\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etwo\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehats.\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAs\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003evicar\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eI\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eloved\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.5pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehow\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eBe\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.4pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eStill\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ebrought\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edeep truth in Lucy’s typical relatable and encouraging way; it read like a\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efriend\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egently\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epointing\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eme\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eback\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGod.\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBut\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eparent,\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eI\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eloved\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eit\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003erealistic!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003eI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003ecould\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003eactually\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003eread\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003eit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003ein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003ebrief\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003emoments\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003eof\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003epeace\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003eI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003ehad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003eto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.25pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003emyself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eA moment of peace in the beautifully messy reality of family life.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 1.25pt 0cm .0001pt 5.7pt;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eAndy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eBaker,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003epriest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003echarge,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eSt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eMichael\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003ele\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .05pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eBelfrey,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.2pt;\"\u003eYork\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 1.25pt 0cm .0001pt 5.7pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 110%; margin: 0cm 25.3pt .0001pt 5.7pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e‘Compassionate, realistic and Bible-centred – Lucy manages to encourage a habit of stillness without making “Be still” into just another goal to\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eachieve!\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eYou\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehave\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eher\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epermission\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eread\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethis\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebook\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eslowly,\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egiving\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.3pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eyourself\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003espace\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.5pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eembed\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ejust\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efew\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e“stillness\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eideas”\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebring\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.5pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereal\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: -.45pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erefreshment\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 2.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einto your busy life.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 1.3pt 0cm .0001pt 5.7pt;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eLisa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eCherrett,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eeditorial\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eproject\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003emanager,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .15pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eBible\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: .2pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eSociety\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro SemiBold',sans-serif; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Source Sans Pro';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransforming Ministry spring 2026. Review by Liz Pacey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003ePerhaps now, more than at any point in recent history, we crave what seems to be most inaccessible in our world – stillness. Subtitled ’30 devotions for those who feel anything but’, the aim is to enable us to absorb biblical truths so we can experience this desired state in our busy lives. The introduction reminds us that stillness is a state of mind as much as a physical state. We can’t stop the world to achieve it, but we can carve it into our lives. We are given many practical tips and encouragements. Each chapter comprises a ‘bite-size stillness’ (a mantra to take into the day), introduction, Bible reading and commentary, prayer suggestions, stillness idea, and reflection. The number 30 may suggest a month’s duration. The author cautions against such a speedy reading and states that a section weekly, or even monthly, may prove much more beneficial, and allow us to go deeper into the stillness. This book is a treasure house of devotional material, and our hardest task will be choosing where to start exploring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eReviewed by Liz Pacey\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview by Tony Horsfall, author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.brfonline.org.uk\/products\/attentive-to-god\"\u003eAttentive to God\u003c\/a\u003e and many other titles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSometimes a book is worth buying for just one sentence. Lucy Rycroft’s \u003ci\u003e‘be still’\u003c\/i\u003e is such a book, and here is the sentence, giving readers the background to her writing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e‘This is my journey of reluctantly laying down a compulsion to do everything, be everywhere and see everyone.