• Vision for a caring future
• The Commentary
  Soft-pedalling hell?
• Sex and sexuality
  Dr. Peter May on the background to the move to redefine marriage - part 1
• Taking it easy this summer?
  How to make our leisure time more godly
• Updating Matthew Henry's Commentary
• Mission - quo vadis?
  Part 1
• Understanding the new society
• Unapologetic Christianity
  The 'God particle' is found
• The Music Exchange
  Lord of the music
• Notes to growing Christians
  Holiday reading
• Crossing the culture
  Holy cow!
• Monthly youth leaders column
  Starting from scratch
• Reaching the world's universities

other articles

• Everyone a winner
• New Matthew Henry Commentary: the classic work with updated language - Psalm 23
• Matthew Henry - his life and influence
• The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
• Call me evil, let me go
• Finding my voice - Playing the fool and other triumphs
• How God became king
• Heaven
• Fruitful leaders
• The envy of Eve - Finding contentment in a covetous world
• Complete surrender - A biography of Eric Liddell, Olympic gold
• Archibald G. Brown - Spurgeon's successor
• Whole life, whole Bible - 50 readings on living in the light of Scripture
• The ethics of usury
• Living with other creatures - Green exegesis and theology
• Light from Dark Ages?
• Isaiah by the day - A new devotional translation
• Justification - Five views
• There are no strong people

Operatic life

FINDING MY VOICE
Playing the fool and other triumphs
By Jonathan Veira
Monarch. 176 pages. £9.50
ISBN 978 0 857 211 699

This light-hearted, easy read is the autobiography of international opera star Jonathan Veira.

Jonathan is firstly a Christian and he makes no secret of the fact. In a very natural way he writes about his family background, his early influences and how he met his wife. The book is also full of funny anecdotes from his career of some 25+ years. His big-heartedness and honesty come across as he relates some of his struggles and testifies to God’s goodness to him, especially in times of trial.

This is a book I would gladly lend to non-Christian friends even if they are not opera buffs, knowing that they will not be intimidated by it. Glory is given to God as Jonathan is just himself. Buy the book, read it, pass it on, then get down to one of his concerts and meet him in person (http://www.jonathanveira.com/events.aspx). I guarantee you will feel uplifted and richer for the experience!

Kathy Peat,
Woking