Category Archives: Books to read

Finding God in Unexpected Places. Philip Yancey. [book]

Posted on September 18, 2017 by nickparish

Figured I’d ease back into blogging with a book review or two.  My aim this year has been to read 52 books over the course of the year.  I’ve slightly lost track (as with so many resolutions) but I know … Continue reading →

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Fearfully and Wonderfully Made [book]

Posted on May 3, 2017 by nickparish

In a sense, this sort of starts as a book review and ends as a blog post… I first read this book quite some time ago.  It is by Paul Brand (and Philip Yancey – my impression is that Paul … Continue reading →

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Epic Fail [Book]

Posted on March 15, 2017 by nickparish

This is a book review, not a self-depracating post… (I wrote this post a while back, but forgot to publish it!) I was given a book this week which, contrary to the rules, I read straight away.  It was a … Continue reading →

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The Amazing Technicolour Pyjama Therapy. [book]

Posted on January 23, 2017 by nickparish

This is a book about chronic illness.  It’s written by a doctor who has experienced M.E.  This gives it the potential to be good on more than one level, and it is! I should probably point out at the outset … Continue reading →

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Ruined.

Posted on August 10, 2015 by nickparish

Let me clarify at the start (can you clarify before saying anything?  Probably not…).  This is not simply an excuse to display a bunch of holiday snaps.  But Joshua and I had a little trip to some historical sites on … Continue reading →

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A Christian Survival Guide [book] Ed Cysomething-or-other

Posted on June 13, 2015 by nickparish

I guess this comes across in many ways as quite a gentle book. It doesn’t ask a great deal, but neither does it shy away from challenge and deep questioning. There’s some useful and ‘real’ stuff on Christian life. You … Continue reading →

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A New Kind of Christian [book] by Brian McLaren.

Posted on June 9, 2015 by nickparish

I am way behind with my book reviewing.  Years behind, it would appear.  I live in hope that I’ll be catching up soon, but I’m not sure how realistic that is. Background – chat with my parents about church and … Continue reading →

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New beginnings … every day.

Posted on August 29, 2014 by nickparish

There’s been another long gap in my blog posting…  And I’m mulling over the need for another ‘new beginning’ – a kick up the backside (which is difficult to do to oneself with any sort of force) and a fresh … Continue reading →

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Weeding, Watering and Watching.

Posted on July 26, 2014 by nickparish

A couple of weeks ago, I started on a job that was long overdue.  It’s a job that had become long overdue because I really don’t enjoy doing it and the longer it was left, the bigger the job became.  … Continue reading →

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Praise through the tears.

Posted on July 21, 2014 by nickparish

I wrote over at BigBible this week about the Holy Habit of praise. I said that developing the habit of praise in the good times might help us to praise God still when the good times vanish and the bad … Continue reading →

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