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThat sums up my struggle, and I guess that of many others, as we seek to slow down and become more centred on God. Lucy writes with the wisdom of one who knows that struggle too but wants to allow God to renew her approach to managing her time, integrating activity and stillness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHere Lucy offers us Bible passages to study, prayers to pray, ideas for developing stillness, and questions to help us reflect on how we are living our lives. Shaped into 30 chapters, the book could be used daily for a month, but I think there is too much material for that, and the change needed too great to rush through the pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBetter to read slowly, and allow God to do a deeper work, if you want to improve your well-being and enrich your walk with God.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eReviewed by Tony Horsfall, retreat leader and author\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview by Richard Frost, author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.brfonline.org.uk\/products\/life-with-st-benedict-the-rule-re-imagined-for-everyday-living\"\u003eLife with St Benedict\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘Stillness is an alien concept in today’s busy world.’ So begins this book, brilliantly subtitled ’30 devotions for those who feel anything but’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAlthough numbered 30, these devotions do not need to be read as one every day – indeed, they are best used when spreading them out a bit. Taking time to reflect on the points and ideas the author offers rather than succumbing to some unnecessary rushing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA lot of the ground covered is familiar but the author brings out new points to consider. Within its pages, Lucy Rycroft explores different aspects of being busy and being still. She makes it clear that she is a very busy person and for this reviewer, including some other voices and experiences would have strengthened the book further.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eEach devotion contains thoughts on a Bible passage and suggestions for prayer and reflection. The ‘stillness ideas’ which accompany the devotions are well worth putting in to practice. And even with those, the author recommends picking just two or three from the whole book to really embed in to our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBusyness in the present can often exclude knowing God in the present. We live in a ‘this minute\/last minute’ society. On the one hand, there is an expectation for things to be done straight away. On the other, so much is attempted with little or no time left to complete it. We have cultivated a society of unnecessary rushing. Lucy Rycroft’s book is a welcome place in which to linger and stay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRichard Frost is the author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.brfonline.org.uk\/products\/life-with-st-benedict-the-rule-re-imagined-for-everyday-living\"\u003eLife with St Benedict\u003c\/a\u003e and writes a blog at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/workrestpray.com\/\"\u003eworkrestpray.com\u003c\/a\u003e. He is also the author of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/richardfrostauthor.com\/\"\u003esix \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eother books\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0563c1; mso-themecolor: hyperlink;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview by Amanda Ford\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eI jumped at the chance when I was asked to review Lucy Rycroft’s latest devotional, 'Be Still: 30 Devotions for those who feel anything but.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eI love the way it is written; it’s designed for busy people! It’s not something extra to do every day, but is designed to be read once a week, with reflections and prayer, but also a practice to try and introduce stillness in small ways over the following week.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis quote really stood out to me: 'Being still has a combination of aspects to it. Sometimes it is physical stillness, but often it is a peace within our busyness, a tilting towards God’s face even as we feel like we’re drowning in stuff to do, a trusting of God even as we are overwhelmed by what’s ahead of us… Jesus is swapping our burdens for his, taking the stress and strain of our daily lives and replacing them with an eternal perspective, where we can keep the things of this life in proportion to what is waiting for us in heaven.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eI think many of us can relate to this feeling; if you can it’s definitely worth a read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLucy’s book has challenged me to think about small ways that I can incorporate rest into the busiest of days, it has given me practical ideas and has challenged me to think about why I keep so busy, and whether I allow others to support me.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAmanda Ford is a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/walkingwithgodthroughillness.wordpress.com\/\"\u003eblogger\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e"}
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{"id":15142814843260,"title":"Divine Windows: Seeing God through the lens of science","handle":"divine-windows-seeing-god-through-the-lens-of-science","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eDive into Divine Windows – where science and faith meet. Looking through a fresh lens of wonder, play and order, scientist and minister David Gregory invites you to see something of God’s creative hand on the world around us revealed by the creativity of science. Through reflective commentary and an inspiring series of nature and science imagery like those seen in popular documentaries, the shaping of creation by a higher purpose is revealed in the vision of the universe unveiled by science.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDavid Gregory is Baptist Missioner for Science and Environment. He holds a PhD from the University of London in Atmospheric Physics and a degree in Physics and Astrophysics from Leicester University. David is a regular speaker with ‘God and the Big Bang’, exploring science and faith issues with both primary and secondary school students. He also speaks widely at churches, theological colleges and community groups. He is on the grant board of Scientists in Congregations, part of Equipping Christian Leaders in an Age of Science, which supports science and faith projects in local churches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEndorsements\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e‘This book leads the reader through metaphor, wonder and play to a deeper appreciation of science and God. If you have wondered how science and religious faith can be held together, this book is for you.’ \u003cem\u003eDr Bethany Sollereder, lecturer in science and religion, The University of Edinburgh\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e‘This is a book of profound pictures – stunning images of the cosmos coupled with pictures of the wonder and playfulness of being both a scientist and a Christian. David Gregory explodes the myth that science and faith are boring! Rather he stimulates the imagination and engages curiosity to get to a picture of God that is compelling and liberating.’ \u003cem\u003eDavid Wilkinson, professor of theology and religion, Durham University\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e‘David Gregory doesn’t just argue that science and faith can coexist – he shows us how science can become a sacred lens through which we glimpse the presence of God. As a filmmaker, I believe in the power of image, beauty and story to open hearts and reawaken the imagination. This book does exactly that. It invites the people to rediscover a deeper vision of Christ – not just as the Lord of Sunday mornings, but as the one in whom stars burn, tectonic plates shift and every breath holds divine mystery. This is not just a helpful book. It’s a needed one.’ \u003cem\u003eThe Revd Andy Thomas, Baptist pioneer minister, producer and director, Fuelcast Films\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e‘This is a wonderful book that truly opens divine windows. David Gregory moves effortlessly between science and faith with an easy style that gives the reader confidence to explore these vast topics together. David explores the way art and science interweave and stimulate our imagination to see new horizons. Prepare to be inspired!’ \u003cem\u003eThe Revd Margot R. Hodson, director of theology and education, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe John Ray Initiative\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e‘Here is an affirmation of the visual and of imagination, awe and wonder in both science and theology… We are given a deep groundwork as preparation for spiritual reflection on scientific images, before being let loose to explore some pictures from astronomy for ourselves, with enough scientific and theological content to fire the imagination. This is a beautiful book to give to thinking friends, family and colleagues, as well as a resource for the church.’ \u003cem\u003eDr Ruth M. Bancewicz, church engagement director, The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eThis book is delightfully full of the familiar and the unfamiliar. Incredible images and arresting turns of phrase are brought together to give fresh perspectives around the intermingling of science, theology and the arts. It is most worthy of your time, your attention… and your spirit. Take up its invitation to dwell in all the richness and beauty that being a creature alive in God’s creation involves today!’ \u003cem\u003eDr Gavin Merrifield, general secretary of Christians in Science\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e‘Using his studies and experience of both science and theology David Gregory gives useful reflections to aid the praise and worship of our creator and the creator of the whole cosmos. David helpfully encourages us to use our imagination and powers of observation in discovering the infinite love of the creator, the creator’s genius and invention displayed through design and ever fresh novelty and originality, wisdom, order and playfulness of creation… I believe that this book will help many in their contemplation and worship.’ \u003cem\u003eThe Revd Dr John Weaver, former principle of Cardiff Baptist College and vice president of The John Ray Initiative\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e‘We have all got caught up in science versus religion as an idea we have to live with “and it has blinkered us.” What David Gregory through Divine Windows aims to do is to move into plain view the narrative imagination from which most of the scientific method actually emerges – and therefore create a space where this whole, stagnant debate can be reframed. David believes that this is an unexplored territory and through reframing we will be able to see the fingerprints of God and that will lead to human flourishing.’ \u003cem\u003eMichael Harvey, missional entrepreneur, director ‘God and the Big Bang’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e‘This book is written in a very accessible and engaging style. But the reader should not be fooled – this is a book full of ingenuity and subtlety of thought, shedding fresh light on familiar debates and opening up telling visual imagery to offer the explorer paths into a deeper appreciation of the wonder of God’s cosmos. Warmly recommended!’ \u003cem\u003eProfessor Christopher Southgate, University of Exeter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eReviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransforming Ministry, spring 2026. Review by Roger Thornington\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eIn this intriguing book, Gregory, a Baptist minister with a PhD in Physics, develops the concept that, just as traditional icons in Orthodox worship act as divine windows into the eternal, nature itself can provide us with our own icons as windows into the divine presence. The first five chapters describe how his own scientific career and Christian faith developed in parallel. The sixth chapter reveals his own eight ‘Divine Windows’: star, moon, earth, aurora, dust, life, other worlds and finally cosmos. Each is illustrated with images from NASA’s archives – divine windows from the scientific world – some with a supporting biblical text. Gregory suggests that the worship of our Creator should be nourished by embracing the wonder that can be discerned in our natural world and in our deeper scientific knowledge and understanding of our complex environment. This book will challenge those who see no God behind creation but will delight the rest of us as we celebrate these amazing signs of the unseen presence in our worship and in the care of our world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eReviewed by\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eRoger Thornington\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBaptist Times online 26.11.25. Review by Rob Ellis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMany of us are familiar with David Gregory’s work in helping us to think about science and faith. The former Baptists Together President has once again skilfully combined his theological know-how with his scientific, and produced here an accessible and attractive book in which he both gives us some reasons to believe that Christianity and science need not be in opposition to one another, and also to understand that the findings of science can be a source of wonder which deepens our appreciation of God and his creation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe result is an excellent little book. BRF, too, are to be congratulated on the design and quality of the publication, which features high quality photographs as a component. Gregory’s hope is to enable many of us to see both faith and science differently, and perhaps provide a fresh way of “inviting people to encounter God” [p. 14].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe books has two parts. In the first part Gregory sets out some of the theory which will undergird the later material. While this could get fairly technical, Gregory handles matters with a commendable lightness of touch. He explains how, in patterns first begun in the middle ages, people in the western world moved towards ways of looking at the world which tended to reduce the opportunity for us to discern God in and behind the natural world — or anywhere else, for that matter, apart from ‘within.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGregory suggests that science may in fact offer what Peter Berger’s famously described as “signals of transcendence” allowing us to see beyond the surface to the deeper meaning of the world around us, a meaning located in God and the divine purpose. While in the west, some writers have spoken of a sacramental quality in creation which have mitigated this problem, Gregory notes that Eastern traditions of Christianity have sometimes avoided it, most obviously through the use of icons: stylised works of art which may become windows through which we see God.