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Join us on a journey. as we explore two huntingdonshire traditions
- one set in Yaxley's fen, the other St Peter's Church Yaxley.
These stories take us back to the time before the fen was fully
drained and farmed, when there wa sno road through to Holme
Village, and the Yaxley Lode flowed down into the ancient Trundle
Mere ans beyond to Whittlesea Mere, the largest lowland freshwater
lake in England. All proceeds from the sale of this booklet will be
donated to Sue Ryder Hospice at Thorpe Hall, Peterborough, to
support their incredible care for those in need.
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Haiku (Paperback)
Paul Middleton
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Haikus and Home Truths Started on a trip to Japan, as a way of
using the sleepless jet-lagged nights, composing haikus became
something of an obsession. Gradually the idea formed for using the
vehicle of the haiku poem to take a heart-journey, from a
travelogue, charting the trip of a lifetime, to an inner journey of
reflection. This illustrated collection invites the reader to
travel with the author, to ponder, perhaps to smile, and to
discover the versatility of this classic Japanese poetic form.
At Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice we provide expert palliative care
for people who are living with life-limiting conditions, as well as
supporting their families. As a charity we can only be here to
provide that care because of the generosity of people like this
author, Paul Middleton, who has chosen to donate profits from the
sale of his book to us. For this and all the support we receive we
are incredibly grateful.
Whittlesea Mere - one of the wonders of Huntingdonshire! The
historic county of Huntingdonshire has much to recommend it, and
one of its lost treasures is brought back to life in this welcome
updated and substantially expanded edition of a study first
published in 1987. The Mere was the largest body of inland water in
lowland England before its drainage in the 1850s, an action which
brought to an end a long, rich and thriving history of fishing,
reed-cutting and boating, control of which excited the interest of
kings, and was fought over by medieval abbots and monks, 17th
century drainers, local communities and rival landowners. Once
drained, the Mere continued to influence farming practice, hindered
the smooth running of the main railway line to the north and
bequeathed to the nation in its surroundings two important nature
reserves at Holme Fen and Woodwalton Fen. Now, in the 21st century,
recognition of the area's unique ecological and educational
potential has seen the creation of a major environmental
restoration project, the Great Fen Project.
Introduction Between 2008 and 2010, both my wife Linda and I
received treatment for cancer. The care we received at Addenbrookes
Hospital was incredible and we were both able to recover and return
to work and a full life. Linda had already been retired for a few
years when I decided that it was the right time for me to finish
full time work in August 2015. We agreed that, whilst we had all
sorts of ideas for activity and adventure in retirement, a
wonderful way to start this new stage of our lives would be to go
on a retreat to Lindisfarne. In early September, therefore, we did
just that - an extraordinary week in which we both felt uplifted
and assured of God's presence and leading, whatever the future
might hold. Within three weeks of that amazing time, Linda knew
that all was not well with her health and after a period of two
months, following many tests, scans and consultations, she was
given the devastating news that her cancer had returned, was
widespread and that only palliative care was in prospect, the last
days of which were provided with love and thoughtfulness by staff
at the local Sue Ryder hospice. Linda died on 14th April 2016. For
me the world had suddenly come crashing down. In my mind, it was as
though this exquisite vase, which was our love and shared life
together, had shattered into a myriad tiny pieces. This was not the
retirement I had imagined or hoped for. For four months I thrashed
around, travelling to places we loved, walking miles and miles,
mostly alone though sometimes in company, trying to grasp some of
the fragments of that vase and to hold on to pieces of the past,
afraid that everything was slipping away, for ever; trying to find
any meaning at all in what had happened. v Then, in August, the
writing started. I had kept a sort of diary/journal during the last
few months of Linda's life, firstly to help keep track of her
medication and her responses, and increasingly reflecting my own
feelings. But the writings, poetry and prose, which began to flow
in the August of 2016, were different. This was compulsive - I
hardly seemed to have any control over when or how it was written -
I simply had to write. Over the months, I began to love the writing
as it expressed my deepest heartfelt pain and also brought relief
and a measure of healing, if only for a moment. The pages that
follow in this anthology are a selection from those months, spread
over a year and a half. I have been encouraged to share them by
friends, who felt they may have something to say for others, and
who also affirmed my own sense that, as a body, the writings
represented a "new vase", different from the original one of our
marriage and life together, and with a fierce beauty of its own.
