It’s a cool, foggy morning in early April 1941. Miners gather at Crummies Creek to organize the day’s picket… standard picketing routine. But this morning’s different, and it doesn’t take long to find that out. “We was just a-millin’ about, a-talkin’ about how we was gonna set up our picket line. All of a sudden, it sounded to me like we was in a war! Bullets was flyin’ all around us. Miners was a-callin’ out to take cover and took to runnin’…” The miners had been ambushed by gun thugs – t...

This volume, using multiple methods, seeks to bring together the best scholarship and insight-Jewish and Christian, past and present-that has contributed to our understanding and appreciation of the biblical book of Ruth. As a feminist commentary, it is particularly sensitive to issues of relationship and inclusion, power and agency. In addition to the voices of the primary co-authors, Alice Laffey and Mahri Leonard-Fleckman, the volume incorporates and integrates important contributing vo...

Geheimgänge gibt es, daran gibt es keinen Zweifel. Aber Gespenster? Geheimnisvoller Spuk auf Burg Drachenstein und Diebstähle bei der Elektronik-Firma Unix & Genix ? besteht da ein Zusammenhang? Die Pizza-Bande übernimmt den Fall. Doch unversehens geraten Tommi, Schräubchen, Milli und TH dabei in große Gefahr.

How do we develop our identity when growing among so many worlds?There is no single answer, just like there is no single, cookie-cutter, cross-cultural childhood. But for those of us who grew up between cultures, we share certain feelings, experiences, and ways of viewing the world. By examining these commonalities and how our cross-cultural upbringing shaped us, we deepen our understanding of ourselves and those around us. We can make sense of our own sto...

Ein teuflischer Plan soll ein ganzes Land in Not und Elend stürzen. Die unheimliche Drohung alarmiert den französischen Nachrichtendienst. Operation "Nebel" läuft an. In einem dramatischen Wettlauf mit der Zeit versucht der junge Geheimagent Lennet den todbringenden Vernichtungsschlag zu verhindern.

In Sommerberg treibt eine Hehlerbande ihr Unwesen. Der Vater eines neuen Mitschülers von Tommi und TH gerät in Verdacht. Natürlich will die Pizza-Bande helfen - aber wie? Hat ein gewisser Wormser mit der Sache zu tun? Was treibt er an der alten Lagerhalle? Ist der Gorilla, der TH beim Spionieren erwischt, sein Komplize? Nicht gerade harmlos, in was die Kinder mal wieder Ihre Nasen stecken...

For more than a decade, Third Culture Kids has been the authority on "TCKs" - children of expatriates, missionaries, military personnel and others who live and work abroad. With a significant part of their developmental years spent outside of their passport country, TCKs create their own, unique "third" cultures.Authors Pollock and Van Reken pioneered the TCK profile, which brought to light the emotional and psychological realities that come with the TCK journey, often res...

Kriminalfall 1: Hereingeschneit, Kriminalfall 2: Die rote Socke, Kriminalfall 3: Das Phantom lässt grüßen, Kriminalfall 4: Der Mann mit dem tätowierten Anker

Famous Friends: Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig is a perfect narrative non-fiction book for young learners! It's packed full of historical information about baseball legends Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig's friendship, including their humble beginnings, their rise to fame as baseball and World Series heroes, how they became friends, what happened that made them have a falling out, and their reconciliation in the end. Also included are historical photos, a chronological timeline of their lives ...

A rock pool with a deadly secret. A bank holiday heatwave dominated by the murder of an unknown man.A sun-drenched picnic that ends in a sinister locked-room mystery. And an Adriatic holiday interrupted by a beautiful couple ... who aren't quite who they seem to be.All these, and many more, can be found in these classic stories of summertime murder and mayhem, featuring masters of the genre from Dorothy L. Sayers to Arthur Conan Doyle. From St Mark's Square in Venice to the ...

Drawing on current scholarship and research by authors with experience of a range of International contexts who are experts in their field, this accessible guide focuses on approaches that encourage spiritual, physical, mental and emotional development in children.By outlining a range of lenses through which readers can reflect on their ministry with children and their families. this book offers inspiration to help them improve their practice. Up-to-date research and thinking provi...

Explore how the roots of the ancient Christian tradition inform and shape faithfulness todayThe Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible enlists leading theologians to read and interpret scripture creedally for the twenty-first century, just as the church fathers, the Reformers, and other orthodox Christians did for their times and places.A rich resource for preachers, teachers, students, and study groups, the BTC provides guidance for reading the Bible u...