Over the last few weeks we have continued to pursue a fairly full programme, with Rooted in Jesus teams recently back from DR Congo, Madagascar and South Sudan, prayer weekends successfully completed in Sudbury and Minchinhampton, and another three regional EQUIP meetings this month, with more to come.
As we look forwards now to the coming celebration of Christmas, we would like to suggest a couple of our recent publications which, if you are not already familiar with them, might make suitable gifts:
Born Again – a simple retelling of the gospel for children
Born Again is a colour-illustrated, palm-size booklet which offers a conversational retelling of the gospel story for children aged 6-12. At only £1.50 it makes a great stocking filler, and it’s also available in inexpensive packs so that it can be given to Sunday School classes and families attending carol services. Christmas is probably the easiest time of the year of all to encourage people to think afresh about who Jesus was and what he has to offer, and our hope and prayer is that this little booklet will help you to do that.
Light in a darkened world
World Turned Upside Down, Alison’s book on the Psalms, has continued to meet with a positive response. James Newcome, the outgoing bishop of Carlisle, says ‘its message could hardly be more apt in today’s culture: namely that, however hard it may sometimes be to believe, ‘God is sovereign, and God is with us’. It seems a good time of year, as we reflect on the coming of Jesus into a complicated and painful world, to be thinking about that. World Turned Upside Down is reflective, personal and readable, with lots of real life stories and a consistent thread of thanksgiving.
The Mathetes Trust 