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGregory suggests that what is required is that we might approach scientific knowledge rather more like the way we approach art. If we are to ‘re-enchant’ the world, learn to see it as creation rather than just nature, then Gregory suggests we might have to learn to allow our imaginations to be stretched and perceptions of reality to be challenged. Works of art draw us in, make us respond. Art challenges how we see ourselves and the world around us, reshapes the narratives we tell and think we are part of, opens up new possibilities and discloses hidden truths. Art does things to us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDave Gregory is suggesting that we might look at some of the images produced by scientific work in just such a way — and so, be “done to” in a similar way to our encounter with a work of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe second part of the book offers eight such encounters — eight images produced by scientific exploration which we might see as icons: images through which we catch something of the divine presence and purpose. The images are stunning, and reproduced to a high standard in the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIntriguingly, each of the images has been made artificial in some way in order to make them scientifically useful, as scientists use their imaginations to fuse images together or modify colours. So, for instance, we have a triptych of images of the sun taken in different wavelengths of UV light; and a fusing of two images of sunrise and sunset on Mars; and the enhancing of colours in the phytoplankton bloom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eEach of the images comes with Gregory’s commentary, which helps us to look a them with more comprehension. There is some fascinating scientific knowledge shared in these commentaries, as well as the theological or spiritual insights which lift the images from the realm of information to nourishment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eI would think most people who preach regularly would want to get this book if only to snaffle ideas from these ‘windows.’ In places an eco-imperative is gently given: how appreciating a particular aspect of the created order and our place in it ought to make us more aware also of our responsibility for God’s world. But for the most part it is to the elements of playfulness and wonder which Gregory directs us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe windows did their work on this reader. It was Rabbi Lionel Blue who I first heard advise that to teach a child to pray, one first has to teach them wonder. I wondered!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIf Dave Gregory has the appetite and the time, I suspect there is another volume waiting to be written. This book focuses on images of or from space, but there could be other focuses in biology or mathematics, for example. A more detailed theological discussion could also address some of the issues touched upon but not considered in any detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHowever this book is not primarily a theological argument so much as an exercise in learning to see the world as God’s, learning to see nature as creation. 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Looking through a fresh lens of wonder, play and order, scientist and minister David Gregory invites you to see something of God’s creative hand on the world around us revealed by the creativity of science. Through reflective commentary and an inspiring series of nature and science imagery like those seen in popular documentaries, the shaping of creation by a higher purpose is revealed in the vision of the universe unveiled by science.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDavid Gregory is Baptist Missioner for Science and Environment. He holds a PhD from the University of London in Atmospheric Physics and a degree in Physics and Astrophysics from Leicester University. David is a regular speaker with ‘God and the Big Bang’, exploring science and faith issues with both primary and secondary school students. He also speaks widely at churches, theological colleges and community groups. He is on the grant board of Scientists in Congregations, part of Equipping Christian Leaders in an Age of Science, which supports science and faith projects in local churches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEndorsements\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e‘This book leads the reader through metaphor, wonder and play to a deeper appreciation of science and God. If you have wondered how science and religious faith can be held together, this book is for you.’ \u003cem\u003eDr Bethany Sollereder, lecturer in science and religion, The University of Edinburgh\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e‘This is a book of profound pictures – stunning images of the cosmos coupled with pictures of the wonder and playfulness of being both a scientist and a Christian. David Gregory explodes the myth that science and faith are boring! Rather he stimulates the imagination and engages curiosity to get to a picture of God that is compelling and liberating.’ \u003cem\u003eDavid Wilkinson, professor of theology and religion, Durham University\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e‘David Gregory doesn’t just argue that science and faith can coexist – he shows us how science can become a sacred lens through which we glimpse the presence of God. As a filmmaker, I believe in the power of image, beauty and story to open hearts and reawaken the imagination. This book does exactly that. It invites the people to rediscover a deeper vision of Christ – not just as the Lord of Sunday mornings, but as the one in whom stars burn, tectonic plates shift and every breath holds divine mystery. This is not just a helpful book. It’s a needed one.’ \u003cem\u003eThe Revd Andy Thomas, Baptist pioneer minister, producer and director, Fuelcast Films\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e‘This is a wonderful book that truly opens divine windows. David Gregory moves effortlessly between science and faith with an easy style that gives the reader confidence to explore these vast topics together. David explores the way art and science interweave and stimulate our imagination to see new horizons. Prepare to be inspired!’ \u003cem\u003eThe Revd Margot R. Hodson, director of theology and education, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe John Ray Initiative\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e‘Here is an affirmation of the visual and of imagination, awe and wonder in both science and theology… We are given a deep groundwork as preparation for spiritual reflection on scientific images, before being let loose to explore some pictures from astronomy for ourselves, with enough scientific and theological content to fire the imagination. This is a beautiful book to give to thinking friends, family and colleagues, as well as a resource for the church.’ \u003cem\u003eDr Ruth M. Bancewicz, church engagement director, The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eThis book is delightfully full of the familiar and the unfamiliar. Incredible images and arresting turns of phrase are brought together to give fresh perspectives around the intermingling of science, theology and the arts. It is most worthy of your time, your attention… and your spirit. Take up its invitation to dwell in all the richness and beauty that being a creature alive in God’s creation involves today!’ \u003cem\u003eDr Gavin Merrifield, general secretary of Christians in Science\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e‘Using his studies and experience of both science and theology David Gregory gives useful reflections to aid the praise and worship of our creator and the creator of the whole cosmos. David helpfully encourages us to use our imagination and powers of observation in discovering the infinite love of the creator, the creator’s genius and invention displayed through design and ever fresh novelty and originality, wisdom, order and playfulness of creation… I believe that this book will help many in their contemplation and worship.’ \u003cem\u003eThe Revd Dr John Weaver, former principle of Cardiff Baptist College and vice president of The John Ray Initiative\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e‘We have all got caught up in science versus religion as an idea we have to live with “and it has blinkered us.” What David Gregory through Divine Windows aims to do is to move into plain view the narrative imagination from which most of the scientific method actually emerges – and therefore create a space where this whole, stagnant debate can be reframed. David believes that this is an unexplored territory and through reframing we will be able to see the fingerprints of God and that will lead to human flourishing.’ \u003cem\u003eMichael Harvey, missional entrepreneur, director ‘God and the Big Bang’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e‘This book is written in a very accessible and engaging style. But the reader should not be fooled – this is a book full of ingenuity and subtlety of thought, shedding fresh light on familiar debates and opening up telling visual imagery to offer the explorer paths into a deeper appreciation of the wonder of God’s cosmos. Warmly recommended!’ \u003cem\u003eProfessor Christopher Southgate, University of Exeter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eReviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransforming Ministry, spring 2026. Review by Roger Thornington\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eIn this intriguing book, Gregory, a Baptist minister with a PhD in Physics, develops the concept that, just as traditional icons in Orthodox worship act as divine windows into the eternal, nature itself can provide us with our own icons as windows into the divine presence. The first five chapters describe how his own scientific career and Christian faith developed in parallel. The sixth chapter reveals his own eight ‘Divine Windows’: star, moon, earth, aurora, dust, life, other worlds and finally cosmos. Each is illustrated with images from NASA’s archives – divine windows from the scientific world – some with a supporting biblical text. Gregory suggests that the worship of our Creator should be nourished by embracing the wonder that can be discerned in our natural world and in our deeper scientific knowledge and understanding of our complex environment. This book will challenge those who see no God behind creation but will delight the rest of us as we celebrate these amazing signs of the unseen presence in our worship and in the care of our world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eReviewed by\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eRoger Thornington\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBaptist Times online 26.11.25. Review by Rob Ellis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMany of us are familiar with David Gregory’s work in helping us to think about science and faith. The former Baptists Together President has once again skilfully combined his theological know-how with his scientific, and produced here an accessible and attractive book in which he both gives us some reasons to believe that Christianity and science need not be in opposition to one another, and also to understand that the findings of science can be a source of wonder which deepens our appreciation of God and his creation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe result is an excellent little book. BRF, too, are to be congratulated on the design and quality of the publication, which features high quality photographs as a component. Gregory’s hope is to enable many of us to see both faith and science differently, and perhaps provide a fresh way of “inviting people to encounter God” [p. 14].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe books has two parts. In the first part Gregory sets out some of the theory which will undergird the later material. While this could get fairly technical, Gregory handles matters with a commendable lightness of touch. He explains how, in patterns first begun in the middle ages, people in the western world moved towards ways of looking at the world which tended to reduce the opportunity for us to discern God in and behind the natural world — or anywhere else, for that matter, apart from ‘within.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGregory suggests that science may in fact offer what Peter Berger’s famously described as “signals of transcendence” allowing us to see beyond the surface to the deeper meaning of the world around us, a meaning located in God and the divine purpose. While in the west, some writers have spoken of a sacramental quality in creation which have mitigated this problem, Gregory notes that Eastern traditions of Christianity have sometimes avoided it, most obviously through the use of icons: stylised works of art which may become windows through which we see God.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGregory suggests that what is required is that we might approach scientific knowledge rather more like the way we approach art. If we are to ‘re-enchant’ the world, learn to see it as creation rather than just nature, then Gregory suggests we might have to learn to allow our imaginations to be stretched and perceptions of reality to be challenged. Works of art draw us in, make us respond. Art challenges how we see ourselves and the world around us, reshapes the narratives we tell and think we are part of, opens up new possibilities and discloses hidden truths. Art does things to us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDave Gregory is suggesting that we might look at some of the images produced by scientific work in just such a way — and so, be “done to” in a similar way to our encounter with a work of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe second part of the book offers eight such encounters — eight images produced by scientific exploration which we might see as icons: images through which we catch something of the divine presence and purpose. The images are stunning, and reproduced to a high standard in the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIntriguingly, each of the images has been made artificial in some way in order to make them scientifically useful, as scientists use their imaginations to fuse images together or modify colours. So, for instance, we have a triptych of images of the sun taken in different wavelengths of UV light; and a fusing of two images of sunrise and sunset on Mars; and the enhancing of colours in the phytoplankton bloom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eEach of the images comes with Gregory’s commentary, which helps us to look a them with more comprehension. There is some fascinating scientific knowledge shared in these commentaries, as well as the theological or spiritual insights which lift the images from the realm of information to nourishment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eI would think most people who preach regularly would want to get this book if only to snaffle ideas from these ‘windows.’ In places an eco-imperative is gently given: how appreciating a particular aspect of the created order and our place in it ought to make us more aware also of our responsibility for God’s world. But for the most part it is to the elements of playfulness and wonder which Gregory directs us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe windows did their work on this reader. It was Rabbi Lionel Blue who I first heard advise that to teach a child to pray, one first has to teach them wonder. I wondered!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIf Dave Gregory has the appetite and the time, I suspect there is another volume waiting to be written. This book focuses on images of or from space, but there could be other focuses in biology or mathematics, for example. A more detailed theological discussion could also address some of the issues touched upon but not considered in any detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHowever this book is not primarily a theological argument so much as an exercise in learning to see the world as God’s, learning to see nature as creation. Some theory lays a path to the windows, but what Dave Gregory wants to do is help us to look through the windows at creation with new joy and wonder. Job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eReviewed by Rob Ellis, Regent’s Park College, Oxford\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/baptist.org.uk\/Articles\/728616\/Divine_Windows_by.aspx\"\u003ehttps:\/\/baptist.org.uk\/Articles\/728616\/Divine_Windows_by.aspx\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Gemma draws us into the heart of the story with gentleness and challenge in equal measure, closer to the God who holds us with tenderness and leads us into transformation.’ \u003cem\u003eThe Revd Preb Dr Isabelle Hamley, principal of Ridley Hall, Cambridge and author of Embracing Humanity\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e‘Advent is a time of great anticipation, and as Gemma says in her charming, inspiring and frequently profound new book, one of her favourite times of year. But what happens when all our plans for a spiritual Advent, filled with deep prayer and peaceful meditation, run into the reality of our often complicated and complex lives? In these beautifully written and artfully presented meditations, Gemma reminds us that the first Christmas also took place in a complicated and complex world, and that God is ready to accompany us in our messy lives, whether we’re in a car, at our desk, in our living room or, yes, atop a camel.’ \u003cem\u003eJames Martin, SJ, author of Learning to Pray\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e‘An attractive and inspiring travel invitation. I immediately wanted to get a special journal to walk with the reflections through Advent. The questions at the end of each section are real gems – places to pause to consider the invitations hidden in the reflections. Indeed, the journey might even be richer if shared with a group of friends.’ \u003cem\u003eBernadette Flanagan, spiritual director and co-founder of The Spirituality Institute for Research and Education\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e‘Whether you want to find fresh ways to connect with God, with each other, with nature or with your own deepest desires, this book will inspire you. I do not know a wiser spiritual guide to ordinary Christian living than Gemma Simmonds. Here, from her life of immersion in prayer, wisdom-seeking, formation of individuals and communities, and practical service in some extremely demanding situations, she offers a deeply attractive distillation, focused through key biblical texts. This is far more than an imaginative, thoughtful and practical way to approach Christmas; it gives the essentials for a lifetime following Jesus.’ \u003cem\u003eDavid F. Ford OBE, Regius professor of divinity emeritus, Selwyn College, University of Cambridge\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChurch Times Advent books round up by Peter McGeary 24.10.2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAn experienced spiritual director and broadcaster, Gemma Simmonds is a Roman Catholic theologian and religious, with ecumenical interests in the Church in Wales and the Community of St Anselm at Lambeth Palace. \u003ci\u003eDonkey Roads and Camel Treks\u003c\/i\u003e is her latest offering. There is a strong sense in this book of movement, pilgrimage, going forward to meet the Lord; and this is inspired in no small part by memories of a pilgrimage in the Holy Land in 2019. There is the familiar format of meditation, questions, and prayer, but, in addition, the biblical passages for each day are printed out in full, thus making the book much more valuable for those needing something more portable. Suggestions for group use are included. Full marks again to BRF for print quality: this does actually matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eReview by Peter McGeary\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview by Richard Frost., author of \u003cem\u003eLife with St Benedict.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ca name=\"_Hlk47607762\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis is the best Advent book I have read in a long time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn fact, that one line could almost be the extent of this review!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGemma Simmonds has provided a deeply enriching set of daily readings to guide us the rough and smooth terrain, the donkey roads and camel treks, that is often the period leading up to Christmas. From the outset, the author makes it clear that, like riding a camel or a donkey, the reflections she offers in this pilgrim’s guide for Advent may not always be comfortable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHer own experience of the season reflects that. On the one hand, she expresses a positive liking for the period of Advent but also, like many of us I suspect, a profound dislike of all the ‘stuff’ that goes with Christmas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAdvent is often seen as a time of waiting. ‘The fact that it (Christmas) hasn’t come yet isn’t bad news of frustration…but good news of our capacity for growth,’ she writes. ‘That capacity is what fuels our desire for God, and the waiting can actually increase our capacity.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDrawing on a wealth of theological and biblical knowledge, Gemma Simmonds conveys it in a non-academic, relatable way. With daily reflections running from 1-25 December, each begins with a Bible passage and offers a variety of ways and examples to explore the theme for the day. Refreshingly, the author uses modern-day examples to do this – often referring to the day to day of 2025 living, movies, care for creation, shopping and other contemporary issues, joys and challenges alongside some powerful stories of human experience. There is time for personal reflection and group discussion material too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOn this pilgrim’s journey, we are encouraged to be ‘revolutionaries of tenderness’. This is a book which is relevant for today and I for one will be using it in the coming time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRichard Frost is the author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.brfonline.org.uk\/products\/life-with-st-benedict-the-rule-re-imagined-for-everyday-living\"\u003eLife with St Benedict\u003c\/a\u003e and writes a blog at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/workrestpray.com\/\"\u003eworkrestpray.com\u003c\/a\u003e. He