From our bookshelf

2022-10-31T13:43:00

From time to time, books arrive at YCW Towers that may be of interest and value. Here are some that have arrived on the doormat that you may want to consider adding to your library.

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Fiction as a faith‑builder: How Christian parents can use stories in discipleship

2025-04-24T08:00:00Z By Helen Parker

Long ago, before my husband and I had children, we were staying with a family who had teenagers. Together we watched a TV series featuring an alcoholic. I was surprised that the parents allowed their young people to watch it, but the ensuing discussion proved invaluable.
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The Garden the Curtain and the Cross is a great resource for Christian parents to try in the run up to Easter

2025-03-13T09:08:00Z By Shelley Logan

As the last few remnants of the Christmas stock are in the seasonal sale aisle, in comes the chocolate eggs and hot cross buns. ‘Happy Easter’ is on bunting, hats, and toys everywhere we look. It can be difficult for Christian parents to navigate yet another consumer-hacked event in the calendar, as the colour pallet in the shops turns to pastel yellow, pink and green and the shelves are filled with chocolate eggs, and fluffy bunnies and chicks. So, how do Christian families manage this time of year as they explain the biblical account of the first Easter to children in a theologically accurate, yet age-appropriate way, especially as eggs, hot cross buns and bunnies can be easier to digest than sin, death and resurrection.
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Millie Maven trilogy

2023-04-18T13:47:00Z By Caitlin Mackenzie Boddy

My daughter Hazel is an avid reader. She loves action books and sci-fi and fantasy. She enjoyed Alex Ryder and David Baddiel. She devoured both Helen Moss series. But most of the ‘Christian’ books I’ve suggested have been given a paltry five out of ten (she is ...