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ENGLISH PASTORAL
English Pastoral by James Rebank. Based in a rural farm in England’s Lake District, this book is about the author’s struggle as a farmer...
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Nov 29, 20243 min read


The Hiding Place
I feel like I should have read this book about 30 years ago. I’ve seen it, and Corrie Ten Boom, quoted numerous times but never quite had...
edwalker4
Apr 14, 20243 min read


Book Review: A Place at the Table. Miranda Harris and Jo Swinney. And:Planted by Leah Kostmo.
These two books both deserve a blog to themselves but they also, I thought, go well together. They were the first two books I read on A...
edwalker4
Sep 13, 20235 min read


Leadership - Henri Nouwen style
‘Leadership requires deep spiritual formation involving the whole person – body, mind and heart.’ This is a great little book. As with...
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Aug 30, 20233 min read


Greta and Susan the Prophetesses
So I am putting these 2 books together. Both written by females, both trying to bring attention to the climate / environmental crisis....
edwalker4
Aug 22, 20233 min read


TENANTS: Vicky Spratt
What does the universally accepted phrase ‘housing crisis’ actually mean? Read this book and it will be very difficult to come to the...
edwalker4
Aug 30, 20225 min read


INVISIBLE DIVIDES - Natalie Williams & Paul Brown
How many books have you read written by people from a working class background? Compare the number of sermons you have heard from those...
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Aug 30, 20223 min read


UNVEILED: Clare Hayns
I can rarely stick a devotional book for more than a few pages - I almost always find them trite, contrived and patronising - but this...
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Aug 30, 20222 min read


'My drive in life comes from a fear of being mediocre'
THE FREEDOM OF SELF FORGETFULLNESS - TIM KELLER! ‘My drive in life comes from a fear of being mediocre. That is always pushing me. I push...
edwalker4
Apr 16, 20223 min read


Returning the Lost Smiles -
Book Review: Returning the Lost Smiles: Ralph Turner and Amar Timalsina. This is the second book I’ve enjoyed by Ralph Turner. (The...
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Jan 30, 20223 min read


SMALL TOWN INERTIA
AUTHOR: JA Mortram I don’t often read photography books, nor do I really listen to pod-casts. I have Noel Garner to thank for both. He...
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Jan 16, 20223 min read


The Way Home: Mark Boyle
Book Review: The way home – Mark Boyle. I would never have come across this book had it not been given to me by a good friend. Out of...
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Dec 21, 20213 min read


THE CROSS AND SHAME!
‘When I was in the midst of addiction (and all that entails), a Christian told me that Christ had died for my sins. That made me feel...
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Apr 1, 20214 min read


A Pandemic of silent violence! :
Book review 6: Scars Across Humanity This is a truly formidable book. Combining fluency and academic rigour. It is both a page-turner and...
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Mar 18, 20214 min read


BOOK 4: Why the Church Should Care About Housing
‘Why the church should care about Housing.’ Graham Tomlin. Bp of Kensington. Grove Books ‘The Gospel may have a lot more to say about...
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Feb 19, 20214 min read


1st Book Review: Jesus and the Disinherited!
Fabulous book. Loved it! Jesus for the Disinherited. I’d never heard of this book nor the author, Howard Thurman, until Rach gave it me...
edwalker4
Jan 13, 20214 min read


2nd Book: What a Flanker. James Haskell!
What a Flanker! So well written and easy to read was this book that I had finished it the day after boxing day! All 300 pages. Written...
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Jan 13, 20213 min read


3rd Book: Dominion - Tom Holland
Dominion by Tom Holland: Dominion is a formidable book. Published in 2019 yet it is also a book I’ve been wanting to read for years. I’ve...
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Jan 13, 20215 min read


Book review 5: Women in a Patriarchal World
Author: Elaine Storkey. I first heard Elaine speak when I was a young scamp, back from the field, at Tearfund (TF) HQ. I can’t remember...
edwalker4
Jan 13, 20213 min read


ENGLISH PASTORAL
English Pastoral by James Rebank. Based in a rural farm in England’s Lake District, this book is about the author’s struggle as a farmer...
edwalker4
Nov 29, 20243 min read


The Hiding Place
I feel like I should have read this book about 30 years ago. I’ve seen it, and Corrie Ten Boom, quoted numerous times but never quite had...
edwalker4
Apr 14, 20243 min read


Book Review: A Place at the Table. Miranda Harris and Jo Swinney. And:Planted by Leah Kostmo.
These two books both deserve a blog to themselves but they also, I thought, go well together. They were the first two books I read on A...
edwalker4
Sep 13, 20235 min read


Leadership - Henri Nouwen style
‘Leadership requires deep spiritual formation involving the whole person – body, mind and heart.’ This is a great little book. As with...
edwalker4
Aug 30, 20233 min read


Greta and Susan the Prophetesses
So I am putting these 2 books together. Both written by females, both trying to bring attention to the climate / environmental crisis....
edwalker4
Aug 22, 20233 min read


TENANTS: Vicky Spratt
What does the universally accepted phrase ‘housing crisis’ actually mean? Read this book and it will be very difficult to come to the...
edwalker4
Aug 30, 20225 min read


INVISIBLE DIVIDES - Natalie Williams & Paul Brown
How many books have you read written by people from a working class background? Compare the number of sermons you have heard from those...
edwalker4
Aug 30, 20223 min read


UNVEILED: Clare Hayns
I can rarely stick a devotional book for more than a few pages - I almost always find them trite, contrived and patronising - but this...
edwalker4
Aug 30, 20222 min read


'My drive in life comes from a fear of being mediocre'
THE FREEDOM OF SELF FORGETFULLNESS - TIM KELLER! ‘My drive in life comes from a fear of being mediocre. That is always pushing me. I push...
edwalker4
Apr 16, 20223 min read


Returning the Lost Smiles -
Book Review: Returning the Lost Smiles: Ralph Turner and Amar Timalsina. This is the second book I’ve enjoyed by Ralph Turner. (The...
edwalker4
Jan 30, 20223 min read


ENGLISH PASTORAL
English Pastoral by James Rebank. Based in a rural farm in England’s Lake District, this book is about the author’s struggle as a farmer...
edwalker4


The Hiding Place
I feel like I should have read this book about 30 years ago. I’ve seen it, and Corrie Ten Boom, quoted numerous times but never quite had...
edwalker4


Book Review: A Place at the Table. Miranda Harris and Jo Swinney. And:Planted by Leah Kostmo.
These two books both deserve a blog to themselves but they also, I thought, go well together. They were the first two books I read on A...
edwalker4


ENGLISH PASTORAL
English Pastoral by James Rebank. Based in a rural farm in England’s Lake District, this book is about the author’s struggle as a farmer...
edwalker4


The Hiding Place
I feel like I should have read this book about 30 years ago. I’ve seen it, and Corrie Ten Boom, quoted numerous times but never quite had...
edwalker4


Book Review: A Place at the Table. Miranda Harris and Jo Swinney. And:Planted by Leah Kostmo.
These two books both deserve a blog to themselves but they also, I thought, go well together. They were the first two books I read on A...
edwalker4
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