Books

Eight books spanning theology, novels, poetry, education, and pastoral care. Each written from the conviction that good theology makes for good practice.

Finding Hope
2025Pastoral care / practical theology

Finding Hope

Navigating Crisis, Grief, and Trauma

A pastoral companion for anyone walking through crisis, grief, or trauma. Drawing on decades of chaplaincy, counselling, and personal experience, Graham offers practical wisdom grounded in theology — not platitudes, but real help for real suffering. Includes the 'Three Golden Keys' framework from Romans 8.

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Our Common Life
2024Biographical novel

Our Common Life

The Story of a Father, the Making of a Son

A biographical novel blending memoir and literary fiction. Set in Queensland from the 1920s to 1970s, it tells the story of Victor Leo — a boy from Ipswich who became a WWII soldier, a broken man, and finally a father whose life shaped his son's understanding of grace, forgiveness, and what it means to share a common life.

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A Time to Gather
2025Theology / education coursebook

A Time to Gather

A Theological Foundation for Intelligent Christian Education

A comprehensive coursebook providing the theological foundations for Christian education. Structured as 15 modules covering creation, humanity, sin, redemption, and the practical outworking of Christian worldview in schools. Designed for teachers, school leaders, and education students.

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Letters Patent
2019Practical theology

Letters Patent

A Practical Theology of Work

Based on Graham's Doctor of Ministry research, this book investigates a fundamental disconnect: churches largely ignore the working lives of their members. It builds a biblical theology of work rooted in imago Dei, vocation, and the Reformation understanding that all work — paid or unpaid — can be worship.

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What Matters Most
2013Leadership / education

What Matters Most

A compendium of 18 years of newsletter articles, speeches, and reflections from Graham's tenure as Principal of Emmanuel College. Organised around three enduring pillars — Truth, Beauty, and Goodness — and the eight values of the Emmanuel Compass.

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Just Glimpses, Really
2011Poetry

Just Glimpses, Really

A poetry anthology exploring faith, beauty, nature, and the fleeting moments that reveal something deeper. Graham's poems move between the Australian landscape, European travel, family life, and theological reflection.

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Sex, Gardening and God
2007Education / values

Sex, Gardening and God

Setting Values for Christian Schools

A provocative and practical guide to values formation in Christian schools. Drawing on his experience as a K-12 Principal, Graham challenges schools to think deeply about the values they teach and how those values are lived out in community.

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Restoring Hope
2004Theology / theodicy

Restoring Hope

Living in the Face of Suffering and Evil

A substantial theological work addressing the problem of pain, suffering, and evil. Graham argues that suffering arises from sin — not from God's direct action — and challenges popular Christian teaching that attributes adversity to divine intention. Includes a study of Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning.

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