Explore one of the most enigmatic gospels with a celebrated New Testament scholar.Most scholars agree that the Gospel according to Mark is the earliest of the four canonical gospels. It is also the shortest, with swift dramatic turns throughout its fast-paced narrative. Because of its brevity, Mark''s Gospel leaves many questions unanswered, and it has often been overlooked in the history of Christianity.As you will discover, though, Mark''s Gospel is compe...

Join acclaimed New Testament professor Ian Boxall, author of Discovering Matthew, to gain a deeper understanding of this remarkable Gospel’s shape and message. The Great biblical scholar Dom Henry Wansbrough notes that Prof. Boxall “has a talent for expressing profound and illuminating truths in a succinct and understandable form,” making him the perfect guide for this exploration.The Gospel according to Matthew brings us in close touch with the Jewish ori...

Can the secrets of the past be forgiven this Christmas?Christmas is approaching on the island of Jersey, but Libby is feeling far from festive. Her police work and duties as vicar’s wife weigh heavily on her, she’s anxious about her troubled children, and now her best friend, Stella, has suddenly turned against her, citing a mysterious family grudge.Libby is devastated by Stella’s unexpected coldness. But then her father shows her a diary written by her gre...

Unique in its field, the second edition of this respected book continues to underpin teaching in a positive, structured, and proactive manner. Sylvia Lucas revises and expands on the original work of Marjorie Boxall. It includes:- A new chapter on nurture groups and pedagogy, child development theories and brain research.- Updated examples such as the Every Child Matters agenda, an inclusive curriculum and schools′ responses, ′and a practitioner′s physical contact with the ...

The widespread use of electronic communication at the dawn of the twenty-first century has created a global context for our interactions, transforming the ways we relate to the world and to one another. This critical introduction reads the fiction of the past decade as a response to our contemporary predicament – one that draws on new cultural and technological developments to challenge established notions of democracy, humanity, and national and global sovereignty. Peter Boxall traces for...

Serena Meadows and her twin sister, Luna, are identical in appearance—but the similarity ends there. Luna always had a mean streak and, as a teenager, her selfishness culminated in an almighty betrayal from which Serena thought she’d never recover.Years later the twins are reunited by tragedy and Luna is a changed woman. The arrogance and spite of her youth are gone and, at a time when Serena really needs support, Luna sets aside her own life to come to the rescue. But her generosi...

The Southwold Checkmate: The Ember Enigmas - Book ThreeEvery move counts. Every lie hides a clue.Billy just wanted a quiet mission. Instead, he got dive-bombing seagulls, secret chips, and a bunch of adults who can’t keep their spy stories straight.Manya’s juggling codebreaking, family drama, and a chess match that’s starting to feel more like a trap—because when family secrets collide with espionage, things get seriously messy.This isn’t ju...

Ben Mapstone is a normal boy growing up in rough circumstances. His mistreatment leads him down a dark path where he meets the Freolans. The mystical friends take him, and his assassin dad, to a mind blowing world where they give him information that will change his life forever.He is told the end of humanity is coming and he must prepare. Ben undergoes some serious training, and then with his crazy group of friends, goes on an action packed journey to establish th...

Let's assume that you are already a gardener or someone who wants to begin gardening. Honestly, above we've shown you the first reaction from folks who hear the definition of Permaculture for the first time.We aren't sure why it takes such a complex description to describe something very simple. We'll discuss a bit more of this in a moment but let's agree for now that in the simplest of terminology, Permaculture is working WITH Mother Nature.Isn't this just another form of o...

Another anthology of short stories - Six episodes with a military flavour, six African safari adventure stories. All fresh, new, gripping, entertaining reads, well presented with strongly drawn characters.Superbly crafted tales with wide-ranging, authentic detail drawn from the authors personal worldwide experience, Simple tales, but well told and highly entertaining, with vivid, fascinating detail depicting plucky, voluptuous, dangerous women and tough, cleancut, decent heroes.

The Duke looks out from his castle, and everything he can see for miles and miles belongs to him. Everything, except one small strong house, with a small garden two goats and a beehive. They belong to the old woman from Friuli. The Duke wants that house, but the old woman, she won't sell. She's from Friuli, where all the really stubborn people come from.Ghillian Potts is now 83. She has been writing continuously, both prose and verse, since she was 7. She once got out of a...

Harley Boxall was awarded his RAF wings on 3 October 1936 and was posted to 40 Squadron flying Hawker Hinds. On 1 April 1937 he was posted to Bircham Newton in Norfolk to train with 206 Squadron which was a General Reconnaissance and Training unit equipped with the Avro Anson. He then joined 62 Squadron shortly after it was formed and received its first Blenheim in February 1938. During the summer of 1939 and because of increasing political tension in Europe, a decision was taken to reinfo...