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When we come together to eat, we discover our shared humanity and find our spiritual as well as our physical need can be met. From a BAFTA award winning writer to a former Hindu priest, and from a poetic school-girl to a celebrity chef, Simply Eat is an inspirational collection of stories and recipes celebrating the power of food and faith.

Will I be `raptured`? Will there be an `antichrist`? What might heaven be like? And did someone mention a ‘Millennium’?? In A Guide to the End of the World, Pete Lowman skilfully tackles all these questions and more! Guiding us through the Biblical end-time prophecies, he reflects on how these glorious, terrifying and perplexing visions might find fulfilment in our post-modern world. Differing views on key Scriptures are presented, together with concise and accessible analyses of Revelation and Christ’s famous Matthew 24 discourse, leaving readers with a thorough grasp of the issues. Steeped in Scripture and overflowing with heartfelt passion for God, A Guide to the End of the World will leave you more informed and more desirous of Jesus’ return, whatever you conclude…

God and science – you can’t really believe in both, right…? Or can you?? Is God Really Legit? asks the tough questions and gives you the info you need to decide. Do miracles happen? Is the earth 6,000 years old? What about the Big Bang? Who is God? And where? Is it creationism or evolution? Why Genesis 1? Is faith blind? What is ‘faith’ anyway? Delving into all these questions and more, Neil Laing puts both God and science under the microscope. Exploring literal approaches to the Bible and purely scientific views of the world, he reveals how each has misunderstood the nature of faith and their own limitations. Might it be that a correct understanding of one actually builds faith in the other? When it comes to belief in God, Neil shows that faith and science really do add up!

Motherless nineteen-year-old Ava has always believed brilliant botanist, Theo Gage to be her father. But when a chance discovery reveals she is not his daughter, her world falls apart. Determined to discover her true identity, Ava impetuously runs away and enlists the help of inexperienced private detective, Zavier Marshall. Pursued by shadowy figures, she takes on a new name and follows in her dead motherΓÇÖs footsteps to work at the mysterious Fun World Holiday Camp. Penniless and cut-off from everything sheΓÇÖs ever known, and trapped in a deadly game of cat and mouse with a ruthless criminal gang, will Ava survive in a world where sheΓÇÖs more valuable dead than alive? Will she discover the shocking truth behind her motherΓÇÖs death? And will she find her real father before itΓÇÖs too late?

Porn is everywhere but does it have a cost? Does Jesus offer something better? How can young men respond? Born out of the author''s own struggles, A Better Kind of Intimacy shares Jack''s testimony of being set free from porn addiction by Christ. Dispelling its stigma, he examines the cultural trends that can make porn in all its forms so hard to avoid and asks what the Bible has to say. Offering practical advice on dealing with porn and supporting others struggling with it, this is a perfect book to read as a small group or with an accountability partner. The insightful questions and challenging reflections at the end of each chapter will spur you on towards the life-giving intimacy that is found in Christ. A Better Kind of Intimacy is possible, and Jack shows why it is worth the fight!

Life springs up all around, but will the darkness overcome it? David Sourbook thought he''d been saved. He thought his problems were behind him. A new life had opened up before him, with a new lady friend, a new faith and a new circle of friends. But was it really that simple? Dark depths began to open up beneath his feet. Long-buried influences reached out to grab him. Long-forgotten hurts twisted his mind and his heart. Getting free wasn''t going to be anything like easy. And these new people, even his lady friend, were they really helping him, or blind to his actual needs? Was he stumbling towards the light or into the night?

Meet Becky Hudson. Loving wife to Dave, devoted mother to Jennifer (9), Adam (5) and Ellie (2) and queen of self-doubt. If only she tried harder, Becky reasons, she could be a proper Christian and mother! But is this the way it''s meant to be? As Becky''s diary records her daily fails, it also reveals how God meets and affirms her in the marvellous muddle that motherhood can be as she tries to balance faith, fears and family life!

Was she a friend or was she an angel? He couldnΓÇÖt tell! David Sourbook is a callous man, Locked inside his sneering heart. Christmas jollities and festive cheer leave him cold. Stone cold. This year though, a chance encounter with a mysterious companion, Angela, will herald a change! But can she be trusted? As Angela guides him through the town, immersing him in an alien world he has not known, his frozen heart begins to melt. But when the troubling roots of his nature are laid bare, David must choose between the pitiless certainties of his dark heart and the wild, untamed joys of Christmas. The choice he makes will change his life forever! A respectful but provocative reworking of DickensΓÇÖ A Christmas Carol in modern clothes.

Jaded Clinical Psychologist Dr Mike Lewis is on the edge. Separated from his wife, Ella, and deeply wounded by the death of their child, the future is bleak. But when he is assigned the case of mute asylum seeker ΓÇÿJohnny TwoΓÇÖ, things begin to change. Working on JohnnyΓÇÖs case, Mike connects with attractive art therapist, Anita, and a close friendship quickly grows between them. Inspired by Anita, and JohnnyΓÇÖs response to therapy, Mike finds reasons to hope again ΓÇô but then dramatic events overtake them all and force him to confront his past. Will he find courage to face it? Do he and Ella have a future? And can the silence of grief be broken?

Refugee Stories is a collection of first-hand accounts by individuals forced to flee their countries and seek refuge in Britain. In their own words, they tell their harrowing experiences of persecution, escape and the long journey to safety. People just like us, they have endured incredible traumas before getting to Britain, yet their lives here are often far harder than we would like to imagine. These true stories will make you question the reception refugees receive in modern Britain and consider how the church can fulfil the biblical mandate to love the foreigners residing among us. Refugee Stories: challenging thinking, alarming conscience, engaging compassion.

Devoted to the Hindu scriptures and committed to his faith''s rituals and practices, Rahil Patel was a model priest. He was a brilliant academic and a captivating speaker for one of the most affluent Hindu organisations in the world. With sincere, eloquent and persuasive preaching he promoted Hindu thought in political, social and economic arenas across Europe, North America and Russia. Politicians, industrialists and celebrities were among those who sought his spiritual counsel.Yet for all his success, Rahil felt a hunger in his heart and a longing for peace. Hoping to find a loving god who could meet these needs, Rahil intensified his meditations and his study of the Hindu scriptures. But nothing seemed to work - until he had an unexpected encounter with the risen Jesus Christ. Finally he found the love he had been looking for. It was the beginning of a surprising journey in which he experienced both painful stripping away and inner healing, leading to a freedom he had never known.

As Alfie''s first birthday draws near, his mother, Sophie, and her family are forced to confront a past they have been trying to shut away for years. Revisiting painful memories, grief threatens to destroy relationships as Sophie and her daughter, Katie, wrestle with guilt, and Simon, their loving husband and father, can only look on in despair.Grief''s shadow threatens to overwhelm them all, and Sophie finds herself face to face with her abusive childhood. Will they be able to find a way through their heartache to a place of healing and peace? What will they find at therapy''s end? A thought-provoking and emotive read.