Ann Packer est une auteure acclamée dont les œuvres explorent les complexités des liens humains et la quête de soi. Sa fiction se distingue par une perspicacité aiguë de la psyché humaine et une observation précise des détails, créant des personnages vivants et crédibles. Packer navigue avec maestria entre la vie ordinaire et des paysages émotionnels plus profonds, avec une écriture souvent décrite comme poignante et sage. Ses histoires résonnent auprès des lecteurs par leur honnêteté et leur exploration de thèmes universels tels que l'amour, la perte et la rédemption.
Late theologian J. I. Packer gives readers a road map for studying the essentials of Christian faith, with quick, in-depth explanations of essential topics including the Apostle's Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Commandments.
J. I. Packer's enduring passion for the Puritans shapes his spirituality and theological perspective. In this work, he shares the profound influence of Puritanism on his life, uncovering its hidden treasures with clarity. Packer contrasts the depth of Puritan spiritual life with the superficiality of modern Western Christianity, drawing from a lifetime of study. He surveys the lives and teachings of notable Puritan leaders like John Owen, Richard Baxter, and Jonathan Edwards, delving into their views on the Bible, spiritual gifts, the Sabbath, worship, social action, and family. He posits that a key difference between the Puritans and contemporary believers is spiritual maturity—the Puritans possessed it, while many today lack it. In a time marked by declining values, this exploration serves as a beacon of hope, urging radical commitment and action. Packer's writing is both moving and challenging, presenting a compelling portrait of Puritan life and thought. Endorsements highlight the book's blend of theology, biography, and practical exhortation, emphasizing its relevance to today's church and its potential to inspire spiritual growth. Whether new to Puritanism or well-acquainted, readers will find solid spiritual nourishment within these pages.
What could be more important than knowing our faithful, triumphant, all-surpassing God? This five-session Bible study, based on J. I. Packer's bestselling classic Knowing God, explores the character and actions of God throughout Scripture, encouraging us to deepen our understanding, trust, and worship in response.
De jarenlange vriendschap tussen twee sterk verschillende vrouwen wordt op de proef gesteld als een jong familielid een zelfmoordpoging onderneemt.
With humour, wisdom and tenderness, Ann Packer offers ten short stories about women and men--wives and husbands, sisters and brothers, daughters, sons, mothers, fathers, friends, and lovers--who discover that life's greatest surprises may be found in that which is most familiar. In the title story, on the anniversary of their father's suicide a young woman discovers that her brother may have found a "reason for living" in the love of a good woman. In "Nerves," a young man realizes that the wife he is separated from no longer loves him but that it is his own life he misses, not her. The narrator of "My Mother's Yellow Dress" is a gay man remembering his deceased mother and their vital and troubling intimacy. In "Babies", a single woman in her mid-thirties finds that everyone, including her best friend at work, is pregnant, and that their joy can only be observed, not shared. In these and six other stories, Ann Packer exhibits an unerring eye for the small ways in which people reveal themselves and for the moments in which lives may be transformed.
How much do we owe the people we love? Is it a sign of strength or weakness to walk away from someone in need? These questions lie at the heart of Ann Packer’s intimate and emotionally thrilling new novel, which has won its author comparisons with Jane Hamilton and Sue Miller. At the age of twenty-three Carrie Bell has spent her entire life in Wisconsin, with the same best friend and the same dependable, easygoing, high school sweetheart. Now to her dismay she has begun to find this life suffocating and is considering leaving it–and Mike–behind. But when Mike is paralyzed in a diving accident, leaving seems unforgivable and yet more necessary than ever. The Dive from Clausen’s Pier animates this dilemma–and Carrie’s startling response to it–with the narrative assurance, exacting realism, and moral complexity we expect from the very best fiction.