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Synopsis
Why bother with God? More to the point, why is God bothering with us? For the past two decades, award-winning novelist and screen writer, Rhidian Brook, has pondered those questions on Radio 4's Thought for the Day. Over 100 of his Thoughts are now presented here, inviting you to reflect with him on the deeper spiritual dimensions of our lives and times. What is God's favorite movie? How would Jesus vote? Why do leaders fail? Do you know what matters in life? What is love? Through his reflections on these and many other questions, Rhidian Brook has encouraged millions to think about the underlying truths and values that we need to make sense of our lives in the twenty-first century This absorbing, perceptive and elegantly crafted collection of his Thoughts will enable you to do the same - to think about what you truly value, and how to live it out from day to day.
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'The problem with Rhidian's Thoughts is how often I find myself agreeing with him. Most annoying ' John Humphrys Why bother with God? Do you know what matters in life? What are the limits of kindness? Why doesn't God intervene? What are you worth? For twenty years, bestselling novelist Rhidian Brook has pondered such questions on Radio 4's Thought for the Day, encouraging, nudging, sometimes provoking millions into thinking about the possibility of a God who is intimately and cosmically involved in the human story. Over 100 of his Thoughts are presented here, forming a kind of alternative history of the 21st century, and inviting us to reflect on the deeper spiritual dimensions of our lives and times. 'This earthy disturber of breakfasts subverts and provokes with Thoughts that last much longer than a day.' Roy Jenkins 'I hate celebrities, Harry Potter, musicals, and Thought for the Day. Unless Rhidian Brook is on.'Philip Kerr 'A great collection from a wise and humane thinker and writer.'Victoria Hislop 'Profound, entertaining, wise and funny - this is a masterclass in the genre. Bishop Nick Baines 'Gems on every page. Take your time so you can reflect fully on the beauties contained in the brevity.'Professor Laurie McGuire