The author Geoff cuts through much of the dogma and religion that has clouded a clear understanding of the link between earth and heaven. He gives us some practical hands on ideas that reflect the true relationship that exists between God and man, the natural and spiritual. He is unafraid to answer some questions that many are fearful to even ask. He is able to write in a way that allows us to consider and formulate our own response to how we understand Church, the Gospel and how we see the Kingdom of God come. He has researched thoughtfully and carefully and draws from a number of other peoples’ writings. In Partnering with Heaven Geoff thinks and reasons deeply as well as drawing from his own practical experience of engaging with God and people. He presents some fresh thoughts that reflect the close union between heaven and earth which need careful consideration if we are going to truly see His Kingdom come on earth.
Sullivan, a newsroom hack, gets a tip off that gets his adrenalin racing. He can smell a story. He and his more steady colleague, Janice, begin investigating. It’s an astounding story, a scoop. Their editor, Porter, is not convinced until harrowing stories begin to emerge, and then even he has to admit something is seriously wrong. A young boy’s suicide takes the investigation into deeper water, but all is not going smoothly in the newsroom. Janice begins to outpace Sullivan, provoking his jealousy. When he sees his editor, taking Janice out on a date, it threatens not only the relationship, but the scoop. Sullivan is arrested and, in his attempt to clear his name, engages in phone hacking which uncovers even more fraudulent activity.
M stays in the shadows serving an unscrupulous dictator, biding his time. He's loyal but who isn't? A canny operator, he knows all the political tricks of the trade and more. Once he sees the way the wind is blowing, he pulls together a cabal of traitors who, as soon as the Boss is pronounced dead, launches a campaign of nationalist disruption and disinformation. Everyone who wants power needs an army preferably backed by a major power. Russia is willing. However, two of his henchmen rebel, dismayed by the military and its vicious onslaughts on innocent civilians. In return they are mercilessly hunted down, surviving bombardments, sieges, mass slaughtering and a hit man. An unlikely heroine turns out to be their saviour.
A young couple have been working with the British mission in Kabul. In the chaos of the airlift, Omed and Esin are left behind. Anxiety builds when Esin confesses she’s pregnant and is compounded by Taliban fighters searching for ‘collaborators’. They have no time at all to make their escape down Route 1, the notorious Highway to Hell, towards Iran. The journey is fraught with danger not just to life, but to their relationship especially when Omed meets the attractive Kayla, a Syrian lady who is also on the refugee trail. What does she really want? Besides smugglers demanding extortionate amounts of money which the couple haven’t got, they encounter betrayal, abandonment, abuse, drowning, racially inspired mobs, adultery, deception, and baby snatching. How can they possibly care for their baby daughter? Can they find a smuggler to take them over the Channel? Will their relationship survive?
A suicide bombing in Jerusalem brings Medad, a 20 year old Israeli Defence Forces sniper and Hani, a young Palestinian shopkeeper, into each other's lives. Their lives will become deeply intertwined in a peace process. Ayshaa, Hani's wife, wants a different life for her little girl Rena and begins working with other Palestinian organisations to empower women with the risk of religious and cultural tensions. As the story unfolds, there is the inevitable role for Chuck, the American diplomat; Abd Alraheem the Palestinian traitor; Larry the CIA contact, Angra Mainyu, the Iranian 'diplomat' based in Lebanon and Sami, the teenage blogger from Gaza. A well connected, yet shadowy Israeli hard right wing group also begin to take matters into their own hands to even up the odds, as they see it. What will Hamas do? Who will win? Who will lose? Who will survive?
A suicide bombing in Jerusalem brings Medad, a 20 year old Israeli Defence Forces sniper and Hani, a young Palestinian shopkeeper, into each other's lives. Their lives will become deeply intertwined in a peace process. Ayshaa, Hani's wife, wants a different life for her little girl Rena and begins working with other Palestinian organisations to empower women with the risk of religious and cultural tensions. As the story unfolds, there is the inevitable role for Chuck, the American diplomat; Abd Alraheem the Palestinian traitor; Larry the CIA contact, Angra Mainyu, the Iranian 'diplomat' based in Lebanon and Sami, the teenage blogger from Gaza. A well connected, yet shadowy Israeli hard right wing group also begin to take matters into their own hands to even up the odds, as they see it. What will Hamas do? Who will win? Who will lose? Who will survive?
M stays in the shadows serving an unscrupulous dictator, biding his time. He's loyal but who isn't? A canny operator, he knows all the political tricks of the trade and more. Once he sees the way the wind is blowing, he pulls together a cabal of traitors who, as soon as the Boss is pronounced dead, launches a campaign of nationalist disruption and disinformation. Everyone who wants power needs an army preferably backed by a major power. Russia is willing. However, two of his henchmen rebel, dismayed by the military and its vicious onslaughts on innocent civilians. In return they are mercilessly hunted down, surviving bombardments, sieges, mass slaughtering and a hit man. An unlikely heroine turns out to be their saviour.
A young couple have been working with the British mission in Kabul. In the chaos of the airlift, Omed and Esin are left behind. Anxiety builds when Esin confesses she’s pregnant and is compounded by Taliban fighters searching for ‘collaborators’. They have no time at all to make their escape down Route 1, the notorious Highway to Hell, towards Iran. The journey is fraught with danger not just to life, but to their relationship especially when Omed meets the attractive Kayla, a Syrian lady who is also on the refugee trail. What does she really want? Besides smugglers demanding extortionate amounts of money which the couple haven’t got, they encounter betrayal, abandonment, abuse, drowning, racially inspired mobs, adultery, deception, and baby snatching. How can they possibly care for their baby daughter? Can they find a smuggler to take them over the Channel? Will their relationship survive?
The author Geoff cuts through much of the dogma and religion that has clouded a clear understanding of the link between earth and heaven. He gives us some practical hands on ideas that reflect the true relationship that exists between God and man, the natural and spiritual. He is unafraid to answer some questions that many are fearful to even ask. He is able to write in a way that allows us to consider and formulate our own response to how we understand Church, the Gospel and how we see the Kingdom of God come. He has researched thoughtfully and carefully and draws from a number of other peoples’ writings. In Partnering with Heaven Geoff thinks and reasons deeply as well as drawing from his own practical experience of engaging with God and people. He presents some fresh thoughts that reflect the close union between heaven and earth which need careful consideration if we are going to truly see His Kingdom come on earth.
Your kingdom come...on earth as in heaven (Matthew 6:10). Matthew 6:10 contains some well-worn words that many Christians know by heart. But what do they mean? On Earth as in Heaven reveals many thought-provoking, life-changing, and powerful insights including: * Because the Kingdom of God is in Heaven and His power and glory emanate from Heaven, shouldn't we be much more interested in Heaven? * If we are already citizens of Heaven, can we go there now? * If the Kingdom did come on earth as in Heaven, what would it look like, and would you recognize it? * There is power in the Kingdom--do you want more of it in your life? * Because Heaven is impregnated with the glory of God, how does it manifest on earth? Is it physical and visible, or confined to the invisible realm? On Earth as in Heaven answers all these questions and more. God's power and glory isn't just for those "up front." Living a powerful and glorified lifestyle is possible for you in the here and now, even though career, family, church, and other responsibilities are sometimes overwhelming.
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