All Things New
Joining God’s Story of Re-Creation

To read this book is to get a seat at the Hughes' family kitchen table. The head of the home, Pete Hughes, regales you with laugh out loud stories, somber reflections and giant-sized dreams. As a bible teacher, he lands each story on a point he wants to make. The big idea of the book is Christians n......more

I really liked this book. It challenged me a lot, but also provided so much encouragement. Takeaways below: •ch.17!! The importance of community!! Acknowledging the disappointments in life — faith is not immunity from suffering — and allowing pain to be transformed, not transmitted. •The Cross — I fee......more

This was a great book! Love it! Very accessible but not over-simplified overview of the Bible's big story, drawing from some of the best recent insights in biblical theology from guys like Tom Wright. Great biblical and theological underpinning of charismatic spirituality, spiritual formation, the i......more

[3.5 / 5] A great introduction to the concept of Biblical Theology. Hughes, through the connecting theme of God's restoration of all creation to make 'All Things New', outlines the entire Biblical narrative, returning back at every moment to the concepts of Creation, De-Creation and Re-Creation. He m......more

I read this as part of the Big Church Read group and found the availability of summary videos from Pete Hughes very helpful. Discussion questions were also provided for the groups but our group never managed to answer all of them! However we were never short of discussion points! The book was an int......more