New & Recent Releases - Great Christmas Gifts & Summer Reading

100 Years of Christian Camping

Graham Ashby

In the early 1920s, a unique movement began to emerge in New Zealand, profoundly influencing lives through an environment where faith, personal growth and recreation intersected. For over a century, the Open Brethren heritage churches have embraced Christian camping as a way to enhance community and effectively share the dynamic Christian message. Thousands of lives have been changed for the better. This book celebrates that living legacy.

The School of Twinkle Toes

Anna Wilkes

Everyone has sparkle and everyone has shine,
And when you know what to believe about yourself
you will feel quite fine.
A whimsical, heart-warming story for children and adults alike, The School of Twinkle Toes is about embracing what makes you unique and about truly becoming yourself.

Daisy Lane

Stacey Pyne

The Daisy Lane stories are glimpses into the greatest love story ever told. Growing together within the garden we find ourselves a part of - connected by our breath and the beating of our hearts. This book magnifies the power of his stories and reminds us of the power of ours. beautiful illustrated collection of fictional stories about characters in the background of the Bible, from the author of Goldie. Book 4 in the series.

Available as a printed book or ebook.

Worry About Nothing, Pray About Everything

Angela Natoli

80 prayers to help you live in victory, free from fear, worry and anxiety. This prayer book comes from the heart of a fellow prayer friend who knows what it is to need help and find it in our Heavenly Father. Within these prayers, may you find language for your own heart, strength for your own battles and a reminder that, when you seek the Lord in all things, He will meet you right where you are - with peace, joy and unfailing love.

I Am: The True Vine

Kylie DellaBarca Steel

I Am: The True Vine leads you into the richness of John 15. This is a devotional and reflective journal for those who long to pause, abide and encounter Jesus more deeply. With Scripture, reflection and space for your own responses, this book is ideal for personal devotion, group study or family use - opening a pathway to intimacy with Him. Abide. In Jesus. In His word. In His love.

A New and Glorious Morning

Joseph C. McAuley

A Christmas and Advent devotional. In our fast-paced world, A New & Glorious Morning invites you to slow down and immerse yourself in the hope and anticipation of the Advent and Christmas seasons. Joseph McAuley fuses pastoral care, theological insight, humour and storytelling to create an engaging, edifying and enlightening journey. Part Bible commentary and part daily devotional, the addition of whimsical, adventurous and even romantic explorations of the nativity story brings the wonder of Christmas alive in fresh and compelling ways.

Hopes, Fears and Wheelchairs

Timothy Lee

What happens when your whole world changes in the blink of an eye? For Timothy, that day came when he crashed his mountain bike in Rotorua's Redwood Forest. Despite the challenges and heartache that come from suffering, grief and loss, in this book he presents a way forward. Here, woven together with a raw and poignant story, you'll discover practical and spiritual tips to help navigate the storms of life.

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A Life of Surprises

Susanna Burton-Thompson

Boat People Rescue, Shipwreck and Death Row, Zambia. Susanna Burton-Thompson couldn't have planned a more interesting life if she had tried. Her memoirs are amusing and sometimes miraculous - from God's guidance on how to buy an old car, to rescuing an inmate from a Zambian prison. And surviving a shipwreck. Her storytelling photography was used for aid organisations such as Operation Mobilisation and World Vision. Serendipity is her favourite word.

The Recycled Teen

Jim Dean

A Kiwi farmer and jack of all trades experienced a spiritual rebirth in his mid-fifties and gave up his wool buying business to begin mission work. After a number of adventures, his final destination on his ten-year mission journey was to Mercy Ships in the United Kingdom, where he used his many and various life skills in the service of God, working on the refit of the Africa Mercy hospital ship.

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Love's Perfect Reward

Katie-Anne Martin

At eighteen years of age Grace Singh leaves her family home to join a mission team who are working among the poor in a southern Indian village. However, things don't go as planned for the young lady whose compassion for the destitute leads her into danger. After being captured by a group of religious extremists attempt to force her to abandon her allegiance to Agapé. Fearful and distressed, she sees no way of escape...

More Thinking About Life

George Bryant

What is happening to our world? George Bryant explores diminishing empathy, freedom of speech, our obsession for always wanting more, the importance of the words we speak, our search for happiness, the decay of truth, how to cope when the going gets tough, living with cancer, the need for more wisdom and spirituality in politics, and confusion about the Treaty of Waitangi.

The Miracle of Forgiveness

E. Miriam Murphy

Jesus calls us to forgive - but what does forgiveness look like in the worst of times and when the rubber meets the road? Forgiveness is hard and life can be heartbreaking. In October 1986, Miriam Murphy's life and the lives of her family would forever be changed by the brutal and unnecessary murder of her father-in-law. The true story of the offer of forgiveness, and a lifelong call to forgive.

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The Priest Who Limped

Iain Gow

The journeys of life have left Rev Jack McQuarrie with a metaphorical limp. Through evocative vignettes that are by turns both light and poignant, and through the voices of family members, this strikingly honest and raw fictional memoir is about being human and finding hope. But most of all, it's about grace. A powerful story emerges, wrestling with the tensions of life and faith, and whispering, 'All will be well' - even when it's not.

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Growing in Jesus (Book One)

Barry Jackson

As parents, we want to give the gift of life in all its fullness to our children, and as young people we're eager to make these exciting discoveries for ourselves, but where do we start? Through 52 engaging chapters (one for each week of the year), stimulating discussion questions and fun activities, this exciting new resource helps parents and young people build a well thought through and resilient foundation of faith for the world we live in.

Available as a printed book or ebook.