Books for Women

More information on Good Enough MotherGood Enough Mother
God at work in the challenge of parenting

Naomi Starkey

Good Enough Mother is a book for all mothers, not just those of young children, which shows how God can help mothers turn anxieties and stresses into growth points.

It explores the fruit of the Spirit and how these can be used to grow parenting skills, written from the author's experience of raising three children over two decades.

More information on Growing Women LeadersGrowing Women Leaders
Nurturing women's leadership in the Church
Rosie Ward

This is a book about women's leadership in the Church, examining the current situation and looking to the future. It surveys the latest scholarship on key passages in scripture relating to women leaders, as well as looking at the history of women leading in the Church, and offers practical advice on growing women leaders today. This is essential reading for women already in leadership, those exploring a call to ministry, and male leaders seeking how to best nurture women within the church.

Embracing God's World Embracing God's World
Prayers for the yearning heart
Joyce Huggett

A collection of prayers old and new from a much-loved author, offering reflections for drawing close to God as well as prayers for connecting to hurting people and hard situations. Here you will find prayers by Joyce Huggett, Kenneth Bailey, Mother Teresa, Eddie Askew, St Ignatius of Loyola, Charles de Foucauld and Teresa of Avila among others.

In the Palm of God’s Hand In the Palm of God’s Hand
A diary of living against the odds
Wendy Bray

First published in 2000, this book follows Wendy Bray’s diagnosis and treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Writing with humour, humility and grace, she touched many people’s lives with her honest account of life with cancer. This, the third edition, picks up with Wendy’s diagnosis of a second, unrelated breast cancer in 2005. The process is achingly familiar but with God’s presence beside her, the love of family and friends, and that unbreakable sense of humour, she goes through it all again in her poignant and emotional diary.

Time of our Lives The Time of our Lives
Journeying with the Bible
Veronica Zundel

Veronica Zundel, award winning columnist, inspirational writer and regular contributor to BRF's Bible reading notes New Daylight shares her enthusiasm for the Bible - a treasure trove of compelling stories, practical sense, deep wisdom, spiritual insight and passionate prayer. More than any ordinary novel, poem or play, this ancient collection of books speaks to us at the very core of our being. Focussing through the lens of Jesus, Veronica Zundel invites readers to pursue their journey with the Bible.

Assist our Song Assist Our Song
Angels then and now
Carol Hathorne

Interest in angels has always been strong, even among those with no religious faith. In her work as an Anglican minister, Carol Hathorne has heard numerous tales of mysterious encounters, of strangers who offer some sort of divine intervention, and in this absorbing book she shares some of these stories. Grounded with Bible study, Assist Our Song looks at angels then and angels now, inspiring us to be ministering angels to the people we meet.

Barefoot in the Kitchen Barefoot in the Kitchen
Bible readings and reflections for mothers
Alie Stibbe

For every mother who has ever felt that parenting young children is something of a desert time, these short Bible-based reflections will help to bring God’s comfort and assurance into everyday life. Drawing on her writing from Day by Day With God Bible reading notes, among other sources, Alie Stibbe shares her own story of postnatal depression and healing and some of the ways she discovered of finding God in the most mundane of everyday tasks. From ironing to cleaning, this book depicts a ‘domestic wilderness’ that will be all too familiar to many people! The author leads us back to hope and peace through patience, perseverance and faith in God’s unending love for us. Even when we are ‘barefoot in the kitchen’ we may in fact be standing on holy ground.

More information on Beauty from AshesBeauty from Ashes

Forty daily readings for people experiencing all kinds of grief - each offering a short Bible reading, reflection and a prayer, with a question or quote to mull over during the day.


Women of the Word Women of the Word
Discovering the women of the Bible
Edited by Jackie Stead

First published as a series in Woman Alive magazine, these studies of women of the Bible, from whom we can learn so much, have been brought together by Jackie Stead to form this collection of readings. Written by an experienced group of women writers, the studies unpack lesser-known Bible stories or overlooked aspects of familiar stories, and show how the women in the stories can speak to readers today. Each study concludes with points for prayer and reflection, making it suitable both for individual and group use.

(Extra)Ordinary Women (Extra)Ordinary Women
Reflections for women on Bible-based living
Clare Blake

In God’s eyes there are no ordinary women, only extraordinary ones, and each one unique. Looking afresh at the stories of Sarah, Leah, Mary and others, we see that in spite of failure and weakness we can become the women God created us to be as we learn to follow him and discover his will for our lives.



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More information on Confidence in the Living God

Confidence in the Living God
Andrew Watson
David and Goliath revisited

As Christians, we are called to proclaim our faith in God, but how can we build and maintain this confidence in an increasingly secularised culture where such faith is often seen as marginal, embarrassing or even downright dangerous?

This book explores how God can develop a proper self-confidence within individuals and his Church, revealing the gospel through transforming words and transformed lives.

The book includes a discussion guide at the back of the book.