From the Heart brings together a rich selection of articles by Rob Parsons, one the UK's best-loved Christian authors. Most of these were written for his monthly column in Premier Christianity magazine where he shared his thoughts about some of the things that matter to him most. As far as possible, they have been kept exactly as they were when he wrote them.Rob's reflections on the joys, challenges, doubts and fears of everyday Christian life are layered with warmth, humour and messages of hope and encouragement. But it's not all sweetness and light: there are some things that not only make him sad, but angry.Topics include: - Nasty Christians
- Dare to be Vulnerable
- Deal or No Deal?
- Disappointment with God
- God's Will According to Cyril
- Worry Wars
- The Strugglers' Group' From the Heart is searingly honest and wonderfully encouraging. I absolutely loved it!' - Cathy Madavan, author of Irrepressible
- 224 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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ChristianityTable of contents
- Cover
- About the Author
- Title Page
- To my dearest friend, Ronnie Lockwood.
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 Jesus Comes for Me
- 2 The Faith of My Youth
- 3 Disappointment with God
- 4 Between You and God
- 5 The Heart of a Saturday Morning
- 6 Do You Really Believe God Loves You?
- 7 You’ve Got Mail
- 8 A Creeping Separateness
- 9 The Wisdom of Ecclesiastes
- 10 Cheap Grace
- 11 Bag for Life
- 12 The Greatest Gift of a Parent
- 13 Study Talks
- 14 Nasty Christians
- 15 The Non-poetic Will of God
- 16 ‘Why, My Soul, Are You Downcast?’
- 17 Congratulations!
- 18 Worry Wars
- 19 The Day I Met a Wise Teenage Mother
- 20 A Simple Man
- 21 Kick the Leaves
- 22 Character Crisis
- 23 Seen and Heard
- 24 Teach Us to Pray
- 25 Dare to be Vulnerable
- 26 Street Pastors
- 27 Why Death is Hard to Live With
- 28 Next Year, We’ll Begin Earlier
- 29 The Room Next Door
- 30 Schadenfreude
- 31 Cynicism Corrupts
- 32 Abide with Me
- 33 You Can’t Fix Everything
- 34 School Reports
- 35 Healing in the Local Church
- 36 Coping with the Cold War
- 37 Songs of Innocence or Experience?
- 38 At Least
- 39 It’s Just Jesus
- 40 One Person
- 41 Deal or No Deal?
- 42 I Will See Him Again
- 43 Handling Criticism
- 44 An Old Lady Sings
- 45 Who Am I?
- 46 Don’t Look Back
- 47 Pride
- 48 The Strugglers’ Group
- 49 For Better, for Worse
- 50 The Cross and the Chain
- 51 God’s Will According to Cyril
- 52 Perspective
- 53 Look After These Little Ones
- 54 The Wisdom of a Postman
- 55 Coming of Age
- Acknowledgements
- Imprint Page
- Endmatter page 1
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