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Monday, April 7, 2025

Some new children's books

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New Growth Press has sent through some of their new releases - all fun offerings for families to enjoy.  My First 123 Book of Bible Numbers,...
Monday, March 24, 2025

Doing Life with Your Adult Children

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Doing Life with Your Adult Children , Jim Burns (Zondervan, 2019)  After decades of reading parenting books for babies, toddlers and teens ...
Monday, March 10, 2025

Reading the Times

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Reading the Times, Jeffrey Bilbro (IVP, 2021)  This book is an excellent prompt to think more deeply about the news, the information we co...
Monday, February 17, 2025

Mania

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Mania , Lionel Shriver  (Harper Collins, 2024)  Yet again I have been struck by Lionel Shriver’s insight and humour. She has an astonishing ...
Wednesday, February 5, 2025

My year in books

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At the end of last year, my regular annual post at TGCA was published - My Year in Books . I share it with you below - regular readers will ...
Monday, October 28, 2024

Two Steps Forward

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I have recently enjoyed two books co-authored by husband and wife team Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist. I was already familiar with Simsion’s ...
Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Reaching Your Child's Heart

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Reaching Your Child’s Heart , Juan and Jeanine Sanchez (New Growth Press, 2024)  This is a good book for Christian parents who seek encourag...
Monday, August 19, 2024

Hearing Jesus Speak into Your Sorrow

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Hearing Jesus Speak into Your Sorrow , Nancy Guthrie (Tyndale, 2009)  This book is for someone experiencing grief, loss or pain, yet wants ...
Monday, August 5, 2024

7 Myths about Singleness

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7 Myths about Singleness , Sam Allberry (Crossway, 2019) Sometimes when I write a review, I want to say: “Just read it”. This is one of tho...
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Monday, July 22, 2024

Saints and Scoundrels in the Story of Jesus

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Saints and Scoundrels in the Story of Jesus , Nancy Guthrie (Crossway, 2020) After hearing Nancy Guthrie give an excellent seminar recently...
Monday, July 1, 2024

Home Work

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Home Work: Essays on love and housekeeping , Helen Hayward (Puncher and Wattman, 2023)  Home Work by Helen Hayward was a highlight of my re...
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Monday, June 17, 2024

Whalefall

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Whalefall , Daniel Kraus  This was a fascinating story. 17-year-old scuba diver Jay has given himself the task of finding his estranged fath...
Monday, June 3, 2024

Fight Right

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Fight Right: How Successful Couples Turn Conflict into Connection,  Julie & John Gottman (Penguin, 2024) For over fifty years, John and ...
Monday, May 13, 2024

True Friendship

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True Friendship , Vaughan Roberts (10 Publishing, 2013) You may have noticed I’ve read a few books about friendship recently, and I think th...
Monday, April 22, 2024

No Greater Love

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No Greater Love: A Biblical Vision for Friendship , Rebecca McLaughlin (Moody, 2023) What is a friend? Is it someone who gets you, that you...
Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Just Be Honest

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Just Be Honest: How to Worship through Tears and Pray without Pretending , Clint Watkins (Good Book Company, 2024) When suffering or deep p...
Monday, March 11, 2024

Transformative Friendships

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Transformative Friendships , Brad Hambrick (New Growth Press, 2024)  Have you ever wished that your friendships were deeper? That you were a...
Monday, March 4, 2024

My First ABC Book of Bible Verses

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My First ABC Book of Bible Verses , Jonathan Gibson (New Growth Press, 2024)  This is a lovely picture book that uses the alphabet as the s...
Monday, February 19, 2024

The fairytale of the Jeweller and his Pearl

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The fairytale of the Jeweller and his Pearl, Raechel Joyce A local Adelaide author, Raechel Joyce, reached out to share her new self-publis...
Wednesday, December 6, 2023

You are welcomed

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You Are Welcomed: Devotions for when life is a lot , Trish Donohue (New Growth Press, 2023) This new devotional for women has been both an ...
Wednesday, November 29, 2023

The Pastor's Kid

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The Pastor’s Kid , Barnabus Piper (The Good Book Company, 2020) This honest book about pastors kids (PKs) was recommended to us by one of o...