In this text, David Runcorn talks openly and honestly about the real problems experienced in life. Runcorn looks at the implications of free will, its excitements and its burdens. He also faces head-on tough questions of desire, of feeling overwhelmed, of feeling far from God. His writing should attract those looking for a deeper prayer life and a faith with true integrity. The book has an original and direct approach and an unusual style.

Choice, Desire and the Will of God: What More Do You Want? Foreword by Rowan Williams

Religion & Spirituality

Runcorn, David

Christian Books & Bibles

SPCK Publishing

Spirituality Workbook is many things: a book of riches and surprises; a guidebook for explorers who want their spiritual life to go deeper; an invaluable aid for those seeking to travel faithfully in a strange land; and it is itself a journey through the many facets of Christian spirituality. In five sections, David Runcorn suggests an integrated vision for Christian spirituality. Then and now looks at roots, historical and ancient spiritual ways, and the rules of living for diverse communities and their modern relevance. Life together considers the essential role of community in spirituality, while Becoming who I am explores the relationship between spirituality, humanity, identity and the stages of our life journey. When you pray. . . examines some of the ways we pray and our understanding of prayer. The final section, In the midst of life, is about Christian spirituality lived in the real and sometimes messy world. The author provides numerous inspiring and engaging examples, exercises to bring the text alive and to help us apply spiritual techniques, and suggestions for further reading. All these make this a book to live by as well as one to pray and learn with.

Spirituality Workbook: A Guide for Explorers, Pilgrims and Seekers

Society for promoting Christian knowledge

Spirituality Workbook is many things: a book of riches and surprises; a guidebook for explorers who want their spiritual life to go deeper; an invaluable aid for those seeking to travel faithfully in a strange land; and it is itself a journey through the many facets of Christian spirituality. What are the great spiritual practices of the Christian tradition and what do they teach? What can we learn from them to deepen our own spiritual life, and understand more fully the spiritual lives of others?

Spirituality Workbook: A Guide For Explorers, Pilgrims And Seekers

Does the Bible really condemn same-sex relationships? Many Christians wrestle with this question. Here, in his compassionate, cogent book, David Runcorn outlines how someone can support same-sex relationships on the basis of the Bible, not in spite of it. The Church, in every time and place, finds itself working out the shock and surprise of God's unfolding ways - often scandalized by where holiness, goodness and the life of God are to be found. Runcorn's insightful and moving reflections show how speaking in gospel friendship will help to dispel the anxiety and division that have tended to mark the Church's response to homosexuality. Covering sexual abstinence and celibacy, sexuality and the sacred, he leads us to one powerful conclusion: love means love. 'Brim-full of gentle and clear wisdom. Highly recommended!' PAUL BAYES, Bishop of Liverpool 'Joyful, truthful, scandalously inclusive . . . This book will literally save lives. It opens the door of grace and beckons you in.' NICK BUNDOCK, Rector of St James and Emmanuel, Didsbury 'Liberates us to read our beloved Bible with faithfulness, both to the text and to the fruit of Christ we often see in LGBT+ lives. For a good number of us, it will be met with a cry of "at last!"'. JODY STOWELL, Vicar of St Michael's Harrow and Chair of London Clergy

Love Means Love: Same-sex Relationships and the Bible

Parenting & Relationships

A Center of Quiet: Hearing God When Life Is Noisy

Intervarsity Pr

Lent is one of the three 40-day 'seasons' in the Church's year, besides Advent and the period from Easter to Pentecost. The name itself, Lent, derives from an ancient word meaning 'spring' or 'long', referring to the time of year when days are beginning to lengthen and the world is turning from winter cold and dark to the warmth and promise of spring. During this time, the Church calls us to a special period of prayer, self-examination and teaching - and this book has been written to accompany you through that period, a time of turning from winter to spring, from death to life.  Dust and Glory ranges across the whole business of living and believing, where the questions are as important as the answers, and may call us to deep heart-searching. The goal is always to draw us to authentic faith; a way of living and believing that is real and vulnerable, strong in knowing its limits, rooted in joy and wonder, blessed with the healing and merciful presence of God. Such faith acknowledges both the dust of our mortality and the glory that keeps breaking in with unexpected life, hope and new beginnings.

Dust and Glory

Do we know what we really want in life--what would truly satisfy us? Do we ever wonder what God wants for us or from us?
David Runcorn looks at the implications of free will, its excitements and its burdens. Speaking plainly and movingly about struggles with faith and life, about hope and exhilaration, he dares to question many familiar approaches to God, Christian life, and action.
In seeking a faith that has integrity, he faces tough questions of desire, and estrangement from God with poetic vigor and accuracy, debunking crusty cliches and calling us to "grow up" in the hard joyful reality of the human side of a relationship with God.
Choice, Desire and the Will of God: What More Do You Want? offers something for readers of all traditions.
In a life brimming with possibilities, this wise, funny, and challenging book may inspire you in ways you least expect.

Choice, Desire and the Will of God: What More Do You Want?

Hendrickson Pub

Reflections for Daily Prayer is a highly valued daily Bible companion based on the Common Worship Lectionary. Each day, Monday to Saturday, some of the very best writers from across the Anglican tradition offer insightful, informed and inspiring reflections on one of the day's readings for Morning Prayer. Their reflections will appeal to anyone who values both the companionship of daily Bible notes and the structure of the Lectionary. For every day (excluding Sundays) of the 2018/19 church year, there are full references and a quotation from the day's set of Scripture readings, a concise but challenging commentary on the readings and a collect. In addition, the book includes a simple order for morning and night prayer, an introduction to the practice of daily prayer by Bishop John Pritchard and a guide to reading the Bible reflectively by Bishop Stephen Cottrell.

Reflections for Daily Prayer: Advent 2018 to Christ the King 2019

Gooder, Paula

Hoyle, David

Croft, Steven

Bruce, Kate

James, Graham

Lane, Libby

MURSELL, Gordon

Tomlin, Graham

Church House Publishing

Tears are a common experience we rarely discuss, and then only in relation to pain and loss. David Runcorn draws upon a long Christian tradition of seeing tears as a gift to explore their deeper meaning and purpose, their place in human life and their significance for prayer and spirituality. In the early centuries of the church tears were regarded as an extension of baptism or a gift of the Spirit. They were integral to prayer and a vital part of human integration and maturing. Jesus said that those who mourn were 'blessed'. The Language of Tears explores how tears are a natural and important way of processing loss, uncertainty and anxiety, drawing upon theology, scripture, psychology and biology. This accessible and sensitive guide is for all engaged in spiritual direction, counselling or pastoral care.

The Language of Tears: Their gift, mystery and meaning

Canterbury Press Norwich

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