Book of the Month

Rituals For Life, Love and Loss Dorothy McRae-McMahon. $46.95 Jane Curry Publishing, Aust.

McRae-McMahon offers 30 new scripts for life events and concerns. These liturgies are simple, use ordinary symbols and are profound. Included are: a milestone birthday, sending someone into care, grieving suicide, death of a pet, grieving violence, blessings of many kinds.

 You can also order these other Dorothy McRae-McMahon titles from us:

•  In this Hour: Liturgies for pausing $34.95

• Prayers for Life’s Particular Moments $34.95

• Liturgies for the Journey of Life $38.95

Other featured titles

Jumping Ship. Glenn Colquhoun. 61pp $14.95 Four Winds Press, NZ

In this beautifully written little book, award winning author Colquhoun tells of his sojourn in Te Tii, a small Maori settlement in the Bay of Islands, and of the strong friendships he formed with some of the old people there. Colquhoun found healing after leaving Auckland and first marriage, by tapping into a blend of Maori and Christian spirituality.

His poetry books Playing God $24.95 and The Art of Walking Upright (also about his time in Te Tii) $24.95 are also available .

Healing our History: the challenge of the Treaty of Waitangi. Robert & Joanna Consedine 287pp $29.95 (2001).

A topical book for Pakeha about Pakeha identity, racism and the Treaty of Waitangi. Based on Robert Consedine’s Treaty workshops, it aims to provide greater understanding of New Zealand cultural issues.

Rethinking Religion: Exploratory investigations. Douglas Pratt.  202pp $41.95 ATF Press, Aust.

NZ academic Pratt presents a range of religious studies, interreligious dialogue and philosophical-theological topics. This collection of new material and revised previously published papers is bound together by the clarity of his writing.

Walking with Frodo: A devotional journey through The Lord of the Rings. Sarah Arthur. 179pp $24.95 Tyndale House, US

Tolkien was a Christian who wove his faith into his writing. Arthur leads us through nine pairs of choices: loyalty–betrayal, control–servant-hood, darkness–light…

The devotions use examples from the LOTR and relevant Bible verse references. Suitable for individual study and all age discussion. Refreshing and fun to read.

What Would I Believe if I Didn’t Believe Anything?: a handbook for spiritual orphans. Kent Ira Groff. 232pp hbk $37.95 John Wiley, US

Groff shows how people can “doubt their way home” by embracing their doubts and asking the hard questions as a meaningful path toward genuine faith.

50 reflection exercises make this book ideal for group use with journeyers of varied backgrounds.

“Filled with wisdom.” - Marcus Borg

 Windows on the Word: the Gospel of Luke in stained glass. Glen McCullough. 96 pp colour throughout. $ 29.95 Bible Society, NZ

See how the story of Luke has been told in inspired stained glass in NZ and some overseas churches.

This book includes the complete text of the Gospel using the easy-to-read CEV translation. There is also an index of the churches, and Gospel references. It would make a lovely gift.

The Message - Remix: The Bible in contemporary language. Eugene Peterson. 2272pp $59.95 Navpress, US

Peterson’s paraphrase of the full Bible helps readers to experience God’s word in a user-friendly form.

Designed to be a reading Bible,The Message Remix compact hard cover edition includes verse numbers and a fresh layout. Vibrant and thought-provoking.

Also available The Message (large hbk, with no verse numbers) 2265pp $74.95.

NIV Compact Study Bible Burgundy/Tan Italian Duo-tone cover, boxed 2197pp $49.95 Zondervan.

This attractively presented Bible features: 20,000 study notes, centre column cross-references, words of Christ in red, maps, charts, diagrams and illustrations, gold edged pages and ribbon bookmark.

 Commentaries for Everyone - Tom Wright

Wright’s commentary Luke for Everyone was one of our best sellers last year. He is writing guides to all the books of the New Testament, each of which includes his own fresh translation of the biblical text.

Each short passage is followed by a highly readable discussion with background information  and his thoughts on how the verses relate to our lives today. These books are suitable for personal or group study.

 Order the following titles from us now:

·         Matthew for Everyone: Part 1 Chapters 1–15 $34.95

·         Matthew for Everyone. Part 2, Chapters 16–28 $34.95

·         Mark for Everyone $34.95

·         Luke for Everyone $39.95

·         John for Everyone: Part 1 hapters 1–10 $35.95

·         John for Everyone: Part 2 Chapters 11–21 $35.95

·         Hebrews for Everyone $34.95

·         Paul for Everyone: 1 Corinthians $39.95

·         Paul for Everyone: 2 Corinthians $35.95

·         Paul for Everyone: Galatians and Thessalonians $31.95

·         Paul for Everyone: Pastoral Letters - 1 & 2 Timothy & Titus $35.95

·         Paul for Everyone: Prison Letters - Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon $35.95

 Acts for Everyone and Romans for Everyone will be available later this year.

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