Tag: christian books
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Advent Reflections: Something About Mary
When I was ten, I played Mary in my school nativity; and I’ve remembered the words of my solo ever since (twenty two years at the last count!) “Lord as you’ve spoken, let it be, may your will be known through me” Just a few years younger than it’s believed Mary herself was when she […]
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30 Books That Have Shaped My 30 Years
As I hurtle towards my thirtieth birthday, I decided to put aside by 1/3 life crisis (it’s not a thing – but I’m feeling it!) and think about the 30 books* which I have loved the most and which have been the most influential in my own writing. I haven’t ranked them because that would […]
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Baby Change, by Anne Calver – Review
Usually these days I find myself reading books in fits and starts, frequently having to re-read the pages as I’m snatching moments when my own baby (well – racing toddler is more apt) is asleep. As it happens however, I read this in just over a day as I was stuck in bed unwell and […]
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Out of Control: Book Review
I have to admit that I began reading Natalie Collins’ “Out of Control” with no small degree of trepidation. Not only is domestic abuse something outside the realm of my experience, but it’s also something that the church has struggled to respond to well. The first thing that struck me upon reading, however, is the […]
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Catching Contentment
Liz Carter is the author of Catching Contentment and she was kind enough to answer a few of my questions about life, lament, writing, faith and living with a chronic illness. Can you tell us a bit about yourself and how you came to write the book? I’ve been ill all of my life with […]
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Best Books of 2018
As 2018 ends, I’ve linked* some of the books I’ve read in the last twelve months and included the standout quotes from each book which have stayed with me, challenged me and shaped my own thinking and writing. Luminous Dark – Alain Emerson “The wounded places in our hearts, the silent caverns of our souls, […]
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Replay and Regret? Responding to Shame #IThoughtThereWouldBeCake
When I first read Katharine’s book it was the chapter that had me crying “I do that too!!” So I wanted to explore a little deeper the idea of replaying conversations again and again, squirming with shame at what has been said. Shame leaves us stuck in replaying and regretting what has gone before, preventing […]
Rachael Newham 