Best selling author Paula Gooder continues her popular series on the seasons of the Christian year with this daily companion for the six weeks of Lent, leading readers deeper into the spirit of the season and opening up the scriptures that are read during this period.

Following on from her bestselling Women of Holy Week, Paula Gooder uses her extensive biblical expertise and storytelling skills to recreate the events of the nativity, from the promise of a future people to Sarah, to the presentation in the temple and the encounter with Anna, the prophet. The story is told from the perspective of nine women in all including Mary, Elizabeth, Rachel, and others whom scripture records or tradition has imagined, such as the innkeeper’s wife. As we hear the fa...

Focuses on the events leading up to the first Easter, from the triumphal entry into Jerusalem to the empty tomb. Paula Gooder uses her extensive knowledge of the world of the New Testament, its language and culture, to reveal fresh and startling insights and to open up hidden depths in these familiar stories.

This six-part course for parishes and Lent groups is based on Pope Francis’ much acclaimed recent reflections on mission and evangelism, Evangelii Gaudium. Paula Gooder introduces its key themes to readers in all denominations, exploring how readers can authentically share their faith in the modern world.

This is the first in a series of books commissioned in consultation with John Sentamu. It can be described as "The Archbishop of York's Advent book". Its theme is overtly an Advent one, yet subsequent books will range over other biblical and seasonal topics.Paula Gooder provides a profoundly biblical guide to the season of Advent and we explore its central theme of waiting (something we are not good at in our modern culture) in the company of the biblical characters who feature prominently...

When faced with times of trial, how can we find strength not in self-help but in God’s help? This five-session course exploring God's promise to comfort his people as they struggle through life's wildernesses.

Ordinary Time is the longest stretch of the Christian year, but it receives the least attention. Yet ‘the ordinary’ is the very essence of life. This wise guide shows how to live ordinary life in an extraordinary way, with biblical examples of how God breaks into everyday life.

Reflections for Daily Prayer has nourished thousands of Christians for a decade with its inspiring and informed weekday Bible reflections. Now this book combines material from over the years with new writing to provide high quality reflections on the Principal readings for Sundays and major Holy Days.

Biblical Explorations is an exciting series from bestselling author Paula Gooder, aimed at all who wish to gain a fuller understanding of the Bible through its key themes. This second volume focuses on the events leading up to and surrounding the birth of Jesus, from the Annunciation to the flight into Egypt, plus relevant Old Testament prophecies.

"To teach one must know compassion. One must learn to be kind. And when he forgets, he must remember that he forgot.""I've had a lot of teams - some of them were outstanding, some not. But they all had one thing in common - they were made up of pretty good kids.""Simply because a man's mind, new breed or old, cannot comprehend the idea of God is not reason enough to deny it. A man's mind cannot comprehend the idea of no God, either.""Because sometimes, somebody need...

Sometime around 56 AD, the apostle Paul wrote to the church in Rome. His letter was arguably his theological masterpiece, and has continued to shape Christian faith ever since. He entrusted this letter to Phoebe, the deacon of the church at Cenchreae; in writing to the church that almost surely met in her home, Paul refers to her both as a deacon and as a helper or patron of many. But who was this remarkable woman?In this, her first novel, Biblical scholar and popu...

Winner - CRT Christian Book of the Year, 2023The New Testament tells us very little about Lydia, a seller of purple cloth who was living in Philippi when she met the apostle Paul on his second missionary journey. And yet she is considered the first recorded convert to Christianity in Europe.In her second work of fiction, Biblical scholar and popular author and speaker Paula Gooder tells Lydia's story - who she was, the life she lived and her first-century f...