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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

The Christian publishing world has been waiting with bated breath, but finally the moment has come. Yes, it’s The Christian Book Endorsement Awards 2026! This is the ONLY awards ceremony devoted to Christian book endorsements. Find out all 21 winners here: open.substack.com/pub/adamthom...

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The Christian Book Endorsement Awards 2026

Welcome to the 2026 Christian Book Endorsement Awards!

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

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The Christian Book Endorsement Awards 2026

Welcome to the 2026 Christian Book Endorsement Awards!

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

For those of you who celebrate, I'm pleased to announce that this year's Christian Book Endorsement Awards will be unveiled on FRIDAY MORNING (Welsh time) 20 awards, hundreds of endorsements, very few reasons to care Follow the action on Twitter or on Substack (adamthomas.substack.com)

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

This week on Murder at the Manse, I’m sharing some of my crime fiction reading plans for this year. I’d love to hear about your reading plans too! murderatthemanse.substack.com/p/2026-readi...

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2026 Reading Plans

A preview of the year to come

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Happy New Year! Today on Murder at the Manse, you'll find a summing up of my favourite crime fiction reads of 2025. I'd love to hear about your favourite 2025 reads too! open.substack.com/pub/murderat...

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2025: The Summing Up

Including the obligatory Top Ten

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

“In a detective story, no person is above suspicion. But there are several types who are below it.” After a short festive hiatus, Murder on the Manse is back, continuing my Dr Gideon Fell readthrough: murderatthemanse.substack.com/p/archons-of...

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Archons of Athens

Three more Dr Fell Mysteries

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Christmas isn't always the most wonderful time of the year. If you're struggling, please remember there are always people ready to listen - even on Christmas Day 💚

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Mary, did you know the muffin man who lives in Drury Lane?

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Mary, did you know the muffin man who lives in Drury Lane?

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Why aren't more people talking about the fact that you can sing "Once in Royal David's City" to the tune of Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You"?

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas on Murder at the Manse today, with some festive fatalities from 1947 and 2024: murderatthemanse.substack.com/p/festive-fa...

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Every year at Litchard Mission, we produce our own Christmas booklet. This year's is called "Christmas Old and New" - 6 people sharing their memories of Christmas growing up, all the way back to the 1930s. Visit us in December to get your copy!

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

This week on Murder at the Manse, two tales from the Yorkshire town of Gunnarshaw: murderatthemanse.substack.com/p/double-cluff

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Double Cluff

Two tales from Gunnarshaw

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Every year I add a new Christmas jumper to my collection. Here's this year's addition:

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Delighted to discover that this is the title for the first Danish edition of Ray Bradbury's 1953 novel:

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Earlier this year, I won some books in a competition. This week on Murder at the Manse, I'm reviewing two of them: murderatthemanse.substack.com/p/across-the...

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Across the Pond

Two American Mystery Classics

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

This week on Murder at the Manse, some of my favourite stories from a 1940s mystery-writing contest, including one of the greatest short stories ever written and an entry from a former editor of Good Housekeeping: murderatthemanse.substack.com/p/queens-hon...

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Queen's Honours

A 1940s mystery-writing contest

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

It's my 18th birthday today! No, that's not a typo. It's 18 years ago today that I took the first step of following Jesus and my new life with God began. 10/10 would recommend "Tis grace has brought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home"

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Last month, I had the privilege of joining the Itinerant Preachers Network to talk about my experiences of depression in ministry. I shared four Bible verses that have helped me in my own struggles with depression. You can listen in here: youtu.be/kPut4SijOwI?...

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Preaching To and Through Depression

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

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Preaching To and Through Depression

YouTube video by Itinerant Preachers Network

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

The Psalm we'll be singing at Litchard Mission this week

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

O what peace we often forfeit O what needless pain we bear All because we use an AI app Instead of going to the Lord in prayer

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

A comic summary of 2 Kings by Reuben (10), drawn for our Reading the Bible Together plan at church "The message is clear: Never Underestimate God."

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Every so often, I remember that for my 9th birthday, I was given a cassette of "Children's Party Time Favourites", where the 8th track on side two is "Gangsta's Paradise", and I wonder if other children had very different kinds of parties

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

This week on Murder at the Manse, we’ve reached 1917 in my goal of reading one crime novel for every year of the 20th century, with mysteries involving a banker, a postmaster and an abbot: murderatthemanse.substack.com/p/a-banker-a...

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A banker, a postmaster and an abbot

A Century of Crime, Part 6

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

It was a really emotional day at the National Eye Drops Convention yesterday. Not a dry eye in the house

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

It was a really emotional day at the National Eye Drops Convention yesterday. Not a dry eye in the house

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

“They may have their microscopes and their post-mortems—he has his knowledge of the people concerned, ordinary human knowledge, which is sometimes worth all their scientific theories put together.” Today on Murder at the Manse, 28 stories in 246 pages: murderatthemanse.substack.com/p/murder-in-...

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Murder in Miniature

28 stories in 246 pages

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

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Murder in Miniature

28 stories in 246 pages

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

You don't mess with Austrian nuns www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

This week on Murder at the Manse, I’m sharing my list of favourite 1920s mysteries. What do you think of my choices? What would be on your list? murderatthemanse.substack.com/p/a-1920s-to...

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A 1920s Top Five

A Top Five from the 1920s

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

This week on Murder at the Manse, I’m sharing my list of favourite 1920s mysteries. What do you think of my choices? What would be on your list? murderatthemanse.substack.com/p/a-1920s-to...

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A 1920s Top Five

A Top Five from the 1920s

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Dale Ralph Davis, on the danger of allegorising:

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

So, what new songs about Jesus have you been enjoying recently?

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Yes, we did sing "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" at our church members' meeting this afternoon

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees. - William Cowper

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Great celebrations on that final day When out of the heavens You come. Darkness will vanish, all sorrow will end, And rulers will bow at Your throne. Our great commission complete, Then face to face we shall meet

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

This weekend is the 5th anniversary of the Litchard Mission livestream! We still broadcast our services live every Sunday at 11am, and you're still welcome to join us: YouTube.com/litchardmission

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

A man is so committed to rescuing something lost that he digs through piles of rubbish to find it. Remind you of anyone?

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

HIVEMIND I'm looking for UK evangelical churches that have preached through the whole of 2 Kings where all the sermons are available in some form online This is for a list of recommended resources for our church. Thanks in advance!

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

It’s the one-year anniversary of Murder At The Manse! To celebrate, today I’m sharing my “Origin Story” - how I fell in love with vintage crime fiction: murderatthemanse.substack.com/p/origin-story

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Origin Story

How I fell in love with vintage crime fiction

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

This week on Murder at the Manse, I've written the first ever (I think) online review for the 1948 book “Murder in the First Person” by Shipley Adams open.substack.com/pub/murderat...

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Murder in the First Person

Forgotten Book #3

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

PREACHERS! Have you preached through the Sermon on the Mount? I'd be interested to know your breakdown, and how many messages you did. (Part of me is tempted to have a Sunday where I just read the Sermon in full and then announce the final hymn)

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Adam Thomas @adammerrivale.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Our family memory verse for the week 🍞🍷