"A brilliant and fascinating reflection on the stories behind 100 significant modern worship songs." Tim HughesFrom How Great Thou Art to The Blessing, Hallelujah invites you on a journey through 100 of the world’s most beloved worship songs - songs that have shaped church life and personal devotion over the last fifty years.Inside, you'll find the full lyrics to each song, along with the remarkable stories behind them: how they were written, what inspired ...

A. W. Tozer famously described worship as ‘the missing jewel of the evangelical church’. Since he penned those words in 1961, there has been an explosion of musical and lyrical creativity in churches across the United Kingdom.From encountering God in house churches to declaring His praise in Stadiums, contemporary worship has transformed the British Church and spread across the world.Les Moir had a front row seat for much of this time. Recording, producing and playing on la...

Leaders of Influence brings together a rare lineup of influential leaders, each writing from the front lines of their own experience.No recycled theory. No generic motivation. Just real-world insights on what actually moves people: how trust is earned, how momentum is created, how culture is shaped, and how leaders turn uncertainty into action.Across these chapters, you will find practical lessons you can use immediately: communicate with precision, respond faster than your...

Coming from a society where women were barred from serious writing and teaching, Julian, an anchorite of the great medieval city of Norwich, nevertheless uses her womanlines and the English vernacular of the day to describe a series of revelations which she received from God in the year 1373. She identifies the female nature of Christ's suffering and the motherhood of God, using images from domestic daily life, emphasizing the homeliness of God's love. She writes in a lively and unpretenti...

'In the midst of life we are in death' The words of the Book of Common Prayer have permeated deep into the English language all over the world. For nearly 500 years, and for countless people, it has provided a background fanfare for a marriage or a funeral march at a burial. Yet this familiarity also hides a violent and controversial history. When it was first produced the Book of Common Prayer provoked riots and rebellion, and it was banned before being translated into a host of global la...

We know Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, but what was the gospel of Jesus? "The message is intense and simple . . . a valuable addition to the Jesus canon." — BooklistIs it possible to know what Jesus's original audience heard as "the good news?" Jesus's gospel has been lost from sight, hidden behind the version preferred by the church. In The Gospel of Jesus, James M. Robinson, acclaimed expert on early Christian studies, gets to the true historical ...

Anyone who finds solace in the words of the Book of Common Prayer will welcome this companion to its Collects, Epistles, and Gospels, to be used at the Ministration of the Holy Communion, throughout the Year.Written for both the lay and ordained, this thought provoking commentary gives the words of Cranmer and his colleagues renewed meaning in our own time by providing historical context for their composition and reflection on their broader message. This book provides an e...

Monsignor Guardini’s book is first and foremost an introduction to prayer, but an introduction produced by a master. He anticipates the problems that will arise at every stage in the spiritual life, and encourages the beginner by showing him what promise is held out in the first steps of prayer, how to persevere and to develop in prayer life. Into this book, Monsignor Guardini has put his most mature thought and the reflections arising from a lifetime’s study of the implications of faith. ...

While many of us are familiar with such famous words as, "Dearly beloved, we are gathered together here. . ." or "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust," we may not know that they originated with The Book of Common Prayer, which first appeared in 1549. Like the words of the King James Bible and Shakespeare, the language of this prayer book has saturated English culture and letters. Here Alan Jacobs tells its story. Jacobs shows how The Book of Common Prayer--from its beginnings as...

Introduces sixty men and women whose great devotion and mystical relation to God transformed the times in which they lived and continues to affect our search for spirituality today.

• Illustrated• Approximately 600 pages• Spell-checked, formatted for your Kindle and includes an optimized Table-of-ContentsANDREW MURRAY (1828-1917) is the well-known devotional writer, acclaimed for his classic works such as: With Christ in the School of Prayer, Abide in Christ, The Spirit of Christ, Absolute Surrender, and many more!This biography by friend and fellow-minister J DuPlessis gives an in-depth look at his upbringing in South Af...

This book offers a revolutionary new synthesis of ancient history and religion by bridging the gap between the archaeology of Mesopotamia (now the country of Iraq) and the biblical account of Genesis. Professor Alan Dickin shows how the Sumerians, the ancient inhabitants of Mesopotamia, established the world's first organized religion, which was a direct fore-runner of the Judeo-Christian faith. He places the biblical accounts of the Creation, Fall, Flood, and Tower of Babel in their histo...