March has been a crazy month – our first daughter arrived (early!) and the world was gripped by the Coronavirus pandemic. In spite of both of those momentous, life-changing events (or, in the latter, perhaps because of!) I managed to get a reasonable amount of reading done – although I do have a bit of a backlog of books to review! Here are Ten Things I read in March that I think others might be interested in…
- Firstly, a book. ‘Does God Really Like Me? by the Holsclaws. TLDR? A powerful book that touched a nerve, and invites readers into the truth and beauty of God.
- Kate Bowler’s newest book The Preacher’s Wife is an essential look at evangelical women celebrities.
- I’m a fan of the Colour Profiling thing, and ‘Surrounded by Idiots‘ is the book of that. TLDR? This book helped me understand different people. Recommended.
- Ollie Lansdowne is back! A great blog post on the unimaginable peace he finds in Jesus. TLDR? Ollie lives in London, with an underlying health condition. But he is at peace. Read this.
- Al Hsu’s Grieving a Suicide is superb. TLDR? An excellent book on grief, whether from a suicide or grief more generally.
- As ‘online church’ becomes a ‘thing’, this is one of the best blogs about communion. TLDR? Households can do it, but “Let the absence of this meal make you hunger even more for that future meal”
- Gavin and Anne Calver’s Unleashed: The Acts Church Today is a cracker. TLDR? Take Acts seriously and get on with God’s mission!
- Premier had a great blog about ‘Love in a Time of Lockdown’. TLDR? Don’t move in together unless you are married.
- I’ve been loving getting to grips with the new BST NIV Bible. TLDR? Perfect for housegroup leaders and people wanting a portable but useful study bible.
- Over at Christian Today David Baker sheds light on a trial that should shame all Anglicans, and make all Christians think. TLDR? Love doesn’t always mean love…
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