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As you take a deep breath and submerge yourself in the waters; as
you rise wet and warned and welcome, prepared to walk into Lent,
hear this: You are loved by God. Each and every one of you:
cherished, adored, liked - just as you are. God loves you, Jesus
loves you, the Spirit loves you: Three-in-One. No exceptions.
Follow Christ's footsteps, walk into the wilderness - and dance in
the desert. Beloved of God, come on a journey.
Advent is close, expectation is holding its breath. The angels
hover high above. Come, begin your journey - Hope Was Heard Singing
can be used as part of a daily discipline for Advent, or as a book
to dip into. It is a collection for personal reflection, and a rich
resource, from an original voice, for congregations and small
groups searching for material relevant to the 21st century. There
are prayers, meditations, poems, a few wee plays thrown in for good
measure and Bible readings on Advent themes. Much of the material
was tried and tested at Dunblane Cathedral, where Sally is
Associate Minister. On the hillsides, hope was heard singing
unexpected Hallelujahs. In a Bethlehem backwater, hope hovered and
love was born. And now, as the wise journey and the powerful start
to pace the floor and mumble into sleepless nights, we gather - the
light of the world is here. The job now is to keep it burning.
Health promotion is a key mechanism in tackling the foremost health
challenges faced by developing and developed nations. Covering key
concepts, theory and practical aspects, this new edition continues
to focus on the themes central to health promotion practice
worldwide. Social determinants, equality and equity, policy and
health, working in partnerships, sustainability, evaluation and
evidence-based practice are detailed, and the critical application
of health promotion to practice is outlined throughout the book.
Beginning with the foundations of this important area, in this new
edition the authors then place greater emphasis on the role of
power within health and communities. Drawing upon international
settings and teaching experience in the global North and South, it
finishes with a summary of the future directions of professional
health promotion practice. Placing a strong emphasis on a global
context, this book provides an accessible and engaging resource for
postgraduate students of health promotion, public health nursing
and related subjects, health practitioners and NGOs.
Reflections, meditations, prayers and liturgies for Holy Week
following the journey of Jesus from Palm Sunday to Easter Day. A
book which affirms that, even in the darkness of betrayal and
denial and death, we can rise up and live different lives: where
the justice, peace and love poured out in Christ's life can be
resurrected in our own. You stepped gently on the earth, O Christ
of all; and you treat gently all those who come your way - Call us
down into the world you love and put us to work. Call us down into
the streets you walk and have our footsteps keep to yours. Call us
down into the places where you are needed and make us your body.
In 1970 a concrete replica of the St John's Cross arrived in Iona
sitting incongruously on the deck of a puffer delivering the
island's annual supply of coal. What is the story behind this
intriguing replica? How does it relate to the world's first ringed
'Celtic cross', an artistic and technical masterpiece, which has
been at the heart of the Iona experience since the eighth century?
What does it tell us about the authenticity and value of replicas?
In this fascinating book, Foster and Jones draw on extensive
interdisciplinary research to reveal the composite biography of the
St John's Cross, its concrete replica, and its many other scale
copies. They show that replicas can acquire rich forms of
authenticity and value, informed by social relations, craft
practices, creativity, place and materiality. Thus, the book
challenges traditional precepts that seek authenticity in qualities
intrinsic to original historic objects. Replicas are shown to be
important objects in their own right, with their own creative,
human histories - biographies that people can connect with. The
story of the St John's Cross celebrates how replicas can 'work' for
us if we let them, particularly if clues are available about their
makers' passion, creativity and craft.
Debra Lynn shares her unique and highly-effective approach to
singing with ease, based on the bel canto principles and
understanding of Manuel Garcia and Mathilde Marchesi
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