Taking the famous Gerard Manley Hopkins poem on vocation 'As Kingfishers Catch Fire' and the Lord’s Prayer as its framework, For This I Came offers seventy reflections on the spirituality of priesthood to encourage and sustain all in ministry. Wyn Beynon brings a depth of wisdom and tools for reflection in the form of short poetic and prayerful aphorisms. Memorable, profound, challenging and assuring, his writing is a rich source for meditation and for growth in character and ministry. Esc...

When it comes to reading and understanding the Bible, a dangerous phrase is used by non-Christians and even some believers: "Well, that's your interpretation." It is true that without some care in your interpretation, you can "make" the Bible say almost anything. Dig Deeper is written out of the conviction that there is a right way to understand the Bible and a wrong way, and the authors show us how to read it correctly.Dig Deeper offers sixteen "tools" readers ca...

Mars is the new frontier: desolate, lawless and wild. Once home to an advanced alien civilisation, now home to every kind of riffraff from Earth hoping to build a new life amongst the ruins - or, better yet, plunder some ancient Martian treasure.The greatest treasure of all is the City of the Dead, the fabled tomb of the high kings and queens of ancient Mars. It promises riches beyond imagination; people will kill ...

Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, London was gripped by the supposed curse of Tutankhamun, whose tomb in the Luxor sands was uncovered in February 1923 by the British archaeologist Howard Carter. The site was plundered, and over the next few years more than twenty of those involved in the exhumation or in handling the contents of the tomb perished in strange and often terrifying circumstances, prompting the myth of the 'Curse of Tutankhamun'. Nowhere - particularly London's ...

The book of Joshua records the fulfilment of God's promises to his people Israel and points to how he does the same for us in Jesus.Graham Beynon opens up the story of Joshua and shows how it applies to Christian believers today. Drawing on modern, historical, and global perspectives, we see how God brings his kingdom through Jesus and what it means for us to enter the kingdom and live in it now.About the Hodder Bible CommentaryThe Hodder Bible Comm...

Pigs - A guide to Management - Second Edition provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of pig-keeping: how pigs have developed, the influence of the market on the breeds and pig-keeping systems, nutrition, the pig and its environment, reproduction, piglet birth, survival, growth and development, and the important place of artificial insemination in both modern commercial production and maintaining our rare breeds. The welfare, care and managemet of the pig through to its sale a...

Written by a group of the UK's leading Sociologists, this book covers in one volume all of the themes central to an understanding of contemporary British Society. Essays provide an historical overview of such topics as class, gender, work, ethnicity and community but also make a theoretical and substantive contribution to current debates.

It is now more than 40 years since Drs. Wild and Reid published their first experience with rectal ultrasonography from the Surgery Department at the University of Minnesota. Professor Owen H. Wangen steen, in whose laboratory the studies were carried out, recognized at that time the need for early detection in the treatment of cancer. Technical improvements over the past 20 years have made endoscopy the procedure of choice for examination of the hollow organs of the genital, urinary and g...

The ancient kingdoms of The Wheel are lit not by a sun, but by rollstars, great ovals of light that rotate around the hub in the sky. When they start going out, Sahaar's world will never be the same. The little kingdom ruled by her grandmother is thrown into chaos: the ailing queen is overthrown in a coup and Sahaar is forced to run for her life.With her pet fox as her only companion, Sahaar follows the directions she receives in a mysterious message and travels to a location far o...

An exciting new cookery book from a first-time author and hard-working mother of two.Elisa Beynon won a competition to find a new and original voice in food writing, which was run in 2007 by Fourth Estate and Waitrose Food Illustrated. Her entry impressed the judges – among them Nigel Slater – with its emphasis on creating nutritious, affordable, practical meals for guests and a young family alike.Putting her family's well-being at the heart of all her cooking, Elisa really...

Mars is the new frontier: desolate, lawless and wild. Once home to an advanced alien civilisation, now home to every kind of riffraff from Earth hoping to build a new life amongst the ruins — or, better yet, plunder some ancient Martian treasure. The greatest treasure of them all is the City of the Dead, the fabled tomb of the high kings and queens of ancient Mars. It promises riches beyond imagination; people will kill to find it. When Holly's archaeologist father is kidnapped by pirates ...

To some planting a church seems an impossible dream; others have entirely unrealistic ideals of how easily it can be done. This helpful guide recognises that no church starts out the same and there are several different models that can be followed. Coming from an author with real experience and including real-world case studies from a wide range of settings, this is a tremendously practical and helpful introduction that will lay the foundations for a group of Christian people, a church, to be...