Julian Hardyman – författare

Do you long for a closer, deeper walk with God? Would you like to know more about what the Bible says about spiritual intimacy?We say we know about God's love in our heads, but has it really percolated through to our hearts?The Bible employs the metaphor of Christ, the Lover, and believers, his beloved. Yet this rich relationship potential is relatively unexplored in modern popular books, and we are the poorer for it.Using Song of Songs and other Bible sources, the author explores the dynamics of our relationship. We come to understand more fully what it is for Christ to love us and for us to love him.ContentsDesire - You're the one I wantShow me your faceJesus is not my boyfriend, but...Is the Song of Songs really about me and Jesus?InsecurityDelightSpringtimeBelongingDistanceChrist finds us beautifulChrist gets crazy for loveFinally, consummationDistant againSpiritual intimacy betrayed and lost through pornPorn-spoiled lives restoredReconciledStill beautiful to himSpirals of longing and loveConclusion: the power of spiritual marriage in the stormsThis portrayal of the living dynamics of a believer's relationship with Christ cannot fail to transform our devotional life profoundly.

Here is the contents page of the 2019 Keswick Yearbook:Introduction by James Robson, Ministry Director for Keswick MinistriesThe Bible ReadingsRomans 8Ray OrtlundRomans 8:1-8Romans 8:9-15Romans 8:16-25Romans 8:26-30Romans 8:31-39The LectureA Mucky BusinessTim FarronEvening CelebrationsThe Complications (Genesis 16:1-16)Mark MeynellThe Commitment (Genesis 22:1-19)Amy Orr-EwingA Necessary Longing (Luke 18:9-14)Julian HardymanLonging in Step with Jesus (1 Peter 2:13-3:17)Pete NicholasThe Church of the Longing (1 Peter 5:1-14)Duncan ForbesKeswick ResourcesKeswick MinistriesKeswick 2020

'Maybe you've heard that Christianity is a life-denying, vein-burstingly, eye-bogglingly boring way of life that could suck the marrow from a gnat and the joy from a lark. Don't believe it.'(From the foreword by Mark Greene)Jesus came to bring life in all its fullness and yet often Christians behave as if he is only really interested in the so-called 'spiritual' bits, like church, Bible study and evangelism. Everything else - work, leisure, culture and so on - are relegated to second place.But God did not intend us to live with this artificial separation. In this book Julian Hardyman reclaims all of life for God's glory and helps us discover where that sports skill, passion for politics or flair with fashion might fit into God's plans for an abundant life.Previously published as Glory Days, this second edition has been updated throughout and contains two brand new chapters on glorifying God during dark days and the environment.