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Fierce Love: Music Leads A Lost Child Home
British musician Adrian Snell returns to tell a life story that reflects the redemptive power of music… in surprising ways.
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Lockdown, Imagination and Reality
GUEST BLOG: #BookOfTheMonth author Jock Stein explores the nature of reality and imagination in Scripture and his own writings. Can we be “locked d...

Church Music: Transforming Communities into the Body of Christ
GUEST BLOG: COVID-19 put a temporary halt on church music (or at least as we know it), but Andy Thomas has seen plenty of encouragement in the way ...

September #BookOfTheMonth: From Cosmos to Canaan
Sometimes humorous, often challenging, and always accessible, our September #BookOfTheMonth is perfect for anyone who doesn’t know where to start w...

What Can We Learn from Celtic Christianity?
GUEST BLOG: Ray Simpson looks to Celtic Christianity for keys to the future of the global church.
Due to COVID-19 we had to cancel retreats at o...

Growing a Kingdom Community
GUEST BLOG: The inspiring story of two Loreto Sisters’ work with one of the most deprived communities in the North East, by Janet Hodgson.
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August #BookOfTheMonth: Mission From Below
A radical and controversial challenge to conventional church leadership: discover Mission From Below, our August #BookOfTheMonth.
“A book that n...

Holy People and Places of Yorkshire
WATCH: Gavin Wakefield speaks to Pam Rhodes on Premier's Sunday Night Live about some of the holy people and places of Yorkshire.
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Assisted Dying: Can It Be Right?
GUEST BLOG: Dying is something we all have to face at some time or another, however much we choose to ignore it. But mentioning assisted dying ofte...

Cathedrals: the Jewel in the Crown of English Worship
GUEST BLOG: What makes cathedrals such an integral part of England’s sacred and secular life? #BookOfTheMonth author Stephen Platten explains.
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The Christian Hope for Today
GUEST BLOG: There is much to depress us in today’s world, but Peter Sills explains why his Christian faith sustains his hope for the future.
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July #BookOfTheMonth: Holy Ground
What is the future of England’s great cathedrals? Find out in Holy Ground, our July #BookOfTheMonth.
“At last a group of informed writers tackle...

A Hero for Our Time
GUEST BLOG: It has been quite the year already, but Jane Merson shows there is still time for you to play a starring role…
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What Makes a Place Holy?
GUEST BLOG: Yorkshire is full of places that pilgrims and visitors would consider holy, but what is it that makes them so? Gavin Wakefield gives hi...

Why Are Parsonages So Popular?
GUEST BLOG: Rectories and parsonages are a quintessential part of the English countryside. But what is it that makes them so popular with non-churc...

June #BookOfTheMonth: The Old Rectory
A gift that “will give great pleasure”… Our June #BookOfTheMonth is a beautiful hardback with stunning colour plates and detailed analysis. The Old...

Holy Ground and Common Ground
GUEST BLOG: Nicholas Henshall, Dean of Chelmsford, reflects on what the COVID-19 lockdown has meant for him and the work of his cathedral.
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The Empires of Things
A poem by Catherine Bird, inspired by God’s People and the Seduction of Empire by Graham Turner and written during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Nicholas Henshall: How I Write
GUEST BLOG: What is Nicholas Henshall’s secret to writing effectively?
Most of my writing comes from a passionate concern to get a message acros...

UPDATED: The Christian Booksellers dispatching books during Coronavirus Lockdown
Christian bookshops are fighting for their survival. Now more than ever they need us to shop with them. Despite having to close their doors, many a...