Included in Vicki Cottingham’s list of her top 10 reads for 2024! Read More »
News for The Perfect Companion
Last month, Instant Apostle was delighted to see one of our books win an industry award!
Novelist Jo Sheringham’s first book with us, The Perfect Companion, won the Christian Resources Together Fiction Book of the Year Award. These awards have been described as the Oscars of the Christian publishing world, and to win one as a small publisher is an incredible achievement. So often, a prize like this goes to a well-known novelist writing for one of the big publishers in America… Read More »
We are delighted to share that two of our novelists – Jo Sheringham and Joy Margetts – have been shortlisted for the Christian Resources Together Fiction Book Award, 2024! As a company, we feel a definite call to publish high quality fiction that shares gospel themes and values. So it is such an encouragement when authors receive public acknowledgement with a prestigious industry award nomination like this… Read More »
‘I could really relate to Maggie, especially as I have recently become my mum’s carer. And I was encouraged as I saw the way she lived out her faith’ Read More »
‘I found it so relevant and helpful to encourage me to see God’s hand at work in my daily round of ‘ordinary’ dealings. Thank you!’ Read More »
‘Beautiful, gentle story with thought provoking Gospel teaching , challenging me to pray more about my day and people in my life’ Read More »
A devoted daughter discovers she is not alone!
‘Brim-full of peace and a sense of God’s love; thoughtfully written and hauntingly beautiful.’
Sheila Jacobs, editor and award-winning author
Caring for elderly parents can be lonely and tiring. Age UK suggests that 3.3 million adults aged 40-60 are fulfilling this role, with an incredible 8.3 million considering doing so in the future. Finding God in the midst of these demands and… Read More »
Go Forth
Sharp pinnacles of slate grey stood fast against the driving rain. The falcon pair, lifelong companions, shuffled together, closer still inside their ornamental alcove. It was not good weather for hunting. Ancient stone cathedral spires adorned by clusters of budding crockets, which for the most part had remained unsullied by the elements, now found themselves blackened by a century of… Read More »
‘Frequently, I am overwhelmed by how narrow my world has become. And yet the Lord is using this time to concentrate my vision, nudging me to focus more on His word, prayer – practising the presence of God’ Read More »