We're looking forward to seeing many of you at our open day tomorrow for bargains, burgers and some great seminars!
It's not too late to book in for one of our training sessions. So please do click through and secure your place.
And just to whet your appetite, here's the video of our last open day ... enjoy!
After 45 years of searching, some of the world's top physicists think they may have done it. They think they may have discovered the Higgs Boson particle - or something very like it.
Such a discovery, in one field of physics from a lab in Switzerland, would probably pass most of us by if it weren't for this little boson's nickname. The Higgs Boson is more commonly known as the "God particle". And that gets people twitchy. It creates the impression that scientists are on their way to disproving God.
If you have studied a lot of physics, then you may understand your photons from your bosons and your leptons from your quarks. And you might be able to understand with ease what such things tell us about our universe. But for those of us who struggle with physics and want a little assistance when it comes to engaging with our non-Christian friends on this subject, here are some helpful words from the Gospel Coalition:
They also link to this interesting video.
Today, Americans will be celebrating the Declaration of Independence. A holiday to focus on freedom, sacrifice and acting on convictions. Good values for a country. A great reminder of the gospel.
Freedom - “For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.” (Galatians 5:1)
True freedom is rooted in Christ. Without it there’s nothing but despair. The freedom He gives is the highest freedom, freedom to delight in His mercy and grace.... continue reading
Derek Jacobi, the Oscar-winning actor, has spoken of feeling “conned and embarrassed” when he was taken to a Billy Graham rally as a young man.
That’s how he describes the moment when, having gone to the front to “give my life to Jesus”, the American evangelist stopped talking: “It was like the choir stopped singing”.
What an evocative description of a faith-response which depends on a man, rather than on the man. “The choir stopped singing”.... continue reading
Following the success of our last open day, we're flinging wide the doors of the company once again this summer!
It would be great if you could join us in Epsom, Surrey on July 14th for a look around our premises and a chance to snap up some great bargains. Plus, this time, we're offering 4 great seminars:
10:30am-11:30am
Supporting someone with depression in the local church - Alison Mitchell
Running an all-age family service - Helen Thorne
12:30pm-13:30pm
Leading homegroups - Tim Thornborough
Growing disciples in the local church - Barry Cooper
There's no charge for these seminars but as we have limited space we're asking people to book in advance, so please click here to reserve your place.
We look forward to seeing you in a few weeks!
What’s today’s most popular news story on the BBC website? That David Cameron’s daughter, Nancy, was accidently left behind in a pub after a family lunch.
It turns out that David went home in one car, with his bodyguards, while Samantha was in another with the other children. Dave thought their daughter was with Sam. Sam thought she was with Dave.
The mistake was discovered when they got home, at which point a quick phone call established that Nancy was still at the pub, and Dad dashed back to collect her. The readers’ comments left on the website are a mix of “it could happen to anyone – no harm done” and “this is totally shocking – how dare the Prime Minister lecture us about family values when he loses his own daughter”.... continue reading
And another small person has recently arrived in the Good Book family! Congratulations to our graphic designer, Andre Parker and his wife on the arrival of their fourth child - baby Jacob.
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good!
They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, and that's certainly true when it comes to grabbing attention, and helping people engage with the Gospel.
In the pulpit, we paint "word pictures" to engage the imagination and interest of our listeners. When it comes to the Gospel in print - pictures help most of us engage effectively with the big ideas of the Bible in memorable and impactful ways. Bridge to life; Christianity Explored; Two ways to live. I rest my case.
To try to find new ways of adorning the gospel for adults and children, we are hunting for fresh illustrators to work with, so this blog is a request to anyone out there to ask: do you know of people who God has gifted in this skill who we might think about working with? Please get in touch and let us know. Paste a link to their illustration online in the reply box, or email us at creative@thegoodbook.co.uk.
My name is Brodi and I am the newest member to the The Good Book Company team. I am a recent graduate from Patrick Henry College where I majored in government and political theory. I enjoyed my studies very much and still like to read philosophy and theology. A hobby of mine is painting miniatures for historical dioramas and gaming. My favorite scale to paint is 15mm because they are small enough to paint a lot of them in a short amount of time. I think my favorite part of it all is studying the history of the various periods or themes that I'm painting.
So, I have just finished my first full week here at The Good Book Company. I am very blessed to have the opportunity to work with fellow Christians in spreading God’s Word. Furthermore, I love reading books. Imagine how excited I am to sit at my desk with an entire shelf of books right next to me. I look forward to reading all these books!... continue reading
There are many ways to cheat in order to win an argument without having to actually defend your view. One is to call your opponent a “Nazi”. Another is to label them a “bigot”.
In an interesting blog this week, Ed West quotes a surprising turn of events. The National Secular Society’s attacking the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) which asked a Christian blogger, to justify placing a Coalition for Marriage advert on his blog.
Here’s what they said:... continue reading
