This vibrant rhyming picture book brings the dramatic story of David and Goliath to life, placing the focus where it belongs-on the moment a young shepherd steps onto the battlefield and trusts God for victory.Written especially for children ages 5-8, it draws readers straight into the tension, courage, and wonder of one of the Bible's most unforgettable encounters.As armies stand frozen in fear before the towering giant Goliath, young David arrives-not with armour or weapo...

Before David was a king, he was a shepherd boy.Before he wore a crown, he trusted God with joy.Told in fun, easy-to-read rhyme, this beautifully illustrated Bible story takes children from the grassy hills of Bethlehem to a thrilling face-off with the giant Goliath. Along the way, young readers discover God loves to use the small, the brave, and the faithful to do big things.As the rhyme rolls on, children will also catch a glimpse of God’s bigger story — how David ...

One terrible choice. One very bad day. One promise of hope.Adam and Eve's Very Bad Day: A Rhyming Bible Story About the Fall is a beautifully illustrated retelling of the Bible's story in Genesis 3 and the Garden of Eden-the day everything went wrong.In God's perfect garden, Adam and Eve had everything they needed. But when a crafty serpent whispers lies, they face a choice: trust God... or decide for themselves what is right and wrong.What follows is the first very...

The Steel-Blue ConspiracyTwelve-year-old Serayah Kariuki never imagined that an old second-hand bed could change her life. But Bubble Bed is no ordinary bed. It can fly faster than a jet, shrink to the size of a peppercorn, expand to gigantic proportions, and surround its passengers with a mysterious protective bubble. Most strangely of all, it seems to have a mind of its own.Together with her lively best friend Lucy and her family, Serayah soon finds her...

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Our world has gone mad -politically and otherwiseBut why and how did it come to this?A wry look at the state of the UK (and beyond), focusing on the appalling standards of governance and leadership we see today, and the ineffectiveness of our myriad institutions. Starting with a review of the 2016 referendum and its aftermath, the author moves on to consider the wider problems we are facing. This includes a close look at the work of...

'Metaphor', a form of figurative language in which one thing or idea is expressed in terms of another, is becoming an increasingly popular area of study, as it is relevant to the work of semanticists, pragmatists, discourse analysts and also those working at the interface of language and literature and in other disciplines such as philosophy and psychology. This book provides a summary, critique and comparison of the most important theories on how metaphors are used and understood, drawing...

When Hillary Clinton conceded in 2008 that she didn't quite 'shatter the glass ceiling', and when Rick Perry in 2012 called Mitt Romney a 'vulture capitalist', they used abbreviated metaphorical stories, in which stories about one topic are presented as stories about something entirely different. This book examines a wide range of metaphorical stories, beginning with literary genres such as allegories and fables, then focusing on metaphorical stories in ordinary conversations, political sp...

What if we understood nationalism as a religion instead of an ideology? What if nationalism is more spiritual than it is political? Several Christian thinkers have rightly recognized nationalism as a form of idolatry. However, in Why Do the Nations Rage?, David A. Ritchie argues that nationalism is inherently demonic as well. Through an interdisciplinary analysis of scholarship on nationalism and the biblical theology behind Paul's doctrine of "powers," Ritchie uncovers how the impulse beh...

Student teaching is the key phase in the preparation of the professional instructional personnel of the nation's schools. Yet, the burgeoning literature of education law lacks a comprehensive and current source specific to student teaching. This volume fills that gap.The first part of this volume consists of a legal primer designed to provide the basic building blocks that serve as the foundation for the aforementioned common core. The second and central part includes an illustrativ...

Harmony Through Melody:The Interaction of Melody, Counterpoint, and Harmony in Western Music, Second Editionoffers a robust, composition-based approach to tonal music theory, ranging from early modality to recent film and popular music. Charles Horton, David A. Byrne, and Lawrence Ritchey develop techniques and strategies for exploring the fundamental interaction of melody and counterpoint with harmony, and provide students with opportunities to creatively express what they have learned in...

The 1985 the Faith in the City report on urban priority areas was a landmark moment in the life of the Church of England.Written by some of those who were involved in the publication and implementation of the report itself and other have been engaged in urban ministry and community organizing since, the chapters in this book evaluate the importance of Faith in the City for the present day and seek to open a debate on urban policy and theology and practice.The edito...