THE WORD
One to one
By William Taylor/Richard Borgonon
10 Publishing. Book 1, 55 pages; Book2,
64 pages; Book 3, 47 pages. £7.99 per pack
ISBN 978 1 909 611 214
These are three short books which have been written for use when reading the Gospel of John in a one-to-one context, covering chapters 1-4.
There are two copies of each book in the pack. The Bible passages are printed on the left hand side, in the middle are questions and comments and on the right hand side are answers which point back to the text. The aim is that this resource can be used by anyone; that Christians will have confidence as they seek to share the gospel with their friends and that non-Christian friends will not be embarrassed about not knowing the answers, as they all there in the book!
I have been using it with a non-Christian friend and have found the informality and simplicity of the layout (arrows, words underlined, the text at an angle), really helped my friend to feel relaxed and able to engage with God’s word. There is not too much text on each page, so it doesn’t in any way feel overwhelming. The thing I have found most helpful is that the questions and comments come directly out of the passages and the answers clearly take us back to it and show us what is there. It has been exciting to see my friend realise that the answers are all there in the passage and that she can see them for herself!
These books totally do what they set out to do and are extremely helpful and easy to use. I very much look forward to the next section of this resource coming out.
