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All of us long to know what life after death will be like. Bestselling author John Burke is no exception. In Imagine Heaven, Burke compares over 100 gripping stories of near-death experiences (NDEs) to what Scripture says about our biggest questions of Heaven: Will I be myself? Will I see friends and loved ones? What will Heaven look like? What is God like? What will we do forever? What about children and pets?
For decades, Burke has been studying accounts of survivors brought back from near death who lived to tell of both heavenly and hellish experiences. While not every detail of individual NDEs correlate with Scripture, Burke shows how the common experiences shared by thousands of survivors--including doctors, college professors, bank presidents, people of all ages and cultures, and even blind people--point to the exhilarating picture of Heaven promised in the Bible.
This thrilling journey into the afterlife will make you feel like you've been there. It will forever change the way you view the life to come and the way you live your life today. You'll discover Heaven is even more amazing than you've ever imagined.
Why were sinners so attracted to Jesus yet repelled by the
religious? It had everything to do with the heart of Jesus. They
sensed that Jesus was "for" them--not against them. When broken,
sinful people feel repelled by Christians, we must assess whether
our hearts reveal the heart of God or reflect the heart of the
Pharisees. Through this engaging study of Jesus's encounters with
imperfect people, combined with real-life stories of ordinary
people having Christlike impact, readers will learn how to show
unshockable love toward those around them.
This book examines the ideological and socio-political discourses
shaping the remembrance and representation of Britain and the
Cyprus conflict of 1974 within Greek Cypriot society. By combining
the official with the popular and drawing on an extensive range of
oral history interviews, this monograph shows that a suspicion born
out of Britain's long (neo-)colonial connection to Cyprus has come
to frame the image and understanding of British actions associated
with the events, and lasting consequences, of 1974. Indeed, with
the island of Cyprus still divided, and the requirement to remember
a national imperative, this book has a direct contemporary
relevance. However, within the existent literature, while much has
been written about the political roots of the Cyprus conflict, no
study has yet sought to systematically analyse and understand the
influences shaping the history and memory of British actions on
Cyprus in 1974. One defined by the existence of 'partitionist'
conspiracies, collusive accusations and a series of memory
distortions which continue to resonate strongly irrespective of the
evidence that is now available. As such, by analysing the
influences shaping the image of Britain in 1974, one can begin to
understand in ever greater detail the Anglo-Greek Cypriot
relationship in a modern context.
This book examines the ideological and socio-political discourses
shaping the remembrance and representation of Britain and the
Cyprus conflict of 1974 within Greek Cypriot society. By combining
the official with the popular and drawing on an extensive range of
oral history interviews, this monograph shows that a suspicion born
out of Britain's long (neo-)colonial connection to Cyprus has come
to frame the image and understanding of British actions associated
with the events, and lasting consequences, of 1974. Indeed, with
the island of Cyprus still divided, and the requirement to remember
a national imperative, this book has a direct contemporary
relevance. However, within the existent literature, while much has
been written about the political roots of the Cyprus conflict, no
study has yet sought to systematically analyse and understand the
influences shaping the history and memory of British actions on
Cyprus in 1974. One defined by the existence of 'partitionist'
conspiracies, collusive accusations and a series of memory
distortions which continue to resonate strongly irrespective of the
evidence that is now available. As such, by analysing the
influences shaping the image of Britain in 1974, one can begin to
understand in ever greater detail the Anglo-Greek Cypriot
relationship in a modern context.
This book provides an account of the curricular consequences of the
outcomes approach to education (NVQs GNVQs etc). It contains
contributions from leading experts in the field and, as such, is
likely to become the core text in this area. An initial discussion
of the main themes leads the reader into a discussion of key ideas
and the theory behind the Outcomes approach covering, in addition,
issues concerning standards and quality. Areas of the curriculum
covered include assessment, modularization, flexible learning and
work-based learning, higher level competences and the autonomous
learner. It should be of interest to all concerned with the
development of the curriculum, ranging from school sixth forms
through further and higher education to professional industrial
trainers with an interest in the development of education and
training in the UK.
