Letter to the Church in the United States
Dieser Brief von vielen christlichen Leitern im globalen Süden spricht Bände…
“If you who know the Truth will not speak for us who will?”
This is a good book for those who still believe the Gospel is just abut getting me to heaven. Based on a rather imaginative elaboration of Paul’ statement in 1.Cor. 15, Scott McKnight argues that the Gospel is in fact God’s story with Israel, culminating in the story of Jesus, who fulfilled his plan. The…
Scandalous rumours and immoral men do their best to ruin May Rose Long’s life. But she strives to remain honest and chaste. With neither home nor money, she even adopts the forlorn wild teenager, Wanda, before realising she is her fugitive husband’s daughter. The book is well written and paints a realistic picture of the social…
Companies have discovered that working from home and video conferencing are viable business options, saving time and expense. School kids have lost the fear of speaking in front of a video camera and have learned to make sensible use of computers. They’ve also come to appreciate school! We are enjoying beautiful walks on our doorsteps…
A mad confusion of rival affairs At about the same time that Kate discovers her husband is unfaithful, she gets a crush on her snowboard instructor, Evan. And the flirtings and double-crossings start. And never seem to end. The setting is a winter sports region in New Zealand. The players are mostly party-lovers who live…
The Little Village School series by Gervase Phinn Book 1: The Little Village School A new head teacher, Elisabeth Devine, turns the village on its head – in the nicest possible way. Wayward kids are tamed and emotionally wounded kids find healing through her loving care. Even the most die-hard traditionalists – with the exception…
It took a while, but I’ve finished it now. I was a bit previous in my earlier judgement. Schneier has realized there are moral aspects to the question of trust. Nevertheless, I’m still rather disappointed in the book. There are a few penetrating insights and provocative assertions: Defectors are endemic to all complex systems (p. 32)…