Author Blog

Unveiling First Flight: A Glimpse into the Best of Worship Live
Preparing a book for publication can be an interesting and rewarding journey. Here Sacristy Press authors Janet Wootton and Gillian Warson write ab...

A tribute to Deacon Dr David Clark
David Clark, author of Meeting the Global Crisis, sadly died shortly after completing his manuscript. Here is a tribute to David from his colleague...

Exploring Northumberland: A Journey Through England's Enchanting Border County in 4 minutes
Northumberland is a stunning county of great contrasts. Stephen Platten gives us a whistle-stop tour as a foretaste of his stunning hardback guide ...

Fierce Love: Why I wrote it
Adrian Snell is a well-known Christian singer-songwriter whose concerts and albums attract audiences across Europe. He is now a music therapist for...

And it was good…
GUEST BLOG: Biblical scholar Clare Amos asks why Christian thinking about ecology and the environment draws heavily on the Old Testament, but not s...

Exploring the harmony of science and religion: a new perspective on deism’s relevance in the modern world
GUEST BLOG: Deism is the belief in God based on rational thought rather than revelation or religious teaching. David O. Brown, author of All Things...

An exclusive author interview with Katharine Tiernan
Novelist Katharine Tiernan gives us an exclusive insight into the her latest work, Star of the Sea.
Sacristy Press: What made you decide to writ...

Light in the Darkness: Exploring the Path of Christian Hope
GUEST BLOG: Taking to heart the petition in the Lord’s Prayer that God’s Kingdom shall come on earth as it is in heaven Peter Sills asks: What does...

Exploring the Eighteenth Century – Love, Tragedy, and Social Change
GUEST BLOG: Katharine Tiernan explores the origins of her family and their exploits in the Age of Sail. Here is the captivating talk Katharine gave...

Praying Through the Bible – New Light on Thorny Subjects?
GUEST BLOG: Neil Richardson introduces us to his new book Love Answering Love.
Books about the Bible and prayer are often simplistic, or else to...

Baptised Into Fiercer Hope
GUEST BLOG: Bill Topping, a Methodist lay worker, reviews Like There’s No Tomorrow by Frances Ward.
Readers of Like There’s No Tomorrow are invi...

Godliness... and Gary Lineker
GUEST BLOG: David R. Tomlinson, author of Living for Love, shares his thoughts on the Gary Lineker row and the government’s new refugee policy.
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Refurbishing the Christian Faith
GUEST BLOG: As part of our #ThemeOfTheMonth focus on the after effects of lockdown Neil Richardson, author of Waking Up to God, challenges us to re...

Locked Down or Locked In?
GUEST BLOG: As part of our #ThemeOfTheMonth focus on the after effects of lockdown John Marsh, author of Singing the Lord’s Song in a Strange Land,...

February #ThemeOfTheMonth: Changed by Lockdown?
Back at the height of the Covid-19 Pandemic we were all asking the same questions. When would things return to normal? Would things return to norma...

Loving a World in Crisis
GUEST BLOG: David Tomlinson introduces us to his new book Living for Love. Part theological treatise, part manifesto, Living for Love is a book for...

Conundrum
The riddle of the ambushed mind,
one day secure in health,
shielded within well-being,
nourished in a green pasture,
refreshed by still waters
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‘Tis the season to be jolly?
GUEST BLOG: Christmas can be a challenging time for many people. As part of a December focus on mental health Jon Grogan, author of From Over the E...

Singing a Fresh Song for a Fresh Generation
GUEST BLOG: John Marsh introduces us to his new book Singing the Lord’s Song in a Strange Land and discusses the importance of preaching the faith ...

Great Grandfather’s Footsteps
GUEST BLOG: Peter Fanning introduces us to to the life and legacy of his great grandfather Henry Beeching, Dean of Norwich.
‘When I was 17, my f...