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No Europeans live there!" exclaim the locals when the Schneider family moves to the slums of Manila. Yet garbage dumps and tin shacks are to be their home for many years. It's here that they encounter chief witness Nick, doomed Jessabel, rapist Arol, billionaire Doña, guerilla Nardo, burnt-out development worker Rob ... The couple's gripping, first-hand account tells of countless fascinating encounters, of friendship and betrayal, of floods an...

This work looks at the task of interpreting Scripture as "witnessing tradition, " "authoritative canon, " "inspired word, " and "experienced revelation." The diversity of interpretive approaches implied by the use of these four models of Scripture is carried further by a methodological catholicity and openness within each of the four major divisions of the book. Throughout, Goldingay also continually moves toward the interpreter's final task- ...

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More Christians than ever before are studying and working professionally in the arts - but how to do it with integrity, Christian grit and in the language of our time? This practical introductory textbook is seasoned with quotes from artists, critics and philosophers, and animated with 51 b/w illustrations representing visual art, architecture, music, poetry, drama, media and film. The authors make a quick tour through the history of wes...

A suspicious death at stone circle. A sinister druidic cult inside a private school. An ancient prophecy of the upcoming solstice. The clock is ticking when Will arrives at the prestigious Saint Albans. With a growing number of enemies among the seniors, teachers and monks, Will must decipher a trail of clues left by a deceased pupil. From the ancient library to the priory crypt Will must identify which teacher or monk is the custodian of the ...

Wounded by a Japanese bullet as she led nearly a hundred refugee children to safety over the mountains of China, Gladys Aylward's story has been immortalised through the film 'The Inn of the Sixth Happiness' (1958). Born in 1902 in the East End of London, this short, stocky woman was undeterred by criticism as she set off to faraway China where she believed she was called to serve God. When she died in 1970 she was a Chinese citizen and had be...

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The journey to undefended leadership doesn't stop at a personal discovery. Its practical outcome should be a new approach to the tasks of leadership. This book ventures into the territory of the pragmatic leader who has to make executive decisions, manage budgets, set targets, hire and fire, resolve conflict, improve performance, organize procedures and plan strategy. The author illustrates from history the strengths and weaknesses of eight di...

The personal character of the leader and the pragmatics of leadership lead us outwards towards the question we must now address: the politics of the leader. This is the focus of this last, and arguably most urgent, book in the Undefended Leader trilogy. Where is the West heading? The scale of the changes facing our civilisation in the coming years through the forces of climate change, security and globalisation is unprecedented. The need for l...

The mysteries of life are hidden in the signs." The idyllic life of Alphabetania is starting to fracture. Secret letters and shocking accusations are causing the spread of unrest. The Alphabetanians begin to turn against each other and soon blood is shed for the first time ever in a completely innocent world. Will they be able to handle the truth concerning the power that is hidden in the signs? In another reality the young author Louis Macken...

This is a study guide for individual or group use that looks at the issues Christians face in three sections: Living with God, Hearing from God, Living in God's World. Interspersed with the biblically faithful, concise and contemporary introduction to the basics of the Christian faith are questions for reflection or discussion, Bible passages to read and activities to do, so that readers immediately can relate what they learn to the life that ...

Leadership involves power and influence over others-but each of us is trapped by a psychological imperative inside us to use whatever control we have for our own ends. Where does this imperative come from? The author describes four ego patterns, formed during our childhood, which is the source of our drives and fears-Shaping, Defining, Adapting and Defending-and shows how they determine the needs we try to meet in our lives as leaders. Our nat...

If you, or other members of your church, regularly feel frustrated because what you read in the Bible is simply irrelevant to your daily life, or you feel as if there is a barrier keeping you from understanding God's word in a way that inspires you to live it out, then this practical, interactive textbook for pastors, church leaders or Bible students may offer help. In this book, the authors show how Bible translations and Bible formats, for e...

Technology has advanced more in recent decades than in any other era in human history. As Christians, how should we approach science and technology? In Faith and Hope in Technology, Egbert Schuurman offers a responsible and biblical approach to working in the areas science and technology, shedding light on the nature, benefits and problems of Western technology from within his profound commitment to a biblical understanding of human life under...

It is easy to think of Christian ministry as an exercise of our gifts or even finding fulfillment for ourselves. In God's Prophet, God's Servant, John Goldingay examines the portrait of a prophet's ministry found in Jeremiah and the portrait of a servant's ministry in Isaiah 40-55, showing us that in both cases, God calls us to a deeper and more demanding view of ministry. ?

In this book, John Goldingay examines five approaches to the interpretation of the Old Testament: as a faith, a way of life, the story of salvation, witness to Christ, and Scripture. Dr. Goldingay has a detailed knowledge of an enormous range of scholarly literature. His carefully considered evaluations of the works of other scholars are a helpful guide to the key issues which often tend to be submerged by the intricacies of scholarly debate. ...

Most of Scripture tells us about God. The Psalms tell God about us?

This definitive study looks at the task of interpreting Scripture by exploring four broad models for understanding Scripture, namely, "witnessing tradition, " "authoritative canon, " "inspired word, " and "experienced revelation." The diversity of interpretive approaches implied by the use of these four models is carried further by a methodological catholicity and openness within each of the four major divisions of the book. For instance, in d...