Onwards And Upwards Ebook imprint: 68 books

God laughs and God has fun?  Many of us have been taught, or perhaps through experience have come to believe, that most things to do with God are of a solemn nature. He is God, right? He is the awesome, unfathomable Creator who sits enthroned above the circle of the earth. He is remote,...

What are the causes of depression? Why do some Christians struggle with anxiety, fear and confusion? Can the Bible help control our feelings? How can we break free from despair? P. A. Kennan herself struggled for many years with clinical depression, eventually leading to her contemplating...

Is life after death possible? How much can we learn from science? Are religious views of eternal life reasonable? Who gets to determine our destiny - us or God? Likening our lives to a beautiful fabric being weaved on a loom, Steve Cox tackles these and other difficult questions regarding eternal...

There is a door that lies between the worlds of men and angels. When orphans Joshua and Lucy are summoned by their grandfather, who has disowned them, they feel convinced that his intentions are far from charitable, Sure enough, they soon find themselves each on a dangerous quest - one in...

These TRUE STORIES of women in Manchester, each from a very different background, reveal lives transformed as they encountered Jesus through their church communities. The stories are easy-to-read but many are hard-hitting; they tell of how much we need God in our lives to bring us from hopelessness...

“BLESSED ARE YOU WHEN PEOPLE INSULT YOU, PERSECUTE YOU AND FALSELY SAY ALL KINDS OF EVIL AGAINST YOU BECAUSE OF ME. REJOICE AND BE GLAD, BECAUSE GREAT IS YOUR REWARD IN HEAVEN...” - MATTHEW 5:11-12 Over the past decade there has been political debate on the ‘right to ridicule’ – the...

Crossway church has served the community of the Elephant and Castle for over a century and from three different buildings. Today it is home to ten congregations, three day centres, and numerous community groups. This book traces some of the church's history against the wider context of urban...

“This momentous book is the first comprehensive history of thalidomide… It demonstrates how many thousands of victims could have been spared very late in the day if Chemie Grunenthal had taken any notice of the early alarms: … [It] carries conviction by its scientific rigour, and the clarity...

When Julienne Munyaneza moved from Rwanda to the UK, her husband and children were soon to follow. Then civil war broke out. Whilst news of widespread genocide was reaching the UK, Julienne lost contact with her family, who were all separated in the events that followed. After much...

How does it feel to leave your country and live amongst people of unfamiliar language and customs? What are the challenges of presenting Jesus in a culture where traditional Christian practices hold no meaning? How can the church reach out to a society which is built on the foundation of a different...

When we encounter Jesus, we find that his life is full of paradoxes. He is great yet vulnerable; human yet divine; born, but of a virgin; the Life, yet he died; without sin yet suffered divine punishment; ascended to Heaven yet always with us; followed by some but rejected by others....

Packed with remarkable accounts of healings, miracles and salvation, this book tells how healing evangelist Tim Grant encountered Jesus in his early life and how he learned to walk by faith and bring Christ's love to countless lives. In each of Tim's stories there is a pearl of wisdom to...

Would it bother you if your vicar or pastor was a former skinhead, punk-rocker and football hooligan? What about your Sunday School teacher? For that matter, what about St Paul who was a persecutor of Christians and then had them thrown into prison, or Moses who murdered a man? This is a timely...

When God shapes our lives to fit his purposes, anything is possible! Raised in a strict Christian sect, with many religious rules and social requirements, Joan struggled to reconcile the lifestyle she was expected to lead with the example that Jesus set for his disciples. Her desire to follow...