I regularly post creative pieces which help folks connect with the Bible in a contemporary and down-to-earth way. Please feel free to make use of them if they inspire you. I also post daily short thoughts on social media and have produced a variety of books, most of which draw on the Bible.
Film Friday
‘Literature is like an ambulance, racing to save someone’s life.’ So says French Jane Austen fan Agathe Robinson while on a writing retreat in England. She also says, ‘I believe …
Lyrical Riffs
Perhaps she’s at the window, looking, waiting, feeling the pain of the father. Perhaps she faithfully prays day and night for the son to return. Perhaps she is there for …
Lyrical Riffs
Is a lamp to our feet,Honey for our lips,Living and active,Like treasure found in a field,It’s complex and layered,Not always easy to understand,Rich in imagery and creativity,Describing us like birds …
Movie Movements are three-minute videos linking a film scene to a Biblical theme. Also: movie clips you can use in your talks, sermons and thoughts.
Not so much a recommended list, just some movies we have enjoyed over the last few years…
Short creative thoughts with a nod toward the Good Book.
Every event, conversation, parable and miracle from the 4 gospels redone as dramatic readings and dialogues.
We love telling stories. We do it all the time — in our films, books and social networks. So does God. The Bible is chock-full of stories, from the everyday to the awesome.
Dave is supported by The Coverdale Trust, a UK Registered Charity, which was established in 1989 for the support of the Christian arts.
A collection of short thoughts about life, faith, hope, doubt, struggles, questions and reality.
A book to help us to reflect on the way God is with us in the everyday, and how ordinary things can remind us of that.
A second collection of biblical Psalms retold and reimagined, with space for your own reactions, comments, thoughts and prayers.
Reflections on the ways Jesus and the prophets communicated, and lots of thoughts, ideas and examples of ways we might communicate the good news of the Bible.
A short book (only 40 pages) reflecting on the way Jesus is about life, not rules, regulations or religion.
I’m a Christian and I’ve loved pop music all my life, so can’t really separate the two.
A new book full of thoughts, rewritten Bible bits, and creative pieces for reflecting on the life of Jesus.
A collection of stories and short pieces, some just for the joy of writing, some carry a deeper meaning.
A selection of 60 biblical Psalms re-imagined and rewritten, with space for your reflections and reactions.
When Frank and his sister Jodie discover a little gold boat in the basement of their new home, they find it has the power to take them on a fistful …
Biblical thoughts, reflections, reactions and musings inspired by a few decades of movie watching.
A collection of readings, dramas, stories and thoughts for reflecting on the Nativity.
A parable and a folk tale, about a strange place not unlike any other, and a stranger who brings unusual transformation.
A tough, brutal, relentless tale of the prodigal son as he makes his way home through a war zone, colliding with a whole host of biblical heroes and villains along …
Creative reflections on various biblical themes with space for your own musings, doodles, scribbles and sketches.
An ordinary guy goes to the pub and, opening his battered Bible, reads and reflects and wonders everything you’ve ever wondered.
Another 101 biblically-themed readings for reflection, worship and discussion.
Jed and Yolanda find everyone asleep in church, so they decide to shake things up a bit with their Fun Dust.
A mix of creative biblical rewrites and reflections on the God who continues to upend our own notions and ideas.
A humorous version of the Nativity told through the eyes of a bunch of angels.
Lots more readings, dialogues and stories for use in worship, presentations or for reflection.
Dean and Bob can’t resist the article that claims God has arrived and is living in a caravan nearby.
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.
Assorted christian ramblings from a chaotic mind… In 2011 Dave Hopwood began spilling his thoughts and shaking the world, not many people noticed.
Readings, stories and sketches for easy use in services, events, home meetings and lots of other places.
Four people break into the Bible using a few wires and a glass of green smoking liquid.
A collection of daily, humorous reflections about life and faith from a 50-something Christian man, focusing specifically on his failings, fears and frustrations.
When Goober runs away and hides in a church he finds new friends, and an adventure which is larger than time itself.
When Jimmy Deal falls through a hole in the ground, at his local fairground, he enters a world where anything can happen.
50 brief reflections (each one in 50 words) on extracts from the Book of Revelation.
Fifty 50-word stories about various biblical prodigals and their different experiences.
The final part of the first Danny Garret Trilogy – the cadets from Nimrods embark on another global mission.
On this, his second adventure, Danny finds himself on a global quest battling dangers and dinosaurs.
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.
A tale of crime, greed, guns & cash and what happens when you put them all together.
The second Max Maguire adventure : ‘Dave is such a good writer, he is able to blend Biblical history facts and brings them to life.
“A nicely mixed ‘blokes’ bag’ of different voices, punchy, pithy, entertaining, thought provoking, inspiring.
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.
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 …