One friend assured me that this new vase would, one day, be filled
with wonderful things and to that hope, a sure hope, I cling. My
prayer is that any who read these pages may find something that
affords a degree of recognition and, perhaps paradoxically,
comfort. I offer them as a gift, as they were to me. Most of all, I
hope that the reader will find, as I have, that through the pain of
loss and grief, blessings are there to be found if we ourselves can
find the courage to lift our heads. In that act of will, reaching
out with open hands to receive the love that is waiting out there,
we will also find that we too still have love to give and, through
that giving, life returns. Paul Middleton January 2018
The ten years since the First Edition of this book have witnessed
revolutionary changes in GP training: appraisal, the new MRCGP exam
and competence-based assessments to name but three. Greater
availability of information has also transformed the social context
of General Practice as a profession. Despite this, the one-to-one
relationship between trainer and trainee remains the lynchpin of GP
education, and this manual's key principle - that GP trainers are
the key source of expertise in this field, and that their
experiences and ideas are a vital and still-underused resource - is
as important as ever. This new edition, fully revised and updated
to reflect the latest changes in both GP training and the
profession, remains an essential, comprehensive manual of useful
advice for GP trainers written by their peers. Outlining
educational methods, training philosophies and reflections from
practitioners experienced in the entire spectrum of GP education,
it provides a tool box of resources to cover the practicalities of
training, including e-portfolios, teaching consultation skills, and
numerous tips and tricks. It is now augmented with an array of
supporting material that includes checklists, forms and evaluation
tools, accessed electronically via a code supplied with the book.
This book is vital reading for GP tutors and GP trainers as well as
those considering such roles, and for all those who manage and
oversee the training of GP registrars. 'The next generation of GPs
will face even more changes in the landscape of primary care and it
has become even more imperative that we provide high-quality
training. This manual will support this process.' - from the
Foreword by Steve Field
Three hundred years after his death, Matthew Henry (1662-1714)
remains arguably the best known expositor of the Bible in English,
due largely to his massive six-volume Exposition of the Old and New
Testaments. However, Henry's famous commentary is by no means the
only expression of his engagement with the Scriptures. His many
sermons and works on Christian piety - including the still popular
Method for Prayer - are saturated with his peculiarly practical
approach to the Bible. To mark the tercentenary of Henry's death,
Matthew A. Collins and Paul Middleton have brought together notable
historians, theologians, and biblical scholars to celebrate his
life and legacy. Representing the first serious examination of
Henry's body of work and approach to the Bible, Matthew Henry: The
Bible, Prayer, and Piety opens a scholarly conversation about the
place of Matthew Henry in the eighteenth-century nonconformist
movement, his contribution to the interpretation of the Bible, and
his continued legacy in evangelical piety.
This collection of twelve essays will celebrate the distinguished
contribution of Professor John Kenneth Riches to biblical
interpretation. The international selection of contributors are all
either former students or colleagues of Professor Riches and the
focus of the essays all reflect (and extend) Professor Riches'
particular research interests and contribution to biblical and
theological studies. The essays in this volume are clustered around
two closely related topics: historical and theological
contributions to understanding the nature of Christian freedom and
agency, and studies which investigate how Paul's thought has been
interpreted in diverse settings. All the contributors have been
asked to centre their thinking around the following issues: how
does the grace of being 'in Christ' transform and restore those who
receive it in faith; how far they are, as it were, responsible for
that transformation; how far their is identity changed by their
union with Christ; and how are they to make ethical decisions, are
they to be guided (and goaded?) by the law, or are to be led by the
Spirit and called to discern what is right and good in the
law?There are four parts to this book. Part I explores grace and
human agency by looking at texts both within and outside of the New
Testament, highlighting the themes of ethical responsibility and
freedom. Part II turns to look at how Pauline themes of grace and
the Christian life have been interpreted at various points of
Christian history. Part III reflects John Riches' substantial
interest in and contribution to African biblical interpretation and
includes essays that investigate how Paul is appropriated in
African contexts. Part IV reflects John Riches' interest in the
mutual engagement between theology and Scripture and includes
contributions investigating the theological aspects of the Law and
the Spirit, and transformation in Christ in the theology and ethics
of P.T. Forsyth.
It can be said, almost without exaggeration, that martyrdom has
become one of the most pressing theological issues facing the
contemporary world. Since the attack on the World Trade Center in
2001, the world has had to face up to an Islamic manifestation of
martyrdom. Martyrdom has a long history; as long as individuals
have been dying for their faith or cause, others have been telling
and more importantly, interpreting their stories. These
martyrologies are essentially conflict stories. Whether a Christian
confessing her faith before a bemused Roman governor, or a suicide
bomber blowing himself up in a crowed cafe in Jerusalem, the way
these stories are recounted - positively or negatively - reflect a
wider conflict in which the narrator and his community find
themselves. Martyr narratives, whether textual, oral, or even a CNN
news report, do more than simply report a death; they also contain
the interpretative framework by which that death is understood -
again positively or negatively. When the death of a martyr is
reported, the way in which that story is told places that death
within a larger narrative of conflict, which may be regional,
global, or even cosmic. The martyr becomes a symbol of the
community's desires and hopes, or for that matter, their terrors
and fears, but in either case, the martyr is representative of a
larger struggle, and often martyrology contains the vision of how
the community envisages final victory over their enemy. This book
aims to illuminate the way these conflict stories have been told
and function (principally, though not exclusively) within
Christian, Jewish, and Islamic communities. Continuum's "Guides for
the Perplexed" are clear, concise and accessible introductions to
thinkers, writers and subjects that students and readers can find
especially challenging - or indeed downright bewildering.
