A book that I have found both fascinating and helpful over the years – and one that I find myself frequently returning to – is Derek and Nancy Copley’s little book (first published in 1978) called Building with Bananas. Derek and Nancy chose the title after listening to a bricklayer on a local building site standing next to a pile of badly made bricks. Looking at the curved up ends he muttered ‘How can anyone expect me to build with these? They’re just like bananas!’ But, in spite of these bricks being seriously ‘odd-shaped’ he was still able to use his skill to build a fine wall. These bricks reminded Derek and Nancy of what Christians are like – imperfect and very different from one another – and yet God wants us to fit together in a loving community. As a result, they wrote this humorous…
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