Welcome to Martha's Diner. Take a seat, peruse the menu, sample the treats in store and see that the Lord is good! You can rely on Pete Townsend for a cracking book for young people and Martha's Diner is no exception.

The menu on offer has 6 courses:

• Today's Special - The theme and Bible reading
• Nibbles - Activities
• Tasty Bit - Music, songs and dramas
• Chewy Bit - Main teaching section
• Munchy Bit - Discussion and thinking
• Afters - Prayers, reflections, ideas

Themes include acceptance, anger, decision-making, doubt, gossip, loneliness, super­sti­tion and trust, and there is a full scriptural index.

Pete Townsend has created a resource for busy youth leaders which requires a minimum of props and preparation to achieve a maxi­mum of fun and learning to nourish 11-16s in their spiritual development.