Cullybackey native, Colin Holmes, has just released his inspirational new book: ‘Recovering Life: Searching for a Healthy Spirituality for the Whole of our Humanity’.
Colin, who is currently Pastor of Ferrybank Christian Community Church in Waterford, penned the volume during his recovery from a bleed on the brain that occurred during the COVID-19 lockdown.
PESIOD Publications state:
“This book is an invitation to join a life-giving journey of rest and recovery. Having been suddenly set aside by a bleed on his brain it takes Colin some time to find his feet again. In this he discovers a gracious invitation to rest and recover. Through slowness and struggle, under the cloud of Covid and the accompanying winds of anxiety in our culture, restoration and renewal are birthed that is more than physical, but heart and soul deep. This book is for those who are struggling and looking for strength, for those who are stretched and looking to slow, as well as for those who are searching and looking for something deeper.”
Many have been quick to endorse this work; current Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, Rt Rev Dr Sam Mawhinney said: “I thoroughly enjoyed reading Colin’s story following a CVA (brain bleed) and neurosurgery while in the lockdown of the Covid pandemic. It was honest and insightful as he was forced to stop and explore afresh the wisdom of the Bible and his personal faith in Jesus Christ. A journey of recovering life that is well told through the mediums of narrative, poetry and questions. I learned much from his journey of recovery and the path to life and recommend it wholeheartedly.”
Recovering Life: Searching for a Healthy Spirituality for the Whole of our Humanity is available to buy on Amazon or https://teachsolas.ie/products/recovering-life and Faith Mission Bookshops in addition to numerous other outlets.