Shoe Leather Faith

Alan Hoare's infectious enthusiasm for digging deeper into God's word is evident throughout this powerful 64-day devotional study of the Book of James. As he explains James' teachings on difficult subjects such as trials and suffering, faith and action, wealth and poverty, anger and jealously, you will find yourself at once both refreshed and challenged in your daily life.

James' pastoral aim throughout is to develop in the church a faith that endures the journey of life, walking steadily through good times and hard times; a shoe leather faith.

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"'Shoe Leather Faith' is the latest offering of daily devotional readings from my friend Pastor Alan Hoare. For me, when Alan Hoare is mentioned, his pastoral heart and gift truly authenticates his writing. This is obviously a well-researched book. Here, the life and times, the world views and cultures surrounding James the apostle are clearly interpreted. Including seemingly bizarre observations such as the aside that the prayer life of James was such that his knees resembled those of a camel! James was a man who spent much of his life on his knees! However, it's the profound insight and reflections that come from Alan's lifetime of spiritual soaking and biblical integrity that bring to the reader challenge and hope, awareness and awe! I commend this book as a rich source of a deepening dependency on Christ and insight into His divine purposes."

Rev Canon Chris Bowater OSL
Retired Pastor; worship leader, mentor, musician, author and teacher
Co-founder of Worship Academy International

"Alan's love for God and His people shines through his latest devotional, 'Shoe Leather Faith'. As you study his writings, you'll hear the voice of Jesus beckoning you into a closer walk with Him. Alan's mission is to build strong Christians, steeped in God's Word; he certainly succeeds in this book, and I strongly recommend it to you."

Laurie Mellor
Head of Practice, The Mellor Practice, LighthouseWealth Limited
http://themellorpractice.co.uk

"My own spiritual journey benefited enormously from Alan's enthusiastic passion for explaining the Scriptures to me as a friend. I wholeheartedly recommend his daily devotional: bite-sized nuggets of easy-to-understand yet challenging and life-changing theology. Great stuff!"

Andy Piercy
Singer / Songwriter; Worship Consultant; Record Producer

"Having worked alongside Alan for many years I have benefited from his excellent teaching gift in numerous ways. Whether in short daily devotions or in the preparing of materials on complex theological issues, Alan has faithfully devoted himself to teach God's word. These studies in James again reveal his attention to detail and his ability to 'rightly handle words of truth'. He loves to make the Bible accessible to all. I believe these daily studies will be a blessing to many."

Stuart Bell
Senior Pastor, Alive Church, Lincoln
Leader, Ground Level Network

"Alan Hoare is one of the most devoted students of scripture I've been blessed to know, not just for his learning's sake but for his passionate belief in its power to effect godly change in our lives. As a long-time friend and colleague, few men that I've known have so consistently put aside time to 'mine' Scripture for all its worth. The result is a disciple of Christ who can unpeel scripture in layers, revealing God's imminent presence through His Spirit-breathed Word."

Johnny Markin
Worship Pastor / Songwriter,
Northview Community Church, Abbotsford, Canada

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Alan was born in the South of England in 1948. After leaving school, he started an apprenticeship in precision engineering, whilst being involved in a rock band most weekends. H

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