is also the author of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/richardfrostauthor.com\/\"\u003esix \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eother books\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0563c1; mso-themecolor: hyperlink;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-03-28T09:29:49+00:00","created_at":"2025-03-28T09:29:49+00:00","vendor":"Gemma Simmonds","type":"Paperback","tags":["Advent","Biblical engagement","Christmas","KCLC","seasonal"],"price":999,"price_min":999,"price_max":999,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":55064878383484,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781800393479","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Donkey Roads and Camel Treks: A pilgrim’s guide for Advent","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":999,"weight":185,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781800393479","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/DonkeyRoadsandCamelTreks.jpg?v=1743153484"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/DonkeyRoadsandCamelTreks.jpg?v=1743153484","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":64271404138876,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.656,"height":2339,"width":1535,"src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/DonkeyRoadsandCamelTreks.jpg?v=1743153484"},"aspect_ratio":0.656,"height":2339,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.brfresources.org.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/DonkeyRoadsandCamelTreks.jpg?v=1743153484","width":1535}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe lectionary readings for Advent speak of making a straight path towards God, but many of us find our own route decidedly winding. Biblical characters in the story of the incarnation are called to set out on the road to discipleship using any means of carriage they can. This book offers user-friendly encouragement (with the occasional spur onwards) to explore what helps and what hinders us in this journey to deeper encounter with the flesh and blood God whom we find in scripture, in our lived experience and in the least of his sisters and brothers. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor info\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGemma Simmonds is a Roman Catholic sister of the Congregation of Jesus. An ecumenical canon of the Church in Wales, she has trained candidates for religious life and ordination in the Catholic and Anglican churches, working as a spiritual director and retreat giver for over 30 years. She is a regular broadcaster on religious matters on the BBC and other radio and television networks, and speaks internationally. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEndorsements\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e‘Donkey Roads and Camel Treks is a wonderful, witty and deeply pastoral journey through Advent. Gemma draws us into the heart of the story with gentleness and challenge in equal measure, closer to the God who holds us with tenderness and leads us into transformation.’ \u003cem\u003eThe Revd Preb Dr Isabelle Hamley, principal of Ridley Hall, Cambridge and author of Embracing Humanity\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e‘Advent is a time of great anticipation, and as Gemma says in her charming, inspiring and frequently profound new book, one of her favourite times of year. But what happens when all our plans for a spiritual Advent, filled with deep prayer and peaceful meditation, run into the reality of our often complicated and complex lives? In these beautifully written and artfully presented meditations, Gemma reminds us that the first Christmas also took place in a complicated and complex world, and that God is ready to accompany us in our messy lives, whether we’re in a car, at our desk, in our living room or, yes, atop a camel.’ \u003cem\u003eJames Martin, SJ, author of Learning to Pray\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e‘An attractive and inspiring travel invitation. I immediately wanted to get a special journal to walk with the reflections through Advent. The questions at the end of each section are real gems – places to pause to consider the invitations hidden in the reflections. Indeed, the journey might even be richer if shared with a group of friends.’ \u003cem\u003eBernadette Flanagan, spiritual director and co-founder of The Spirituality Institute for Research and Education\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e‘Whether you want to find fresh ways to connect with God, with each other, with nature or with your own deepest desires, this book will inspire you. I do not know a wiser spiritual guide to ordinary Christian living than Gemma Simmonds. Here, from her life of immersion in prayer, wisdom-seeking, formation of individuals and communities, and practical service in some extremely demanding situations, she offers a deeply attractive distillation, focused through key biblical texts. This is far more than an imaginative, thoughtful and practical way to approach Christmas; it gives the essentials for a lifetime following Jesus.’ \u003cem\u003eDavid F. Ford OBE, Regius professor of divinity emeritus, Selwyn College, University of Cambridge\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChurch Times Advent books round up by Peter McGeary 24.10.2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAn experienced spiritual director and broadcaster, Gemma Simmonds is a Roman Catholic theologian and religious, with ecumenical interests in the Church in Wales and the Community of St Anselm at Lambeth Palace. \u003ci\u003eDonkey Roads and Camel Treks\u003c\/i\u003e is her latest offering. There is a strong sense in this book of movement, pilgrimage, going forward to meet the Lord; and this is inspired in no small part by memories of a pilgrimage in the Holy Land in 2019. There is the familiar format of meditation, questions, and prayer, but, in addition, the biblical passages for each day are printed out in full, thus making the book much more valuable for those needing something more portable. Suggestions for group use are included. Full marks again to BRF for print quality: this does actually matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eReview by Peter McGeary\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview by Richard Frost., author of \u003cem\u003eLife with St Benedict.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ca name=\"_Hlk47607762\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis is the best Advent book I have read in a long time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn fact, that one line could almost be the extent of this review!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGemma Simmonds has provided a deeply enriching set of daily readings to guide us the rough and smooth terrain, the donkey roads and camel treks, that is often the period leading up to Christmas. From the outset, the author makes it clear that, like riding a camel or a donkey, the reflections she offers in this pilgrim’s guide for Advent may not always be comfortable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHer own experience of the season reflects that. On the one hand, she expresses a positive liking for the period of Advent but also, like many of us I suspect, a profound dislike of all the ‘stuff’ that goes with Christmas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAdvent is often seen as a time of waiting. ‘The fact that it (Christmas) hasn’t come yet isn’t bad news of frustration…but good news of our capacity for growth,’ she writes. ‘That capacity is what fuels our desire for God, and the waiting can actually increase our capacity.