If you are thinking about getting someone (or yourself) a book this Christmas, here are ten suggestions from Ellie based on books she’s read this year. Have you read any of these? Click on the title of each book to link to Amazon Smile. We trust you will find this helpful! 1. The Hidden Life… More Ellie’s Top 10 Reads in 2018
The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben captivated me. Be warned though, I had to stop reading it in bed because I kept saying, ‘Wow!’ and waking up Graham. I love books that help me discover, and this book made me appreciate God’s creation so much. Although it is written from an evolutionary perspective, this… More The Hidden Life of Trees
This collection of 52 prose pieces compiled by Anita Heiss captures the incredible breadth and diversity up what it means to grow up Aboriginal in Australia. Each contribution contributes the unique voice and experience of its author, and together the whole expresses the pain, joy, and often the ordinariness of everyday life, for indigenous Australia.… More Growing up Aboriginal in Australia
On my recent trip to Indonesia, I took an old friend, G.K. Chesterton with me. And he served me very well – good company with a coffee waiting for flights, amusement and wonder for flights, and a peaceful escape after long days of meetings. Napoleon of Notting Hill was Chesterton’s first published novel (1904). The setting… More G.K. Chesterton, Napoleon of Notting Hill (Graham)
Graham introduced to us a great commentary on Ecclesiastes when we studied Ecclesiastes at church last year – ‘Destiny’ by David Gibson. It is full of gems like this quote, “When life ends, or is about to end, absolutely everything else comes into focus. The things that don’t really matter, but which we gave so… More Destiny by David Gibson
Bill Gammage’s book, The Biggest Estate: How Aborigines Made Australia (Allen & Unwin, 2012) radically changed how I see and understand the Australian natural landscape as well as my understanding of Australian history. Gammage shares of a number of early European landscape paintings of the Australian bush and matches it with written descriptions of the… More Bill Gammage, The Biggest Estate: How Aborigines Made Australia (Graham)
A book that God has used to help me recognize Him personally in my life is ‘Experiencing God’ by Henry and Richard Blackaby. I love how Blackaby highlights the ways God is at work in and through us to accomplish His good and loving purposes. As he says, “God wants a watching world to come… More Experiencing God by Henry and Richard Blackaby
What do we do with our hurt and especially our memories of hurt and pain? ‘The End of Memory’ by Miroslav Volf has been a pivotal read for my own processing, and has continued to inform how I think, share, and pray about forgiveness. One of my favourite quotes from the book is, “being in… More Miroslav Volf, The End of Memory: Remembering Rightly in a Violent World (Graham)
A book that I’ve found tremendously helpful is “A Place of Healing” by Joni Eareckson Tada. One of my favourite quotes from it is, “God’s plans for us really are full of hope and a future. Even when that path leads through pain.” If you or someone you know is struggling with pain or chronic… More A Place of Healing by Joni Eareckson Tada