Uses a Christian perspective to interpret the popular trilogy, offering a look Pullman's life, an overview of the major dimensions of each book, and a critical evaluation of such major themes as sin and the death of God.
Thinking it through was originally published in Home and Building from 1988 to 1996 when Kirsty Robertson, then editor, invited Tony Watkins, who had been a contributor to the magazine for many years, to begin a new column called simply "Thinking it through". She also invited Haru Sameshima to contribute a photograph for each column. Haru had never met Tony. For each issue Tony sent an article to Haru and Haru replied with a photograph. Tony in turn responded to each photograph with another article in the next issue. This book is the story of that conversation between an author and a photographer.
Part of a series of innovative home group Bible studies, the material in this book is aimed at encouraging Bible study within the context of exploring topical issues in a Biblical way. All the studies in the series are based on popular books or films. has a range of questions or options from which the leader can tailor the study to suit the group. Some of the themes explored in the U2: All That You Can't Leave Behind study are: Broken World - given the inevitability of evil after the Fall, should we not bother to campaign against it in our world today?; Broken People - is suffering an inevitable part of human existence? Why does our culture try to distance itself from suffering?; Happiness - is it really true that money can't buy happiness? Is the pursuit of pleasure always wrong? Grace - why is grace so amazing? Why is it sometimes hard to act with grace towards other people?
In England, there was a wealthy young Englishman, who was sent to the most prestigious schools. Upon graduation, his parents expected him to become a politician, like his father, but he had other ideas. He wanted to go to America, find a job and see what life was like for the average person. In New Jersey, there was a young woman who started working at a young age to help support her family. Her parents loved and nurtured her and her brother; they brought up their children to respect other people and live up to their high moral standards. The young Englishman followed his dream and went to the United States. He worked in many jobs, taking anything that would keep putting food on his table. He was challenged by his new lifestyle. Not long afterwards, he met the woman from New Jersey. This story is about their lives: their love, their happiness, their sorrow and their laughter.
ROMANCE. John Canavan, a sensitive, grieving screenwriter, is persuaded to visit his ebullient, womanising best friend Tommy Wilson in Moscow, where Tommy hopes that the vibrant music scene and beautiful Russian girls will help John move on from the death of his girlfriend three years earlier. Moscow's buzz, its colourful characters and their vodka-fuelled fun certainly have an effect, and, when John meets the alluring Olga, it seems as if Tommy's plan has worked. But the powerful attraction between John and Olga is not enough to bury the past and they seem destined to pay the price for a cruel trick of fate. Love's Roads twist and turn as Olga faces up to the truth and John must choose between living in the past or taking his future into his own hands.
Pour Marcus, flic déguisé en trafiquant de drogue, ce fut un voyage mouvementé et passionnant qu'il n'aurait jamais pu s'offrir : Hong Kong, la descente des fleuves tumultueux, mais aussi la fréquentation de voyous très dangereux, les attaques de brigands qui veulent saisir une énorme cargaison d'héroïne.
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