Bestsellers
The ten best-selling books at re:fresh books & christian resources in recent months are described below togethermwith other bestsellers in recent years.
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 1. Miracle in the Mine
by Jose Henriquez
The inspiring story of one man's faith and how it affected other miners during the 2010 Chilean mine collapse.
Hardback. 192 pages.
 2. The Grace Outpouring
by Roy Goodwin and Dave Roberts
The story of how Roy Goodwin and his wife established the Ffald-y-Brenin house of prayer in a remote corner of Wales and of the many people who have been blessed through this and other prayer initiatives including the Caleb Prayer movement.
 3. Faith under Fire
by Andrew White ("The Vicar of Baghdad")
Andrew White has seen the best and worst of humanity: articulate, agreeable imams and rabbis; Christian venality and dishonesty. What has kept him willing to see the best? Every time he returns to Iraq he may be saying goodbye to his family for the last time. What do they think? He suffers from MS. How does he remain cheerful despite his physical weakness, and its progression? What does he say to God, alone in his study?
 4. The Power of a Whisper
by Bill Hybels
The founder and Senior Pastor of Willow Creek Community Church encourages Christians to listen to that still, small voice that directs our decision-making, prompts us in those dark nights of the soul and spurs us on to growth.
 5. God's Adventurer
by Stuart Windsor
The National Director of New Malden-based Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), is described in Baroness Cox's biography as 'larger than life in every respect' A former Barnardo's boy, RAF Intelligence officer and Assemblies of God Minister, Stuart has been involved in extraordinary adventures from delivering aid under shell fire in Nagorno Karabakh to redeeming slaves in Sudan. Along the way he has met and helped many of the heroes of today's persecuted church.
 6. The Heavens Proclaim His Glory
Compiled by Lisa Stilwell
Stunning pictures of the Universe captured by the NASA Hubble telescope with short, insightful comments. Includes a presentation page. An ideal gift.
Hardback, 176 pages.
 7. Redeeming Love
by Francine Rivers
California’s gold country, 1850. A time when men sold their souls for a bag of gold and women sold their bodies for a place to sleep. Angel expects nothing from men but betrayal. Sold into prostitution as a child, she survives by keeping her hatred alive. Then she meets Michael Hosea...
A new spin on a familiar story. With over one million copies sold, this is a story of God’s unconditional, all-consuming love.
 8. If you want to Walk on Water You've got to get out of the Boat by John Ortberg
The book that inspired the launch of re:fresh books & christian resources is still a best-seller. John Ortberg challenges us to step out of our comfort zones and experience the tremendous potential of the life of faith.
 9. The Vicar of Baghdad
by Andrew White
Canon White, Vicar of St George’s Church Baghdad, is well-known for his work to communicate a message of hope and compassion in the troubled city. He is respected by people on every side of the Middle Eastern conflict and has worked as a mediator.
 10. The Marriage Book by Nicky and Sila Lee
From the Alpha stable, this popular book is described as "great to give to friends who are getting married or those already married."
How can we stay happily married to one person for the whole of our lives? How do we resolve conflict? How can we discover and rediscover sexual inimacy? The Marriage Book is designed to prepare, build and mend marriages.
... and the next ten
11. Getting your Kids through Church - Rob Parsons
12. The Shack - William Young
13. Mere Christianity - C S Lewis
14. You can Change - Tim Chester
15. Reason for God - Timothy Keller
16. More - Simon Ponsonby
17. The Radical Disciple - John Stott
18. Lineage of Grace - Francine Rivers
19. Her Mother's Hope - Francine Rivers
20. God and Stephen Hawking - John Lennox
... and the top ten CDs
 1. 10,000 Reasons
Matt Redman
11 all-new songs recorded live with 1,000 worship leaders.
The first single ‘Never Once’ speaks of God’s faithfulness in our lives as he is always with us, and never abandons us.
 2. And if our God is for us
Chris Tomlin
In his seventh album, Tomlin includes a new single 'I will follow', a new studio recording of 'Our God' and a number of new worship songs.
 3. Banquet
Graham Kendrick
A completely new selection of 12 songs from Graham Kendrick reflecting on the church gathering together in unity and celebration - who we worship, what we believe and how we relate to one-another.
