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Monday Rewrite: Wallbuilding and Wallbuilding

Mon 22 October

He sighs and looks down, dust and grit nestled under his nails and in his eyebrows. He’s back, the third time, and no doubt it will not be the last. … Read on →

Dave Hop

Saturday Extra: A Chance

Sat 20 October

Simon stares at the space, the space where his brother should be. The gap, yawning wide. Like the chasm in his own life. Looking through to the emptiness beyond. Nothing … Read on →

Film Friday

Film Friday: A Star is Born

Fri 19 October

‘Trust me. I’m going to sing it anyway all you have to do is join in.’ When rock star Jackson meets Ally after one of his concerts he ends up … Read on →

Video shorts

Books

Jed and Yolanda find everyone asleep in church, so they decide to shake things up a bit with their Fun Dust.
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A mix of creative biblical rewrites and reflections on the God who continues to upend our own notions and ideas.
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A humorous version of the Nativity told through the eyes of a bunch of angels.
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Lots more readings, dialogues and stories for use in worship, presentations or for reflection.
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Dean and Bob can’t resist the article that claims God has arrived and is living in a caravan nearby.
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Noah’s Noisy Boat is a very noisy book!
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Bible Based Readings for Reflection and Worship.
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A personal take on some key Biblical happenings: from Creation to the Exodus, Christmas to Easter, get the inside track on the One behind it all.
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Assorted christian ramblings from a chaotic mind… In 2011 Dave Hopwood began spilling his thoughts and shaking the world, not many people noticed.
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Lots of stories from the Bible with the fun left in!
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Readings, stories and sketches for easy use in services, events, home meetings and lots of other places.
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Guardian Grange: Action, adventure, and tuck boxes!
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Four people break into the Bible using a few wires and a glass of green smoking liquid.
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120 readings drawing on Bible verses.
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A collection of daily, humorous reflections about life and faith from a 50-something Christian man, focusing specifically on his failings, fears and frustrations.
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A collection of stories to chew on.
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A totally new, action-packed retelling of the life of Jesus.
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An easy, entertaining way to read the Bible stories about Jesus.
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A page turning, big screen mystery; intrigue, murder and the quest for divine power.
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Life, film, faith & the Bible: 66 film clips described with thoughts and questions.
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A collection of Biblical parables retold with humorous & serious reflections.
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A brief novel about life, friendship, music and faith.
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50 brief reflections (each one in 50 words) on extracts from the Book of Revelation.
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50 fifty-word extracts from the life of Jesus.
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A collection of 216 short 50-word reflections.
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100 film clips, described briefly with themes and Bible references.
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Fifty 50-word stories about various biblical prodigals and their different experiences.
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A 10 part Bible course drawing on the film Machine Gun Preacher.
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One day can change everything – A twisting, jigsaw of a mystery.
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The final part of the first Danny Garret Trilogy – the cadets from Nimrods embark on another global mission.
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On this, his second adventure, Danny finds himself on a global quest battling dangers and dinosaurs.
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Danny Garret is an ordinary boy with a very ordinary life, then one day, to his horror, his father enlists him in the local cathedral choir.
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An old fashioned tale of good guys, bad guys and fully loaded water pistols.
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A tale of crime, greed, guns & cash and what happens when you put them all together.
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The second Max Maguire adventure : ‘Dave is such a good writer, he is able to blend Biblical history facts and brings them to life.
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“A nicely mixed ‘blokes’ bag’ of different voices, punchy, pithy, entertaining, thought provoking, inspiring.
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Entertaining emails from various Biblical characters.
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From Stonehenge to Angkor Wat, at the wrestling, the cinema, the supermarket.
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135 interactive Bible stories for all ages.
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A town turned upside-down by outrageous radicals.
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A novel in which a guy spends 40 days in the grounds of a moorland monastery.
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Psalms, God and rock ‘n’ roll.
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A gripping, action-packed read, retelling the Bible for adults.
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This is a contemporary tale of three men, their women and their dads.
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An ordinary guy goes to the pub and, opening his battered Bible, reads and reflects and wonders everything you’ve ever wondered.
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A modern retelling of the story of Jesus, seen through the eyes of Tom, an out-of-work, out-of-luck guy, hanging around on the edges of this remarkable tale.
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A guy takes off for the weekend, escaping family and work pressures; stopping at various places along the way to reflect on Biblical passages and how they relate to his … Read on →
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