Strangely Warmed: The Mowbray Lent Book 2010 - Softcover

'Pious claptrap and hand-wringing sanctimonious drivel. If that is what you are expecting you are going to be sadly disappointed. These meditations from a parish priest are witty, erudite, self-deprecating, eloquent and thoughtful. They are even quite short. Strangely Warmed? Yes, actually, I was.' "Ian Hislop" 'Andrew Rumsey's meditations break the mould of Lent books. His eye for the ridiculous, his ear for the telling, resonating phrase, and his deep but refreshingly different spirituality merge effortlessly. Think Spike Milligan doing "Thought for the Day". You will laugh out loud one minute and want to pray out loud the next. Many Christians suffer from an irony deficiency. Rumsey might just be the cure.' "Tom Wright, Bishop of Durham" "Passion shines through in this excellent, thoughtful book." Canon SImon Butler, The Bridge, March 2010 "I love his perception, grace and irony." The Rev Rosemary Lain-Priestley, The Times, February 2010. 'It's so good that I've emailed all my friends, urging them to buy a copy when it comes out!' "Nick Fawcett (Copy Editor)" "Andrew Rumsey's book of reflections sets the bar very high." Chrisitanity, April 2010

This is a collection of short pieces for daily reading in Lent, taking a wryly humorous look at the world and reflecting on the questions of faith that arise from the everyday. "Strangely Warmed" is a collection of short pieces for each day in Lent, designed to be read in the bathroom or on the train, as one would a magazine column. Each piece takes a wry look at the world and reflects on the questions of faith that arise from the everyday - the advertising slogan, the bus journey, the church jumble sale...Drawing on the ingredients of scripture, theology and philosophy, "Strangely Warmed" aims to make serious doctrinal points with a lightness of touch, offering bite-sized morsels to be enjoyably chewed over, in the hope that this will lead to a deeper reflection on, and appreciation of, Christian faith.