There are a lot of books about! And it can be hard to know what to pop in your suitcase or download onto your Kindle as you prepare to relax on holiday. So we thought we’d share with you what the blog team here are reading this summer – Christian and secular:
Carl Laferton
“Wolf Hall”, by Hilary Mantel because I love history; it's won loads of prizes; my wife loved it; and because reading good, character-based fiction that's fantastically written stretches my brain in ways that non-fiction stuff doesn't.
Alison Mitchell
I’m reading “Judges for You” at the moment. I know Judges quite well, so was interested to work though it in a different way and with a fresh pair of eyes.
Daniel Broaddus
I've been reading "History of the Church" by Eusebius - a historical, and highly respected, narrative of the first few centuries of the Church.
Dean Faulkner
“Just do Something” by Kevin deYoung. The book is an encouragement not just to wait forever on the Lord to discover his will and direction. He won't tell us what to do at every turn so we have to get on with things and this is a good book to start with …
Tim Thornborough
“The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes” in preparation for the new TV series coming this autumn - I'd like to see what it has been adapted from. And various books on angels - I'm trying to get my head round what the Bible teaches about them, and what the popular culture claims for them.
Helen Thorne
I’m going to be looking at John Chapman's, “A Foot in Two Worlds”. Well, we all need a spot of encouragement to keep persevering in the faith and changing to become more like Jesus …
And what about you? What are your recommendations for this summer … ?
