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Books > Sport & Leisure > Humour > General
A light-hearted collection of drawings and rhymes that reflect the
complex and multi-faceted nature of the human condition in a
humorous manner. || Open our book and savour each page, | Join our
Fantabunals on a sunlit stage, | Happily sharing their inner lives
- | Feelings of joy, passion and strife. || That's all it is, yet
so much more: | A flow of verses and colours galore! | Enter our
world of hues and stanzas, | A show just for you, an extravaganza!
|| Here you might find that you're not alone | In your hopes and
dreams or fears and groans, | And in reading our rhymes (strictly
no prose!) | May you find a moment of gentle repose.
What would it be like if church was full of mirth and merriment?
Exploring what it would be like to have a more joyous aspect to
church, Steve Morris looks at the incarnation, TV's comedy vicars,
comedians, clowns, and unlikely Christian humourists such as Martin
Luther and St Francis to encourage us to see church from a
different perspective. If God has a sense of humour, and Jesus
laughed, then shouldn't we too? Challenging, fun, but with a pithy
edge, Morris encourages us to think more about the seriousness of
being funny and understand why merriment can breathe new life into
the church. Content Benefits: By asking questions such as whether
God has a sense of humour and did Jesus laugh, this book will
encourage you to adopt a more joyous attitude towards your faith. *
Explores the relationship between humour and Christian beliefs *
Reveals the humour of God and Jesus in the Bible * Includes real
life stories of church initiatives including a helter-skelter
installation * Examines what TV vicars tell us about how faith is
perceived * Reconnects us to the heart of God * Written in an
engaging, anecdotal style that is accessible to all * The fourth
book in The Rediscovering the Heart of Faith, Life and Everything
series * Suitable for anyone wanting to grow in their faith and
spirituality * Ideal for any church leaders wanting to create an
accessible and relevant church environment
Wedding planner Madeleine lives in a picture-perfect thatched
cottage, in a picture-perfect English country village. There's only
one problem - dream cottages take a lot of work, and with a leaking
roof, and not enough money to pay for it, what Maddie needs now is
a big wedding to plan. So she's delighted when she takes on the
wedding of Californian heiress Peyton, to all-round good guy
Patrick. She's less delighted to find out that she's going to have
help - from the admittedly gorgeous, but equally maddening, tall,
dark and handsome best man Lorcan. The wedding is set to take place
in a castle in rural Ireland, and so, in no time, Maddie and Lorcan
are on their way to Ballalee. Life hasn't always been easy for
Maddie, and work has become her refuge. But soon the warmth and
humour of Lorcan's Irish family and friends start to chip away at
Maddie's walls. And as the big day approaches, it might be time for
Maddie to focus less on her clients' love life and more on her
own... 'Read yourself happy' with Maxine Morrey's latest feel-good
and utterly uplifting love story, guaranteed to make you smile.
Perfect for fans of Mhairi McFarlane and Sophie Kinsella. Praise
for Maxine Morrey: 'An uplifting read that stops you in your tracks
and makes you wonder "....but what if?" Absorbing, funny and
oh-so-romantic, I loved every page!' Rachel Burton 'A super sweet
read, guaranteed to warm any winter evening' Samantha Tonge 'A
lovely story that kept me turning the pages' Jules Wake 'A
stunning, perfect novel - it literally took my breath away.' The
Writing Garnet, 5 stars 'A warm hug of a book.' Rachel's Random
Reads, 5 stars
This is a journal of news headline interpretations, featuring
Lefty, a fictitious character in whose flaws, and those of the
inhabitants of his world, we may see our own weaknesses, and
perhaps even grow stronger in their recognition...
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