Concentrating specifically on what it is that makes the subject
difficult to grasp, these books explain and explore key themes and
ideas, guiding the reader towards a thorough understanding of
demanding material.
This collection of twelve essays will celebrate the distinguished
contribution of Professor John Kenneth Riches to biblical
interpretation. The international selection of contributors are all
either former students or colleagues of Professor Riches and the
focus of the essays all reflect (and extend) Professor Riches'
particular research interests and contribution to biblical and
theological studies. The essays in this volume are clustered around
two closely related topics: historical and theological
contributions to understanding the nature of Christian freedom and
agency, and studies which investigate how Paul's thought has been
interpreted in diverse settings. All the contributors have been
asked to centre their thinking around the following issues: how
does the grace of being 'in Christ' transform and restore those who
receive it in faith; how far they are, as it were, responsible for
that transformation; how far their is identity changed by their
union with Christ; and how are they to make ethical decisions, are
they to be guided (and goaded?) by the law, or are to be led by the
Spirit and called to discern what is right and good in the
law?There are four parts to this book. Part I explores grace and
human agency by looking at texts both within and outside of the New
Testament, highlighting the themes of ethical responsibility and
freedom. Part II turns to look at how Pauline themes of grace and
the Christian life have been interpreted at various points of
Christian history. Part III reflects John Riches' substantial
interest in and contribution to African biblical interpretation and
includes essays that investigate how Paul is appropriated in
African contexts. Part IV reflects John Riches' interest in the
mutual engagement between theology and Scripture and includes
contributions investigating the theological aspects of the Law and
the Spirit, and transformation in Christ in the theology and ethics
of P.T. Forsyth.
Several view of martyrdom co-existed in the early Church. The
orthodox position, generally accepted by scholars, was that a
Christian should choose martyrdom rather than deny the Faith, but
should not, on any account, court death. Although it has been
recognised that some in the early Church did seek a glorified
death, by giving themselves over to arrest, most scholars have
dismissed such acts as differing from the accepted attitude to
martyrdom in the early Church. Therefore, instances of volitional,
or radical martyrdom, have been largely overlooked or sidelined in
scholarly investigations into the theology and origins of Christian
martyrdom. Paul Middleton argues that, far from being a deviant
strand of early Christianity, radical martyrdom was a significant,
and widely held idealised form of devotion in the late first to
early third centuries. Christian martyrdom is placed within the
heritage of Jewish War tradition, with each martyr making an
important contribution to the cosmic conflict between Satan and
God. Radical Martyrdom re-examines the presentation, theology, and
origins of Christian martyrdom up to the beginning of the Decian
persecutions in the light of new perspectives on the subject.
The act of martyrdom in the worldview of the Apocalypse has been
considered to be an exemplification of non-violent resistance. Paul
Middleton argues here, however, that it is in fact a representation
of direct participation by Christians, through their martyrdom, in
divine violence against those the author of Revelation portrays as
God's enemies. Middleton shows that acceptance of martyrdom is to
grasp the invitation to participate in the Revelation's divine
violence. Martyrs follow the model laid down by the Lamb, who was
not only slain, but resurrected, glorified, and who executes
judgement. The world created by the Apocalypse encourages readers
to conquer the Beast through martyrdom, but also through the
experience of resurrection and being appointed judges. In this
role, martyrs participate in the judgement of the wicked by sharing
the Lamb's power to judge. Different from eschewing violence, the
conceptual world of the Apocalypse portrays God, the Lamb, and the
martyrs as possessing more power, might, and violent potential than
the Emperor and his armies. Middleton believes that martyrdom and
violence are necessary components of the worldview of Revelation.
The act of martyrdom in the worldview of the Apocalypse has been
considered to be an exemplification of non-violent resistance. Paul
Middleton argues here, however, that it is in fact a representation
of direct participation by Christians, through their martyrdom, in
divine violence against those the author of Revelation portrays as
God's enemies. Middleton shows that acceptance of martyrdom is to
grasp the invitation to participate in the Revelation's divine
violence. Martyrs follow the model laid down by the Lamb, who was
not only slain, but resurrected, glorified, and who executes
judgement. The world created by the Apocalypse encourages readers
to conquer the Beast through martyrdom, but also through the
experience of resurrection and being appointed judges. In this
role, martyrs participate in the judgement of the wicked by sharing
the Lamb's power to judge. Different from eschewing violence, the
conceptual world of the Apocalypse portrays God, the Lamb, and the
martyrs as possessing more power, might, and violent potential than
the Emperor and his armies. Middleton believes that martyrdom and
violence are necessary components of the worldview of Revelation.
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