Summer Stories
Starting to think about some good summer reading?
Looking for opportunities to share with friends during this time?
Then look no further!
We’ve created a recommended reading list covering a whole range of different topics, that we think you’d find helpful, but that would be particularly great to pass on to friends to get them thinking too.
Jeremy will be speaking at our August evening services.
Beyond the Big C chronicles Jeremy’s extraordinary relationship with cancer and, more than anything, his extraordinary relationship with the person who promises life beyond the prognosis.
Corrie ten Boom’s personal story is an inspiration to millions and has continued to be a best seller since its original publication in 1972 as well as been made into a popular feature film.
God’s very good idea is to have lots of different people enjoying loving him and loving each other. This stunningly illustrated journey from the garden of Eden to God’s heavenly throne room shows how despite our sinfulness, everyone can be a part of God’s very good idea through the saving work of Christ.
Rebecca will be speaking at our August evening services.
Contrary to popular belief, Christianity is not declining in the modern world. It has long been the world's most popular belief system, and looks set to remain so. Rather than dismissing Christianity, therefore, we must wrestle with its claims.
Great for kids aged 3-7, big pictures and a gripping plot line - a mush read from Bedfords most famous son.
In Free To Be Me, Tim Hawkins explains that true freedom is only found at the cross of Jesus. It is there that God breaks you free from the guilt of sin and releases you for a life of joy.
Here is a great little book for introducing young children to some of the men and women in the last 2,000 years who God has changed into Gospel-people.
Baroness Cox will be speaking at our August evening services.
Slavery remains rampant worldwide. It is estimated that more than 27m slaves exist today, ranging from prostitutes in London to indentured workers in Burma.
I like football movies, sushi, and dark chocolate. But the biggest, most crucial, most significant thing about me is that my life's task is to follow Jesus. He is the One who changed my life.
That's what this book is about.
Helpful insight in the light of the global pandemic we’re currently all facing
In this memoir, Emily, left with four kids and an undying calling to reach the Muslim world, recounts their heartrending yet uplifting story of sacrifice and love for a people held captive by the ultimate Enemy.
From Katherine Hill of Care for the Family, this excellent little book books up some of the themes of the marriage sessions that many of us have watched.
Superb ‘quick read’ for anyone wanting to invest in their relationship
As a teenager he was recruited into one of the urban gangs, called the Black Shadows, which ran a programme of theft and thuggery with a half-focused dream of revolution. When a travelling evangelist came to town, Stephen was sent to fire bomb the event, carrying his bag of bombs and mingling with the crowd.
Instead of throwing bombs he stayed to listen ... what followed was better than fiction.
In The Prodigal God, New York pastor Timothy Keller uses the story of the prodigal son to shine a light on the central, beautiful message of Jesus: the gospel of grace, hope and salvation.
Hope you find these helpful.
If you’ve got any good recommendations to add to the list, please let us know.