Our Preach Christian book reviews build a reading list for preachers and leaders.
Each detailed review is based on a thorough reading, and provides an excellent introduction to the text and its usefulness for students, preachers and church leaders.
Writer and freelance journalist Lamorna Ash was impacted strongly when two of her friends – previously performing as stand-up comedians – began training as Church of England priests. It prompted a year-long exploration of Christianity, and why any young person might be attracted to the faith.
Read MoreThis is a book review on Richard Frost’s book Loving Yourself. This book is short and full of unique and helpful insight into the verse in Mark 12:31 which says, ‘The second is this: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’
Read MoreAnyone seeking to follow Jesus and worried about failure will find the book encouraging. A sentence in the conclusion nicely sums up the main idea behind the book that ‘God is less worried about what you do with him than that you have a relationship with him’.
Read MoreIt is aimed at those searching for answers, whether in formal training groups or as individuals. The workbook includes a facilitators guide for leaders – this is both useful and worthwhile in a range of settings.
Read MoreDisagreement is inevitable in any community, including the Church. But how we handle it can either build up or break down the body of Christ. This review explores insights from a Jewish tradition known for its rich, respectful approach to debate. Could there be something to learn from this ancient art of constructive disagreement — even for Christian leaders today?
Read MoreThe book – which is immensely readable – starts with simple obedience: success, in God’s eyes, is knowing what he is asking us to do, and doing it. Whatever it may be. Whatever the outcome is. Then Portal considers the importance of relationships, of truly seeing people, not chasing results.
Read MoreThe Rest Is Worship explores how we can rest to the glory of God, and how our times of worship can be places where we are restored and renewed by him. It is written for anyone who wants to delve into how "being still" can help us to "know God", and how we can reject the rush and hurry of our contemporary world (and our contemporary church).
Read MoreWe are all being formed into something and being discipled by something or someone, the question is what are we allowing to form us? In this book review, Andy offers his opinion on John Mark Comer’s book, Practicing the way.
Read MoreThough this book was published 15 years ago, Ali suggests it remains both relevant and highly readable today. Explore the historical facts surrounding the final days before Jesus' death that first Easter.
Read MoreThe book’s back cover explains that it ‘examines the church’s response to the rise of far-right thinking in UK society and explores how it can respond more effectively’. A book review my Martyn Whittock for Preach magazine.
Read MoreA book review for Elizabeth Oldfield’s Fully Alive. ‘An insightful commendation of Christianity, written with an easy, yet polished style, that speaks to a generation that has found the faith wanting, without actually considering it.‘ by Peter Crumpler
Read MoreThe book is very well written, as one would expect from a journalist, and its aim is to attract support for what Matt’s charity, Menindanca, is doing, and not to convert. I recommend it as a good read, an inspiring story, and insight into what people can do if it matters enough to them that something should be done.
Read MoreArranged into four, six days a week short chapters, with commentary, to cover the Advent season, each prefaced by an outstanding poem, this beneficial study manual will immerse you in the buoyant, baptismal waters of an elevated poet of the senses, and literary surgeon of the soul.
Read MoreIn 2009, Londoner Pete Portal moved to Cape Town, to start working with and living alongside drug dealers and violent criminals. A thriving and beautiful city, Cape Town also has one of the highest crime rates in the world, and much of that crime is committed in Manenberg, the area to which Pete moved. Only by living there, he believes, can he and those with him truly reach their neighbours, and the book has quite a lot of reflections on what Christianity should look like, as well as what it often looks like.
Read MoreThe book’s basic premise is simple: we face huge and important environmental challenges, but we have the solutions to most of them. With urgent optimism, we can and must build a sustainable future.
Read MoreI recommend this book for all those who work with others, but read it yourself first. It carries huge credibility, because Steve has lived through all this pain and disappointment, and yet held onto his positive attitude.
Read MoreIn four brief chapters, Reeves uses Scripture to examine attitudes toward revelation, redemption, regeneration and God. In each, Reeves reminds the reader that it is possible to be close to authentic spiritual experience and yet be a million miles from it.
Read MoreThis book makes a strong argument, based on Scripture and church history, for why Christians should – and must – engage with politics.
Read MoreThe subject certainly is a hard problem to tackle, maybe even the hardest one of all, as the title suggests. Rupert Shortt attempts to distil his own thinking on the subject and offers a short but comprehensive thesis on why, ultimately, Christians shouldn’t despair
Read MoreWriting on Amos, Gregory Mobley gives archeological evidence for an earthquake also covered by Zechariah (14:5): ‘Did this earthquake… offer cosmic validation of Amos’s preaching?’
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