Description
Frank Topping’s post-bag suggests that he knows more than most what people feel and how they respond, and he has a gift for putting it into words. Often he helps us to an awareness of God we didn’t even know we had.
“It seemed as if this had been written specially for me”: That was the most frequently repeated phrase when listeners to Radio 2 wrote to the BBC asking for a copy of the script of Frank Topping’s morning meditations on Pause for Thought. “What made me decide to broadcast them regularly,” says Frank, “was the huge response from listeners – literally thousands.”
In the Frank Topping series, the Lutterworth Press has published many of his most popular radio meditations. These collections of thoughts and prayers remain a pleasure to use and also a handy reference for those who want to find their favourite meditation.
About the Author
Before being ordained to the Methodist ministry in 1970, Frank Topping worked in the theatre and television, both as a producer and a performer. He then worked for BBC Radio Bristol before moving to BBC London in 1974. He is known not only through his radio broadcasts but also because of his West End partnership with Donald Swan in ‘Swann and Topping’ and his television series ‘Topping on Sunday’.
Contents
1. Praying
2. The Company of Heaven
3. The Things That Last
4. A Rose in a Bottle
5. Fields
6. Sky
7. The River
8. Not a Sparrow Falls
9. Reverence for Life
10. On Thurstaston Hill
11. On a Beach
12. The Silent Witnesses
13. The Weeds of Time
14. An Autumn Prayer
15. A Light in the Dark
16. The Rhythm of Natural Things
17. Laughter
18. Who is Listening?
19. There But For the Grace of God …
20. Dreaming
21. The Fear of Love
22. Travelling
23. Christmas Love
24. A Loving Way of Living
25. Morning Light
26. Wise Men
Endorsements and Reviews
… beautifully woven together.
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