 4. Love Shine Through
Tim Hughes
Tim Hughes has sought to make this album "a collection of songs that the whole church can sing, but that are honest and vulnerable as well.”
 5. Symphony of Psalms
Only released in May and it's already Number Five in our list of bestselling CDs!
It is an album of classical crossover songs inspired by the Psalms, designed to connect with a wide audience - both those within and outside the church.
 6. The best worship songs ever
Great value 3-CD box set with 50 songs on EMI's best selling brand 'The Best Worship Songs...Ever!'. Includes favourites like Shine Jesus Shine, Heart Of Worship, Light Of The World and In Christ Alone.
 7. Ton of worship
100 worship songs on a 5-CD set. featuring original artists including Stuart Townend, Matt Redman, Paul Oakley, Noel Richards and many more.
 8. Arriving
Chris Tomlin
Album includes Indescribable, Holy is the Lord,How Great is our God, Your Grace is Enough, Unfailing Love, the Way I was Made, Mighty is the Power of the Cross and I bow down.
 9. Step into the Light
Lou Fellingham
Includes beautiful arrangements and strings. With superb production and musicianship, including Amy Winehouse drummer Troy Miller and Delirious? guitarist Stu G
 10. The Best of Stuart Townend Live (2 cd )
Praise and Worship Album of the Year 2008.
On this collection Stuart Townend journeys from his earliest songs to more recent recordings compiled from various live events. Listeners will enjoy the familiar songs and maybe re-discover less well-known ones.
Books that have previously featured in our Top Ten lists
 Getting your Kids through Church
without them ending up hating God
by Rob Parsons
Rob Parsons addresses every Christian parent's concern. He gives advice and reassurance to anxious parents and identifies five things that can quench faith in their children. He urges parents to teach their children how to love God even when things are falling apart.
 The Shack by William Young
A true publishing phenomenon – a Christian book that spent more than a year at the top of the New York Times Trade Fiction list.
A man whose daughter has been abducted receives an invitation, apparently from God, to the remote shack where she died. This is a thought-provoking novel about suffering, forgiveness and other issues of faith.
The Radical Disciple
by John Stott
The last book from the Christian statesman who was once billed by Time Magazine as one of the world's 100 most influential people.
The book is a call to God's people to live fully-commited lives. He examines eight neglected areas of discipleship - non-conformity (to the world), Christlikeness, Christian maturity, Creation-care, a simple lifestyle, balance (individual discipleship and corporate fellowship, worship and witness, pilgrimage and citizenship), and an awareness of our mortality.
 Counterfeit Gods
by Timothy Keller
Three thousand years ago, the most developed nations in the world worshipped idols, gods of wood and stone. Today we may laugh at their ignorance but the modern manifestations of idolatory are no less foolish and just as harmful. Timothy Keller looks at the empty promises of love, money and power.
 King's Cross
by Timothy Keller
Timothy Keller looks at the life of Christ as told in the Gospel of Mark. He shows how the story of Jesus is at once cosmic, historical, and personal, calling each of us to look anew at our relationship with God. Like Keller’s other books, it speaks to skeptics and committed Christians alike.
 You can Change
by Tim Chester
A book for those who struggle with sin. You may be; a new Christian, struggling to change the habits of your former way of life; an older Christian, feeling you've plateaued: you grew quickly when you first believed but now your Christian life is much of a muchness; a Christian who's fallen into sin in a big way, wondering how you'll ever get back on track. This is a book by a fellow-struggler that offers hope.
 Mere Christianity
by C.S. Lewis
One of the all-time classic evangelistic texts. This is a title which has helped and continues to help many on their journey to accepting Christ. While the language may not suit everyone, this book remains ideal for those who need to be challenged intellectually as well as spiritually.
A Lineage of Grace by Francine Rivers
Our top ten books this year (2010) include three by Francine Rivers! A Lineage of Grace is a compilation of the five books in the best-selling series of the same name. It shares the stories of five unlikely women who formed links in the lineage of Jesus himself. They are Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba and Mary the mother of Jesus. Each was faced with extraordinary —even scandalous— challenges and each took great personal risk to fulfill her calling.
 What's so Amazing about Grace
by Philip Yancey
We are saved by God's grace, but do we really appreciate this incredible truth? We often speak of grace but do we understand it, and do our lives proclaim it?
