Going Deeper
Previous 'Books of the Month'
Week commencing 24th May 2020
'How to Pray: a simple guide for normal people'
Pete Greig
“Prayer was never supposed to be perplexing. In 'How to Pray', Pete Greig offers a simple guide to prayer: what it is, who it's for, and what it can achieve.”
Week commencing 21st June 2020
'What's so mazing about grace'
Philip Yancey
“Grace does not excuse wrong but treasures the wrongdoer. True grace is shocking, scandalous. It shakes our conventions with it's insistence on getting close to evil and touching it with mercy and hope." Philip Yancey
Week commencing 19th July 2020
'God and the Pandemic'
Tom Wright
BishopTom Wright examines our initial reactions to the Pandemic looking 'to blame' and 'seeing what might not be there' and instead, he invites us to consider a different way of seeing and responding – a way that draws on the teachings and examples of scripture, and above all on the way of living, thinking and praying revealed to us by Jesus
Week commencing 16th August 2020
'Paradoxology: Why Christianity was never meant to be simple'
Krish Kandiah
A bit of a modern classic (2014) this very 'easy to read book' explores some of the paradoxes which seem to undermine our Christian faith when old answers seem to have worn thin. Chapters address paradoxes including 'The God who needs nothing but asks for everything', The God who is actively inactive' and 'The God who wins as He loses'
Week commencing 20th September 2020
Striking Out:
Archbishop Stephen Cottrell
This book came out of Stephen's 700 km pilgrimage walk to Santiago de Compostela, in Spain, and contains prayers, poems, reflections and images.
Whether you have been on pilgrimage in the past, whether you are thinking about walking the ‘Camino’, or you are happy to ‘go’ on pilgrimage while staying at home, you might find this is the book for you.
Week commencing 18th October 2020
‘Secret Believers: What happens when Muslims turn to Christ?’ - Brother Andrew & Al Janssen
Thousands of ‘Muslim Background Believers’ suffer daily rejection; are prohibited from sharing their faith; and are threatened and in extreme cases beaten or even killed by extremist Muslims.
Here ‘God Smuggler’ Bother Andrew has written a thrilling novel, tracing the intertwined lives of a small group of believers in an unnamed Islamic country. The story becomes all the more fascinating as we realise that the stories are all based on the actual experiences of real people.

Week commencing 10th January 2021
Sitting at the feet of Rabbi Jesus: Ann Spangler & Lois Tverberg
“In Scripture, we perceive the words of Jesus at a distance of many centuries, from an entirely different culture, and in a different language. But what if we could find a way to fine-tune our hearing so that we could develop first-century Jewish ears? Then the words of Jesus that electrified the crowds would have a much greater impact on us.”
This book helps Christians in understanding the Bible (both Old and New Testaments). It enables the reader to grasp a deeper meaning from the things that Jesus taught, as well as to correct the assumptions many have made about the culture in which Jesus lived.
Teaching to help us grow as disciples of Jesus
Week commencing 24th May 2020
Ravi Zacharias
'Why I believe Jesus'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3kM6Rax1AU
Week commencing 7th June 2020
Michael Reeves
'Explaining the Trinity'
Week commencing 2nd August 2020
'With God on our side'
produced by Porter Speakman
Week commencing 16th August 2020
John Ortberg
'When the game is over it all goes back in the box'
Week commencing 30th August 2020
Elaine Storkey CBE
'Women in a Patriarchal World'
Week commencing 13th September 2020
Katharine Hayhoe
'Christians & Climate Change'
Week commencing 27th September 2020
Jeff Lucas
'Living for Jesus in Turbulent Times'

Fortnight commencing 18th October 2020
Francis Chan
'The Simple Gospel'
Week commencing 22nd November 2020
Tony Reinke
'Who will have your attention? Clinging to Christ in a Digital Age.'
Fortnight commencing 17th January 2021
John Piper
‘How important is the Bible?’
https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/how-important-is-the-bible

Week commencing 31st May 2020 (Pentecost)
Jim Cymbala
'Holy Spirit Directed Ministry'
https://youtu.be/PIgllS6mchY
Week commencing 14th June 2020
Tim Keller
'You must be born again'
Week commencing 28th June 2020
J John
'If God asked you to do something, would you do it?'
Week commencing 12th July 2020
Andy Stanley
'Don't settle for Christian'
Week commencing 26th July 2020
Stephen Cottrell
'Journeys'
Week commencing 9th August 2020
Andy Stanley
'What it means to have faith'
https://youtu.be/-OplztyjHEc
Week commencing 6th September 2020
Justin Welby
'Evangelism in a Multi Faith Context'
Week commencing 20th September 2020
Christine Caine
‘The courage to let go of your past.’
Fortnight commencing 4th October 2020
Tim Keller
'Racism and Corporate Evil: A White Guy’s Perspective '

Week commencing 1st November 2020
Bishop David Walker
'A reflection for All Souls'

Fortnight commencing 31st January 2021
Bishop Michael Nazir Ali
'God’s Church'

