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Where The Lost Things Go is a 'practically perfect' Lent course for small group study - or for reading on one's own - based on the popular film Mary Poppins Returns. Poet and minister Lucy Berry skilfully draws out some of the themes of the Oscar-nominated movie (which stars Emily Blunt, Ben Whishaw and Lin-Manuel Miranda) and shows how we can consider them more deeply alongside passages from the Bible. The course is based around five weekly sessions, entitled: * Were we dreaming? Belief and unbelief * This can't be happening! Loss, denial and acceptance * The Banks children? Or the Bank's children? * Lost people, being found: Fogs and the wilderness * Light! A seriously heavy symbol Each session includes suggested clips from the film, as well as discussion questions, Bible readings and closing prayers. There are detailed notes, advice and additional questions for leaders to help them plan an enriching group study in which all group members can feel accepted and involved. And the book contains an additional section for those who wish to make a deeper study of Mary Poppins Returns' songs.

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An essential guide book for preachers, focusing not on why we preach, nor what we preach, but on how to live and serve as a preacher* For preachers and those wanting to become preachers alike* Full of practical advice and spiritual inspirationMaybe you're considering becoming a preacher? You have things you want to say, and ways you want to serve. But could you do it? Should' you do it?How can you tell if it's a Call? Maybe you want to preach and dread it. Or perhaps you're someone who has preached for decades. You want to break free from tired, tiring thought patterns? You have joy inside, which doesn't show up in your preaching? Or are you're bored by already knowing what you're going to say next week? Perhaps you want to find the Bible new' again. Being a preacher is not merely the task of developing and delivering a message. It is about who you are how you live and serve, your presence among those to whom you preach. This book is about the mindful things and the practical things

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