This work comprises a selection of papers from the first symposium
devoted to competency based learning held in Worthing in March
1989. The book provides an historical backdrop for anyone coming
new to the study of Competency-Based Education and Training (CBET).
Although CBET is a relatively new focus for research and
development in the UK it has a long history and literature in the
USA.
You've heard it all before. The promises for a better life get
tiresome after awhile, because you know they don't deliver.
However, they do touch on a profound and inescapable truth. You
were created to live your life out of a rewarding, richly textured
relationship with God and others---and deep down, you long to
experience that kind of life. But how?Are you willing to devote
sixty days to finding out?Soul Revolution may be one of the most
important books you'll ever read. In it, author and pastor John
Burke guides you on a journey of experiential discovery. Called the
'60-60 Experiment, ' it has already made a profound impact on
thousands who have discovered what it means to actually 'do life'
with God.
It's A Time-Travelling Journey Through Ireland ... It's A
Historopedia! Buckle up and get ready to travel back in time with
John and Fatti Burke's new adventure through Ireland's history.
This breathtakingly exciting book discovers Ireland, era by era, as
you've never seen it before. Time travellers of any age will be
totally absorbed by Fatti Burke's detailed illustrations and her
father John's fabulous facts to be discovered on every page. A
perfect introduction to Ireland's history for young and old, this
illustrated journey travels from earliest settlements right up to
the present day. Take a trip through time and meet courageous
Celts, rampaging Vikings and rebellious republicans. Historopedia
looks at wars and disasters; introduces artists, explorers and
leaders; and shows us castles, cottages and tenements. You'll
discover how we lived, what we ate, what we wore and even what
school was like! And it doesn't neglect the imagination: here, too,
are mythical figures and TV characters, alongside world-changing
inventions borne from the minds of Irish scientists and explorers.
So, time travellers, are you ready to go on the adventure of a
lifetime?
"How do we live out the message of Jesus in todaya??s ever-changing
culture? The church is facing its greatest challengea??and its
greatest opportunitya??in our postmodern, post-Christian world. God
is drawing thousands of spiritually curious a??imperfect peoplea??
to become his churcha??but how are we doing at welcoming them? No
Perfect People Allowed shows you how to deconstruct the five main
barriers standing between emerging generations and your church by
creating the right culture. From inspiring stories of real people
once far from God, to practical ideas that can be applied by any
local church, this book offers a refreshing vision of the potential
and power of the Body of Christ to transform lives today. a??We now
are living in a post-Christian Americaa??and that means we must be
rethinking ministry through a missionary mindset. What makes this
book both unique and extremely helpful is that it is filled with
real-life stories of post-Christian people becoming followers of
Jesusa??not just statistics or data about them.a?? Dan Kimball,
Author, The Emerging Church "...John's 'get it' factor with people,
lost or found, is something to behold! Reading this book filled me
with optimism regarding the next generation of pastors and faith
communities ..."Bill Hybels, Senior Pastor, Willow Creek Community
Church. No Perfect People Allowed is a timely and necessary word
for church leaders in a post Christian culture. John Burke serves
up quite a tasty meal full of the rich nutrients that will
strengthen the Body of Christ. Randy Frazee, Senior Pastor, Pantego
Bible Church; Author, The Connecting Church and Making Room for
Life
The third book in the Little Library series. When your collection
is complete, you'll have a little library - and big knowledge!
Discover the REVOLUTIONARY that was CONSTANCE MARKIEVICZ! Constance
Markievicz grew up in Co. Sligo in the late 1800s with a dream: she
wanted Ireland to become free and the people to be treated fairly.
She spent her life working to make these things happen. With
rebellion in the air, she was asked for advice on how a lady should
dress. Her answer? 'Dress suitably in short skirts and strong
boots, leave your jewels in the bank and buy a revolver.' And the
Easter Rising began ...
