This is a new edition of a BRF classic (first published 1996). It provides an accessible introduction to how use the Jesus Prayer" as a devotional practice. It provides helpful biblical & historical background. It

Includes:: new introduction some minor internal revisions & an updated bibliography. It is suitable for people interested in prayer & spirituality particularly insights from other churches/cultures & people who liked the first edition of this book & want a new copy
- or to buy it for friends or those who bought " Praying the Jesus Prayer Together" " Lord Jesus Christ & Son of God have mercy on me." Simon Barrington-Ward teaches us how to use the " Jesus Prayer" (above) & opens up Bible passages which are crucial to understanding it. This ancient prayer has been known & loved by generations of Christians for hundreds of years. It is a way of entering into the river of prayer which flows from the heart of God: the prayer of God himself as Jesus continually prays for his people & for the world which he loves."


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Beginning with Jesus' birth Ken Bailey leads us on a kaleidoscopic study of Jesus in the four Gospels. Bailey examines the life & ministry of Jesus with attention to the Lord's Prayer the Beatitudes Jesus' relationship to women & especially Jesus' parables. Throughout the author employs his trademark expertise as a master of Middle Eastern culture to lead us into a deeper understanding of the person & significance of Jesus lifting away the obscuring layers of modern Western interpretation to reveal Jesus in the light of his actual historical & cultural setting. ...

The last few years have witnessed an unprecedented stream of blockbuster-style claims about the man from Nazareth. Believers & sceptics alike have hardly had time to process one controversial theory before the next one hits the market." Recent claims about the life of Jesus have raised many questions about the historicity of the man from Nazareth. In this accessible book John Dickson addresses such issues as: When & where was Jesus born? Did he marry? What should we make of the "miracles" he is reported to have performed? How should we treat the claim that he rose from the dead? & can we be sure that he even existed? In eleven chapters
- covering the historical reliability of the New Testament Jesus birth & family his historical context his teachings miracles death resurrection & subsequent appearances
- Dickson clears away the mists of speculation revealing the founder of Christianity in sharp focus. This is a must-read for anyone wanting a lucid response to the controversial conspiracy theories of the post-modern age."

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BOOK ONE OF THE RAJ QUARTET India 1942: everything is in flux. World War II has shown that the British are not invincible & the self-rule lobby is gaining many supporters. Against this background Daphne Manners a young English girl is brutally raped in the Bibighat Gardens. The racism brutality & hatred launched upon the head of her young Indian lover echo the dreadful violence perpetrated on Daphne & reveal the desperate state of Anglo-Indian relations. The rift that will eventually prise India
- the jewel in the Imperial Crown
- from colonial rule is beginning to gape wide.

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Russia 1910. Young Valentina Ivanova charms St Petersburgs aristocracy with her classic Russian beauty & her talent as a pianist. But she scandalises society when she begins a romance with Jens Friis a Danish engineer. He brings to her life a passion & an intimacy she has never known. Unbending in their opposition her parents push her into a loveless engagement with a Russian count. Valentina struggles for independence & to protect her young sister from the tumult sweeping the city as Russia is bound for rebellion. The Tsar the Duma & the Bolsheviks are at each others throats & Valentina is forced to make a choice that changes her life for ever.. . ...

A compelling & dramatic new saga of the north west set in the austere 1920s Emma Coles life is shattered when her widowed father Frederick is imprisoned for theft. She never believes that he is guilty
- but her intimidating uncle David Hawksworth thinks otherwise. Reluctantly giving Emma a home over his jewellery shop he forbids all contact with the convicted man. But Emma secretly visits her father in prison. As time progresses Emmas relationship with friend Ricky who works at the prison deepens & for a while it seems that the future might not be as difficult as she feared. Then tragedy strikes. Caught in a welter of family politics & feuds Emma remains determined to prove her fathers innocence. Yet when the identity of the real culprit is uncovered the revelations are shattering. Only by facing the truth about the past can Emma find happiness
- & see justice finally done.

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Presents all the fundamental metalworking techniques needed in making jewellery. Subjects discussed include: cutting & bending pattern texture & contour fusing & soldering cold connections finishing & patinas stone settings mechanisms & chains & casting. ...

Making jewellery & accessories is a great way for kids to express themselves
- & is also a fun & creative way to introduce them
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Recycled Materials is firmly based on providing simple illustrated step-by-step methods & techniques for creating jewellery from recycled materials. This handbook covers the importance of using recycled/reused materials in terms of environmental impact sustainability creativity necessity v. choice & ideas of making the common valuable & precious through treatment & presentation. The variety of projects included in this title will teach readers how to make a necklace from tin pendants from keys use fabric for a cuff & to use plastic cardboard cork & foam to make bangles necklaces earrings & brooches. Also included is an extensive list of scrapstores & suppliers of recycled materials as well as information about how to find free or very cheap materials from other sustainable sources. ...

This is a complete course in designing & making jewellery. Carefully structured tutorials guide you through every stage of the process revealing how to translate inspired ideas into workable wearable designs & youll find professional advice on presenting & selling your work. Learn about tools equipment & safe working practices; how to build an inspirations file; select suitable materials & transfer your designs; work with precious & semi-precious stones metals glass plastic resin & wood. Clear step-by-step photographs demonstrate all the techniques you will need at-a-glance panels explain the effect that different techniques have on a variety of metals & practical exercises provide guidance in tricky skills
- with ideas for trying these out on inexpensive substitutes before using your chosen materials.
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