Bøger af Stephen Parker

Are you an elder, or considering serving as an Elder in your church? The Heart of an Elder invites you on a two-week journey to explore what the scriptures have to say about a crucial role. This practical book will help you discern whether, and know how, to serve in healthy, biblical and sustainable ways.

12 stories from the heart of South Minneapolis: Lake Street. Lake Street cuts across Minneapolis from west to east, from the urbane to the urban to the blue-collar. North and south, it is the dividing line between inner-city neighborhoods and tidy bedroom communities. Lake Street is a polyglot of people from all corners of the world mixing with lifelong Minneapolitans. These stories range from people's hope for a new beginning, with the history of what was.

A war has been raging since the beginning of time and we need tools to fight in this war. Our adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion seeking whom he can devour. If we are not equipped for battle, we will become a casualty in this cosmic war. Though our enemy may seem powerful, there is a much greater power that exists; God, also know as Yahweh, Creator of heaven and earth! There is no greater power than his in all of the universe. God has given us the power and the necessary tools to fight in this war against Satan, but not only to fight, but to win! What will you do when the enemy comes against you and your family? Will you cower down and allow the enemy to have his way with you? Or will you align yourself with God, put on your armor, and fight the enemy? This book contains practical, yet power tools to use to defeat the devil. You will have the victory!

Christianity is in decline in the Unites States, and churches are caught without a strategy to reverse that trend. Except for a precious few, mainline churches in America are not growing, and most are watching their numbers dwindle. Each decade brings new fads and gimmicks that have accomplished little more than leaving church leaders frustrated and church members confused. The external marketing image of positivism that many churches present hides leaders who are are frightened and sometimes futilistic about the ever-changing trends being presented by Church Growth experts. Stephen Parker explores the history of how the church has gotten to this state and what it will take to turn this whole trend around, bringing evangelistic revival back to the United States. The book does not present more theories or innovation to the serious problem of decline. Rather, it returns the reader to the Bible to rediscover what God has called the church to be and to do, much of which had been overlooked, ignored, or simply rejected. In order for Christian churches in America to stem the tide of increasing secularism within and without the church, we must first acknowledge the fact that in our attempts to impact the world, the world has actually changed us. The experts that we have turned to in desperation: marketing experts, sociologists, pollsters, and church growth gurus have not only not helped churches grow, but have actually helped create the very decline trends that they were supposed to prevent us from experiencing. What we are doing is not working! We need a new, biblical plan! That is just what this book offers. A must read for both church members and leaders.

"A fresh take on a much-loved subject, this book will help you get to know England's gardens up close and personal. Garden historian Stephen Parker leads you through England's horticultural history, unearthing the cultural context and hidden stories behind the gardens, and bringing lesser-known garden makers to the fore. In five detailed historical chapters, Parker explores the making of the so-called "English" garden - from its origins in the formal splendour of stately homes, all the way to climate-change resilience and future-facing designs of the modern era. Discover the best gardens to visit today - with garden case studies showcasing everything England's gardens have to offer through stunning contemporary photography and careful analysis of planting schemes and garden makers' creative influences. From iconic sites like Sissinghurst and Great Dixter, to more unusual examples such as Prospect Cottage and The Laskett - this book celebrates England's gardens in all their glorious diversity, sublime beauty, and exuberant eccentricity"--Publisher's description.

Reading instruction in most local schools is in a state of crisis. Fully two-thirds of the nation's 4th and 8th graders are NOT proficient readers - this according to the US government publication Nation's Report Card. To rely on your local school to teach your child to read is to risk playing a form of Reading Roulette with your child's future. Don't do it. Parents have been teaching their own children to read for centuries. It's not difficult to do. All you need is a guide to help you perform the task in a manner that coincides with the reading science that has occurred in the last quarter-century. That science points to the use of Synthetic Phonics as the teaching method of choice. This book's Synthetic Phonics program will guide you as you teach your own preschooler how to read. No sight words, no guessing strategies are used. Using Synthetic Phonics, your child will learn how to decode unknown words by "sounding them out" into a full pronunciation. With minor adaptations, this book can also be used to teach older children, home-schooled children, or even illiterate adults. It's the ultimate guide for anyone wanting to bestow the gift of literacy.

This book focuses on the property and financial aspects of relationship breakdown for cohabitants. The key concepts, issues and case law are explained clearly and concisely and will be an invaluable source of help and guidance for the busy family law practitioner.

A single source guide to the different types of agreements reached with clients prior to marriage, civil partnership, cohabitation and during family breakdown.

This book seeks to move twentieth-century German literary history away from its stubbornly persistent reliance on the political turning-points of 1933 and 1945. In the first part of the book, the authors analyze a synchronic corpus of literary journals, identifying a restorative aesthetic mood in the years 1930-1960 which persists across political date boundaries. In the second part, the careers of five writers are considered diachronically against this prevailing restorative climate: Gottfried Benn, Johannes R. Becher, Bertolt Brecht, Gunter Eich, and Peter Huchel. Combining these two approaches, the authors show that a fresh perspective that challenges established literary-historical periodisations can shed light on the common cultural and aesthetic ground shared by writers, editors and critics across the ideological divides of the era.

Covers the history of the legendary literary journal, "Sinn und Form". This study is organised in seven anatomical categories: founding conception; cultural-political context; institutional infrastructure; role of editors; networks of contributors; text and composition; and, readership and reception.

The nature of religion on the domestic front in Britain during the Second World War has, hitherto, been relatively unexplored. This study focuses on Birmingham and describes wartime popular religion, primarily as recounted in oral testimony. The difference the War made to people¿s faith, and the consolation wrought by prayer and a religious outlook are explored, as are the religious language and concepts utilised by the wartime popular media of cinema and wireless. Clerical rhetoric about the War and concerns to spiritualise the war effort are dealt with by an analysis of locally published sources, especially parish magazines and other religious ephemera, which set the War on the spiritual as much as the military plane. A final section of the study is devoted to measuring the extent of the influence of the churches in the creation of a vision for post-war Britain and Birmingham.

By the author of "Cohabitees", this book traces the boundaries of legal marriage since the Industrial Revolution, from informal marriage practices to modern cohabitation. Changes are placed in their economic, political and social contexts, seen to be the product of class and gender conflict.

This book explores how religion shaped and informed the life and work of D. W. Winnicott, the eminent British pediatrician and psychoanalyst. It highlights the influence of his Wesleyan Methodist upbringing upon his work as well as how his career in psychoanalysis changed his view of religion. It traces the nature of Winnicott's religious behavior and practice over his life and describes his contributions to the positive role of religion in life and culture.

Eureka: General Surgery and Urology is an innovative book for medical students that fully integrates core science, clinical medicine and surgery. The Eureka series of books are designed to be a 'one stop shop': they contain all the key information you need to know to succeed in your studies and pass your exams.

MRCS Applied Basic Science and Clinical Topics offers a complete and up-to-date guide to specialty training in surgery, covering the core topics examined in the MRCS Part A and B exams.