Each of the 100 devotions includes a prayer, as well as brand new stories and content that helps readers apply these heavenly promises to how they live life today.
Heaven took the book world by storm, landing on the New York Times bestseller list and selling more than half a million copies. It’s exhilarating picture of heaven, drawn from Scripture and illustrated with true stories of near-death experiences, enthralled readers and offered real-life evidence that supported their faith and answered some of their most pressing questions about life after death.
Scripture tells us to "Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth" (Col. 3:2). Now readers can meditate daily on the realities of heaven with the Imagine Heaven Devotional. Each of the 100 devotions includes near-death stories from the bestselling book, Scripture, a prayer, as well as brand new stories and content that helps readers apply these heavenly promises to how they live life today.
Simon Norfolk's book Afghanistan; chronotopia is now recognised as
a classic of photography. It establised Norfolk's reputation as one
of the leading photographers in the world and has been exhibited in
more than 30 venues worldwide. For the first time since 2001, Simon
Norfolk has returned to the country. This time he follows in the
footsteps of the Irish photographer John Burke, a superb, yet
virtually unknown, war photographer whose eloquent and beautiful
photographs of the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1880) form a most
extraordinary record. Using unwieldy wet-plate collodion negatives
and huge wooden cameras Burke shot landscapes, battlefields,
archaeological sites, street scenes, portraits of British officers
and ethnological group portraits of Afghans in what amounts to a
record of an Imperial encounter. The range of work is tremendously
broad and yet suffused with a delicate humanism. These are also the
first ever pictures made in Afghanistan. With this book, one
hundred and thirty years too late, John Burke's time has at last
come. Norfolk's new work looks at what happens when you add half a
trillion US war dollars to an impoverished and broken country such
as Afghanistan. Very loosely re-photographic in nature, the work is
more of an 'Improvisation on a theme' by John Burke, and is
presented as an artistic collaboration between Burke and Norfolk.
It features photographs by Burke never before published as well as
Norfolk's new pictures from Kabul and Helmand.
'The freedom to achieve freedom' - a book to help children discover
the life of the remarkable Irish political hero Michael Collins!
Discover the soldier and peacemaker that was Michael Collins!
Michael Collins was born in County Cork and was the youngest of
eight children. He moved to London as a teenager but returned to
Ireland to fight in the Easter Rising of 1916. By 1919 he was
Minister for Finance in the First Dail. After the Irish War of
Independence, Michael went back to London to negotiate peace. The
resulting Anglo-Irish Treaty established the Irish Free State but
depended on an oath of allegiance to the Crown. And so the Irish
Civil War began ... Michael Collins is the sixth book in Gill's
Little Library series. Other books in the series are Granuaile,
Brian Boru, Mary Robinson, Tom Crean and Constance Markievicz. When
your collection is complete you'll have a Little Library - and big
knowledge!
The U. S. Army Materials Research Agency has conducted the Saga
more Army Materials Research Conferences, in cooperation with the
Metallurgical Research Laboratories of the Department of Chemical
En gineering and Metallurgy of Syracuse University, since 1954. The
pur pose of the conferences has been to gather together scientists
and engi neers from academic institutions, industry, and government
who are uniquely qualified to explore in depth a subject of
importance to the Army and the Department of Defenseo The subject
of the Thirteenth Sagamore Army Materials Research Con ference,
"Surfaces and Interfaces I: Chemical and Physical Characteris
tics," was chosen from a substantial number of possible topics
because scientists in the Army responsible for materials research,
the conference committee, and the participants believed that much
good would result from a detailed analysis of: the knowledge and
role of surfaces, including their fundamental characteristics; the
role of adsorption and adhesion; and the kinetics, both of exterior
surfaces and interfaces. This informa tion should aid immeasurably
in leading the way to vastly improved mate rials, vitally essential
if progress is to be made in structures having improved
performance. The wisdom of selecting a topic concerned with
surfaces and inter faces is substantiated by the papers presented
in this publication."