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDrawing on a wealth of theological and biblical knowledge, Gemma Simmonds conveys it in a non-academic, relatable way. With daily reflections running from 1-25 December, each begins with a Bible passage and offers a variety of ways and examples to explore the theme for the day. Refreshingly, the author uses modern-day examples to do this – often referring to the day to day of 2025 living, movies, care for creation, shopping and other contemporary issues, joys and challenges alongside some powerful stories of human experience. There is time for personal reflection and group discussion material too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOn this pilgrim’s journey, we are encouraged to be ‘revolutionaries of tenderness’. This is a book which is relevant for today and I for one will be using it in the coming time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRichard Frost is the author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.brfonline.org.uk\/products\/life-with-st-benedict-the-rule-re-imagined-for-everyday-living\"\u003eLife with St Benedict\u003c\/a\u003e and writes a blog at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/workrestpray.com\/\"\u003eworkrestpray.com\u003c\/a\u003e. He is also the author of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/richardfrostauthor.com\/\"\u003esix \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eother books\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0563c1; mso-themecolor: hyperlink;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Claire’s carefully curated devotions and Jamie’s ethereal scripture- encapsulating illustrations are a perfect pairing to complement a quiet time with the Lord.’ \u003cem\u003eGemma Hunt, CBeebies and Songs of Praise TV presenter and author of modern retellings of Bible stories See! Let’s Be A Good Friend! and See! Let’s Be ME!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif;\"\u003e‘In this beautiful book, Claire offers a winsome invitation to us all to notice, to rediscover wonder, and to worship. Here is sumptuous food for the soul. As Annie Dillard says: “We are here to witness the creation… we are here to notice each thing so each thing gets noticed. 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Her reflections and stories, gently rooted in scripture, offer encouragement and perspective for every season of life. The illustrations by Jamie Poole are a perfect companion – quiet, beautiful, and full of depth. Whether used as a family resource or a personal tool for reflection, this book offers a devotional rhythm that draws the reader into wonder, worship, and rest.’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif;\"\u003eLeah Boden, author of Modern Miss Mason and the ‘Tales of Boldness and Faith’ series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif;\"\u003e‘What a joy it has been to read Reflected in Nature, a beautiful book in every way. With great skill and insight, Claire guides us through the different seasons of the year and helps us notice God in the uniqueness of each passing month. 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A gentle companion to contemplation, helping you reflect on God every day, in every season of the year.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClaire Daniel is author of 80 Reflective Prayer Ideas, Prayer Journey into Parenthood and 80 Creative Prayer Ideas. She is passionate about encouraging others to use creative prayer and reflection methods and speaks at conferences and leads workshops on the subject of prayer. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eIllustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJamie Poole. Jamie is an artist and designer who makes and sells colourful artwork. He is particular inspired by the Northamptonshire poet John Clare and the Nene Valley, where he lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEndorsements\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif;\"\u003e‘Whether you have a garden to look at, a flower box or a brick wall, this book is like a window looking out over God’s creation wherever you are. The book takes your senses to places near and far to encounter nature as God intended, for it to connect with us, whom he also created. Claire’s carefully curated devotions and Jamie’s ethereal scripture- encapsulating illustrations are a perfect pairing to complement a quiet time with the Lord.’ \u003cem\u003eGemma Hunt, CBeebies and Songs of Praise TV presenter and author of modern retellings of Bible stories See! Let’s Be A Good Friend! and See! Let’s Be ME!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif;\"\u003e‘In this beautiful book, Claire offers a winsome invitation to us all to notice, to rediscover wonder, and to worship. Here is sumptuous food for the soul. As Annie Dillard says: “We are here to witness the creation… we are here to notice each thing so each thing gets noticed. Otherwise, creation would be playing to an empty house.” God is putting on a show. Let’s not miss it.’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif;\"\u003eJeff Lucas, author, speaker, broadcaster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif;\"\u003e‘Claire Daniel invites us to stroll through the seasons, paying attention to the presence of God in the created world. Her reflections and stories, gently rooted in scripture, offer encouragement and perspective for every season of life. The illustrations by Jamie Poole are a perfect companion – quiet, beautiful, and full of depth. Whether used as a family resource or a personal tool for reflection, this book offers a devotional rhythm that draws the reader into wonder, worship, and rest.’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif;\"\u003eLeah Boden, author of Modern Miss Mason and the ‘Tales of Boldness and Faith’ series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif;\"\u003e‘What a joy it has been to read Reflected in Nature, a beautiful book in every way. With great skill and insight, Claire guides us through the different seasons of the year and helps us notice God in the uniqueness of each passing month. Her love for God, and the created world, bursts from every page. The illustrations are stunning, carefully linked to each chapter. The devotional thoughts are concise and helpful, each introduced by an appropriate scripture. The reflective questions are encouraging yet penetrating, and the prayers seal each chapter with the touch of God. Here is a book to be savoured and treasured, read slowly, and returned to year after year. And of course, bought for others to help them also delight in God.’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif;\"\u003eTony Horsfall, retreat leader and author of Attentive to God\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif;\"\u003e‘Reflected in Nature is a wonderful invitation to notice God’s presence in the everyday. Claire’s reflections are thoughtful and grounded, gently drawing out spiritual truth from the world around us as well as the day-to-day circumstances we face. What especially struck me is the way in which I felt as though I was journeying through different seasons and places in Claire's own life, many of which felt relatable and comforting. Paired with Jamie Poole’s striking and unique illustrations, Reflected in Nature is a resource to return to in all seasons, offering space to pause, reflect, and realign.’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif;\"\u003eNaomi Aidoo, author of Finding Flourishing, YouVersion Partner and creator of the TIME Framework®\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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