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Are we brave enough to listen to the voice of wisdom as it calls to us? The author guides us through selected phrases from the Bible where wisdom might be found - often arising out of the blue, such as from a yearning for cucumbers. Progress involves finding a balance between learning from our own experience and profiting from others' thoughts.

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Otisk and Francel love being in Pazoten, a wondrous place, where life overflows with contentment, and whose landscape is a constant pleasure to explore. As a couple, they are delighted to work together as a responsible team. Yet, as time passes, they begin to formulate questions that no-one else wants to raise, much less answer. An enigmatic story that touches on a most sensitive aspect of the human condition.

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Did God call the Church to be an institution? The Reformation gave Europe national churches, but these came to disappoint enthusiastic believers as lacking commitment. Was the right exit policy simply to join 'free' presbyterian or congregational-type churches, as found say in America? By the 1820s, the more strategic thinkers felt not. Some followed Newman into Catholicism: other pre-charismatics advocate an ongoing apostolate that would recapture prophetic gifts: J N Darby was led to the fierce conclusion that all churches, as man-made institutions, were bound to fail. The believer's true hope was the return of Jesus Christ. With others, Darby pioneered a less formal association of believers, free of clergy and founded on radical holiness. Darby was a tireless traveler, talented linguist and Bible translator. His influence is still felt in systematic theology, missionary societies, para- and house-church movements, possibly even in US foreign policy towards the state of Israel.

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it's normal for a widower to get the blues. What if he happens to be a jaded forty-something parish minister? Yep, he gets himself a sabbatical. Follow the Revd Kevin Birley as he revisits various cultural references: U2, The Matrix, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Tracey Emin, Eddy Izzard and Dr Who. His "friends reunited" dimension delivers more surprises: from model can-do evangelicals to struggling stage actors. Joining an occasional rock band gives time for healing and renewed vocation to "emerge" in his subconscious - all to be tested by the encounters this road story will throw at him.

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Jesus is alive and well in theatre (even if showbiz upsets believers). Theatre-lovers will enjoy exploring our rich English tradition of dramatic portrayals of Jesus. Here is a study that ranges widely, from medieval Mystery Plays to Berkoff and from stage to broadcast media. Students (of drama and/or missiology) will find here a treasure-trove of references, critiques and listings. There are plenty of practical applications for: 1. actors cast in the part of Jesus 2. playwrights 3. producers and directors 4. churches planning to use drama, either as amateurs or with invited professionals.

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This volume provides practical steps to help us sit up and take note before we run out of juice.

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This title is a discussion of various sources of pain, the humiliation and consequences of a broken personal world.

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A dialogue between a young lady and her Great Uncle Henry, who leads her through his imaginative take on anger management.

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The novel begins many years in the future when Mayn, an exemplary spaceship officer, is cruelly banished to a remote asteroid. He records his survival schemes (between ingenious and desperate), but can only scour his memory for clues as to who and why...In Part Two, the scene moves to a criminal investigation on the mother ship named "Yggdrasil". As they tease out a compelling narrative from recalcitrant suspects (mysteriously, Mayn had more enemies than he thought) the Investigators are startled by new evidence which totally defies scientific logic. More is at stake than a conspiracy against one officer. Must hatred be forever? Is a life of healing possible?

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A novelized biography from the viewpoint of Susanna Wesley. Creative and easy to read.

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