The Army Materials and Mechanics Research Center has conducted the
Saga more Army Materials Research Conferences, in cooperation with
the Metallurgi cal Research Laboratories of the Department of
Chemical Engineering and Metallurgy of Syracuse University, since
1954. The purpose of the conferences has been to gather together
scientists and engineers from academic institutions, industry, and
government who are uniquely qualified to explore in depth a sub
ject of importance to the Army, the Department of Defense and the
scientific community. Grain size and its control is a major factor
governing the behavior of materi als. Knowledge that one can obtain
grain sizes in the 10 micron down to sub micron range has
established the basis for a new technology. This volume,
Ultrafine-Grain Ceramics, addresses itself to the broad areas of:
realization of fine-grain ceramics; preparation of ultrafine
particle size materials; characterization of ultrafine particles
and ultrafine-grain ceramics; processing and behavior of ultra
fine-grain ceramics. The technical advice provided by Dr. S. K.
Dutta of the Army Materials and Mechanics Research Center during
the editing of this book is acknowledged. The continued active
interest and support of these conferences by Dr. E. Scala,
Director, Lt. Col. Joseph B. Mason, Commanding Officer, and J. F.
Sullivan, Deputy Technical Director, of the Army Materials and
Mechanics Re search Center is appreciated.
The Army Materials and Mechanics Research Center has conducted the
Sagamore Army Materials Research Conferences, in cooperation with
the Metallurgical Research Laboratories of the Department of
Chemical Engineering and Metallurgy of Syracuse University, since
1954. The purpose of the conferences has been to gather together
scientists and engineers from academic institutions, industry, and
government who are uniquely qualified to explore in depth a subject
of importance to the Army, the Department of Defense and the
scientific corr.munity. This volume, Surfaces and Interfaces ll:
Physical and Mechanical Properties, can be considered a
continuation, or perhaps an extension, of the information contained
in Surfaces and Interfaces I: Chemical and Physical
Characteristics. The emphasis in this volume is focused on: the
technological significance of surfaces and interfaces; surface
sensitive mechanical properties; environment-sensitive properties;
control of grain structure; and composite materials. It is felt
that the rather ambitious undertaking of the program committee to
place the role of "surfaces and interfaces" in its proper context
has been achieved. The balance between basic research findings and
more applied research allows the reader a certain degree of
latitude in the use of the two volumes. The continued active
interest and support of these conferences by Col. C. T. Riordan,
Commanding Officer, Dr. E. Scala, Technical Di rector, and J. F.
Sullivan, Deputy Technical Director, of the Army Materials and
Mechanics Research Center is appreciated."
Tom Crean was one of ten children who grew up on a farm near
Anascaul in County Kerry. He loved adventure and, at the age of 15,
he ran away to join the British Navy and sail around the world.
While his ship was moored in New Zealand, Tom met Captain Robert
Scott. Scott's dream was to be the first person ever to reach the
South Pole and he asked Tom to join his crew. Get ready to discover
epic tales of endurance, bravery and determination in this
inspiring life story of Tom Crean.
This work comprises a selection of papers from the first symposium
devoted to competency based learning held in Worthing in March
1989. The book provides an historical backdrop for anyone coming
new to the study of Competency-Based Education and Training (CBET).
Although CBET is a relatively new focus for research and
development in the UK it has a long history and literature in the
USA.
Where is God when my suffering seems never-ending? Can I really
find joy in this fallen world? This powerful book confronts these
questions with stories of the author's near-death experience, a
daughter's suicide attempt, mental illness, and numerous other
gripping stories that demonstrate not only that God is present when
we need him, but that through our trials we can find true intimacy
with him. Author Randy Kay recounts how, as a former devout
agnostic, he survived a near-fatal accident while searching for the
truth--and when he met the One he sought to disprove, his journey
changed from a life of extreme trials into one of genuine joy. In
these pages, Kay offers his testimony to show readers how God uses
suffering and brokenness to build an intimate and indestructible
relationship with him, while breaking down barriers and ushering
the reader into an authentic relationship with the Author of love.
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