Five Impossible Things to Believe Before Christmas
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Five Impossible Things to Believe Before Christmas by Kevin Scully
Provokes Christians to consider afresh the shock of what we are asking people to believe. This title covers such topics as: The wings of an angel: angel visitations; Threats to society: the subversive message of Christmas; Daring to say yes: Mary; The crack in the universe: how does God become a baby; and, Rounding it off: the star in the east.
From Magnet - Winter 2009 If you are looking for a different read for Advent, this may be just the book for youFirmly rooted in Scripture yet facing up to the challenges of 21st Century Britain, Kevin Scully's Advent book brings a fresh approach to Advent and Christmas. Angels, revolutionaries, teenage mums, the stars and the God in the baby, with quotes from Alice in Wonderland to Rowan Williams gives new insights to the well known Advent and Christmas themes. One chapter a week, with questions and meditation ideas makes this book suitable for both private and study group use. Reviewed by John Goacher
Kevin Scully is the author of Sensing the Passion (published by Upper Room and Triangle/SPCK) and Women on the Way (Triangle/SPCK). He was a contributor to three other books: Called to Be Saints (CTBI), This is Our Calling (SPCK) and Consuming Passion (DLT). He is a Church of England priest, having served all his ministry in inner-city London. He is currently the rector of St Matthew's, Bethnal Green in the East End. Before that he was the Vocations Advisor and Director of Ordinands for the Bishop for Stepney. A former actor and journalist, he has written ten-stage works that have had productions in Britain and Australia. Two radio plays, A Grain of Rice and Verbal Assaults, have been broadcast in Ireland and Australia respectively.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781841016771 |
| ISBN 10 | 1841016772 |
| Title | Five Impossible Things to Believe Before Christmas |
| Author | Kevin Scully |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | BRF (The Bible Reading Fellowship) |
| Year published | 2009-09-18 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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