The topics include such subjects as What Your Pew Says About You, When to Stand Up For a Hymn, Flags on Church Towers, The Dangers of Arriving Too Early or too Late, and other uneventful aspects of life in local churches.
Dave Walker, cartoonist, cyclist, web editor and former church and youth worker, is the UK’s most shrewd observer of the quirks of church life. His distinctive Guide to the Church cartoons appear weekly in the Church Times, and have made their way into books and calendars, onto mugs, tea-towels and T-shirts.This sixth collection of Dave's cartoons includes, among other things: • how drones, contactless payment and other new technology can come in handy in the local church • how to spot a new curate • the holiday club and how to survive it Now in a horizontal format for easier browsing - and laughing!
'Pure joy. Happy, generous, funny, kind, wise and full of fresh air. An absolutely wonderful book.' – Jeremy Vine 'Engaging, entertaining and enlightening' - Chris Boardman 'A glorious celebration of the wonder and absurdity of cycling' – Ned Boulting 'Hilarious' – Cycling Weekly More joyful cycling cartoons from the renowned Cycling Cartoonist. Inside you'll find over 100 full-page cartoons that cast an affectionate eye over the delights and challenges of cycling: from everyday commuting to cycling adventures, and everything in between. This cartoon manifesto for pedal-powered transport is a mixture of comedic insights and actually useful information, for everyone from beginners to seasoned cycling campaigners. These are funny, thoughtful and powerful cartoons from best-selling cartoonist Dave Walker, celebrating the simple pleasure of getting from A to B on two wheels. Topics addressed include: - Motivational sentiments for riding up hills - Ways to keep your saddle dry in the rain - Things you could carry on a cargo bike - A traffic report for the National Cycle Network
'hilarious' – Cycling Weekly A delightful celebration of cycling from renowned cartoonist and multiple-bike owner Dave Walker. With over 100 full-page cartoons that give an affectionate take on cycling in all its different forms, featuring cartoons about road cycling, mountain biking and bike ownership, via sportives and commuting - celebrating the simple pleasure of getting from A to B on two wheels.
A money-saving handbook for all who care for and maintain church buildings, this practical and comprehensive guide provides expert advice from a leading church architect and an experienced heritage buildings specialist. They also show how church buildings can be tools for contemporary mission, packed with potential for community engagement.
Pastors and church leaders are responsible for countless things. Unfortunately, in many churches, ministry to widows remains largely neglected and forgotten. Highlighting the Bible’s recurring commands to care for widows with sensitivity and compassion, this book encourages church leaders to think carefully about how to serve the widows in their congregations and suggests practical strategies to that end. In part 1, the authors summarize the Bible’s consistent teaching regarding the care of widows. In part 2, the authors offer hands-on counseling and a host of practical suggestions related to ensuring that widows receive the support and encouragement they need to thrive in the church.
Just about everyone will face a difficult bioethics decision at some point. In this book a theologian, ethicist, and lawyer equips Christians to make such decisions based on biblical truth, wisdom, and virtue. Though a relatively new discipline, bioethics has generated extraordinary interest due to a number of socially pressing issues. Bioethics and the Christian Life places bioethics within the holistic context of the Christian life, both developing a general Christian approach to making bioethics decisions and addressing a number of specific, controversial areas of bioethics. Clear, concise, and well-organized, the book is divided into three sections. The first lays the theological foundation for bioethics decision-making and discusses the importance of wisdom and virtue in working through these issues. The second section addresses beginning-of-life issues, such as abortion, stem-cell research, and infertility treatments. The third section covers end-of-life issues, such as living wills, accepting and refusing medical treatment, and treatment of patients in permanent vegetative states.
The Bible Believer's Study Course is a resource to help Christians better understand the Bible. It is bases on the KJV and arranged as a workbook. Lessons for Basic Bible Doctrine include: Introduction to Bible Study, The Bible, Salvation, What Happened at Salvation, Eternal Security, The Two Natures of the Believer, When a Christian Sins, and Prayer.
Lesbian, gay and bisexual Christians can be found in every shape, size or type of church and following their faith outside the church. They are constantly talked about, but their voices, and those of their friends and families, are rarely heard. This unique book is filled with their stories and offers plenty of practical, positive help on managing relationships with God, the church and other people. Attitudes to homosexuality have become a defining issue for many churches, with impassioned arguments being put forward on different sides of the debate. This book show how individuals and churches can live out their faith with integrity in spite of the arguments and sensationalism.