Christian Book Reviews

  SEEDS OF HOPE by Jeremy Marshall and Mary Davis The first chapter addresses the elephant in the room namely the excuse we all make - I'm not an evangelist. What we are really saying is we are afraid. Afraid of how people will react, what they will say specifically if they ask questions we cannot answer but Jeremy shows that we are all being evangelistic at present in our day to day lives. We just need to practice more and where better to start than with our own families and friends or even those we work with. Yes it would be nice to have training and it is something out local churches should actually address by offering helpful seminars if possible. But at the end of the day we should start with our own story. It doesn't matter what people think of us, God knows and He is aware we might experience difficulties. Remember the verse - "greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world." Also remember "he came into his own and his own did not accept him...

  Invisible   Divides  by Natalie Williams and Paul Brown PART 1 - IS CLASS AN ISSUE? INTRODUCTION In the Introduction Natalie explains the premise of this book - that when she first came to church she realised that having come from a working-class family and spending most of her childhood living in relative poverty, she would have to learn all sorts of unknown rules about speech, education, money, meal tables, authority and generally "right" ways to conduct herself.  She felt out of her depth and out of place, she didn't fit in with the majority of people around her  Over the years she has become more middle class in outward appearance.  She started to mimic the behaviour around her and picked up some of the rules quickly.  Becoming a Christian not only affected her spiritual life but her aspirations also changed very quickly. Natalie still identifies as working class but outwardly it would not appear that way.  She still feels like she doesn't f...