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Once upon a time there were two favorite books for Sunday reading: Parables From Nature, and Agathos and The Rocky Island. These books contained all sorts of short stories, usually with a hidden meaning. In this illustrated book is a selection of the very best of these stories, carefully retold to preserve the feel of the originals, coupled with ease of reading and understanding for today's readers.Discover the king who sent his servants to trade in a foreign city; the butterfly wh...

Did you know that Christians have this crazy idea that's 2000 years ago God came to earth as a man called Jesus, that he willingly died on a cross to take the punishment for people's sins, and rose again from the dead to make a place for his followers in heaven? How crazy is that! His followers who were there were so convinced by what they had seen and heard, that they couldn't stop telling people about Jesus. Many of them faced death for what they were saying, but they wouldn't give up. T...

Focus on the amazing story of Jesus' crucifixion and the gospel in days and weeks leading up to Easter and think yet again how the cross transforms our lives today.With Bible verses, prayers and 40 meditations by Chris Wright and treasured, timeless nuggets from John Stott, prepare to be inspired as you contemplate the deep, life-transforming truths of the gospel: 'love so amazing, so divine demands my soul, my life, my all'.Our Radical Reconciler* ...

"I can't help praising the Lord!" said Billy Bray. "As I go along the street I lift up one foot, and it seems to say 'Glory!' and I lift up the other, and it seems to say 'Amen'; and so they keep on like that all the time I am walking."Billy was a tin miner by trade and he loved his native Cornwall, but his love for souls was greater. When he was criticized for building a new chapel he replied, "If this new chapel ... stands one hundred years, and one soul be converted in it every y...

If you only intend to read just one Christian book, this should be the one! You may have heard of the clergyman who was converted while preaching his own sermon. Well, William Haslam is that man. It happened in Cornwall one Sunday in 1851, and revival immediately broke out. Later, another of William Haslam's 'famous' sermons will cause a mass walkout of assembled clergy in St Paul's Cathedral! Once he starts to preach the Gospel with zeal, you can rejoice over powerful conversions in nearl...

Yes, stuff happens ‒ and when it happens, it’s usually a lot worse than a smashed plate ‒ even if it’s granny’s best china! This short book contains challenging thoughts from one of White Tree Publishing’s most popular authors, JR Miller. There is also a short “What If?” story with a very different take on the Old Testament account of Joseph. Here are verses of Scripture that can help us unravel why so many dark and mysterious events happen in the Christian life, and encouraging advice on ...

It's the October mid-term holiday, and cousins James and Jessica, known as the Two Jays, get an excited phone call from their friend Maddie. The builder has found the original plans for her house, and Maddie discovers it was built in 1857 on land once belonging to Rootsdyer Farm. Some later words added to the plans set the three on a hunt for an underground room somewhere in the garden. What is hidden behind the brick wall that sounds hollow? Who was Charlotte? According to a handwritten n...

The day Daniel Talbot brought home a stuffed duck in a glass case, everyone thought he'd gone out of his mind. Even he had his doubts at times."Fancy spending your money on that," his mother scolded him. "You needn't think it's coming into this house, because it isn't!"When Daniel, Emma, Charlie and Julia, the Four Merlins, set out to sail their model paddle steamer on the old canal, strange and dangerous things start to happen. Then Daniel and Julia make a discovery they wan...

The true story of Mary Jones who saved for six years to buy a Bible of her own. In 1800, when she was 15, she thought she had saved enough, so she walked barefoot for 26 miles (more than 40km) over a mountain pass and through deep valleys in Wales to get one. That's when she discovered there were none for sale!You can travel with Mary Jones today in this book by following clues, or just reading the story. Either way, you will get to Bala where Mary went, and if you're really quick y...

The extraordinary and revealing story of the Australian bank that took on the world, and the culture that lies behind its entrepreneurial approach.Finalist in the General Business Book of the Year category of the 2023 Australian Business Book AwardsMacquarie is everywhere. As an investment bank, a commodities player and an international leader in infrastructure fund management, Macquarie has inserted itself into your life somehow, no matter...

James and Jessica are staying with their friend Maddie at Daleton Farm. On their first day, James finds an old bottle in the nearby lake, with a message inside. It starts with the word HELP. The writer is a young boy who signs himself Michael, and he's begging to be rescued from the small island in the middle of the lake, where he says he's a prisoner. The note is forty years old, and they think it must be part of a game that was being played by the village children. But they quickly disco...

What an eventful life! In the early 18th Century, Susanna Wesley had to contend with the cares of motherhood {19 children}, mounting debts, plus a church which did not wish to see lay people - especially women - take on spiritual leadership. The two-way relationship with her son John Wesley is her high point in terms of both spiritual formation and lively faith.