If grace is God's love for the undeserving, what does it look like in action? If Christians are its sole dispensers, then how are we doing at lavishing grace on a world that knows more of cruelty and unforgivingness than it does about mercy?
 The Me I want to be by John Ortberg
In his latest book, the author of If you want to walk on water you've got to get out of the boat reminds his readers that life is not about any particular achievement or experience. The most important thing is not what you do but who you become.
Your life is God's project. His vision for you is not just that you are saved by grace, but that you also learn to live by grace, flourishing with the Spirit flowing through you.
 The Reason for God by Timothy Keller
The Reason for God is in two halves. The first half tackles some of the big questions that hinder faith in God – Why does God allow suffering … how could a loving God send people to Hell etc. The second half looks at reasons for faith – the evidence for God, the problem of sin, the true story of the cross, the argument for resurrection and our response. Keller’s approach is apologetic with relatively few Bible references and quotes, and yet it is rooted in Scripture.
 Biblefresh
Biblefresh is an initiative of the Evangelical Alliance with about 50 Christian agencies to promote more engagement with the Bible in the year that marks the 400th Anniversary of KJV. The Biblefresh Handbook is a 144-page resource offering a potpourri of articles, practical ideas, background information, and inspirational testimonies and stories from a host of well-known Christian writers and leaders.
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 Her Mother's Hope by Francine Rivers
This is the first book in the two-part Marta's Legacy Family Saga. On the eve of the First World War, fiery Marta Schneider leaves Switzerland and her difficult childhood behind, determined to find a new life on her own terms. Her Mother’s Hope is a moving story about faith and dreams, heartache and disappointment and ultimately the resilience and tenacity of love. The sequel Her Daughter's Dream is also available.
re:fresh books bestsellers in 2009
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1. THE SHACK by William P Young (Fiction)
A true publishing phenomenon – more than a year at the top of the New York Times Trade Fiction list. A man whose daughter has been abducted receives an invitation, apparently from God, to the remote shack where she died. A thought-provoking novel about suffering, forgiveness and other issues of faith.
 2. FINDING GOD IN THE SHACK by Roger Olson (Doctrine)
Published by IVP . A theologian examines the key themes of The Shack.
See also Finding God in the Shack (same title) by Randal Rauser. Published by Paternoster/Authentic.
3. IF YOU WANT TO WALK ON WATER YOU’VE GOT TO GET OUT OF THE BOAT by John Ortberg (Christian Lifestyle)
The book that inspired the launch of re:fresh books & christian resources. John Ortberg challenges us to step out of our comfort zones and experience the tremendous potential of the life of faith.
4. THE REASON FOR GOD by Tim Keller (Apologetic)
Written for a generation of sceptics, critics and cynics, the book tackles some of the big questions that hinder faith in God and then goes on to argue positively for faith.
 5. REAL LIFE JESUS by Mike Cain (Doctrine)
Mike Cain unpacks Jesus’ claims in John’s Gospel and shows us why they cannot be ignored: sin, forgiveness and restoration affect us personally. The author challenges us to look again at Jesus: the real-life version, not the caricature.
 6. I DARED TO CALL HIM FATHER by Bilquis Sheikh (Biography)
The true story of a high-ranking Pakistani woman who began a remarkable journey of faith through reading about Jesus in the Koran and through dreams.
7. THE VICAR OF BAGHDAD by Andrew White (Biography)
Canon White, Vicar of St George’s Church Baghdad, is well-known for his work to communicate a message of hope and compassion in the troubled city. He is respected by people on every side of the Middle Eastern conflict and has worked as a mediator.
 8. SECRET BELIEVERS by Brother Andrew (Biography)
Sub-titled What happens when Muslims turn to Christ this book describes the oppression, discrimination and persecution faced by Christians in Muslim countries and the way in which they react.
 9. THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS by CS Lewis (Fiction)
A Christian Classic, written nearly 70 years ago. Letters from a senior demon to his nephew, instructing him on how to undermine the faith of a new Christian.
 10. THE CASE FOR CHRIST by Lee Strobel (Apologetic)
A former legal journalist and one-time atheist shows how his own search for the truth about Jesus led him to faith in Christ.
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