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At the age of fifty-four, Adrian Adger-church minister in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland and recently married-discovered he had inoperable, incurable cancer. He was full of questions:Why me? Is God punishing me? Is my life effectively over? Should I pray for healing? Will I ever know joy again? By sharing his journey with us, Adrian explains the extraordinary difference that Jesus Christ has made to him as he faces a bleak diagnosis. Although Adrian is facing cancer, he is 'standing tall'-and not only because he is over 6 foot 7 inches tall.This book will encourage and help anyone who is facing cancer themselves and point them to the God who will see them through the darkest struggles because he loves and cares for them."With courageous and vivid honesty, Adrian answers many challenging questions that people, including Christians, often confront when they discover they have incurable cancer."Dr Cherith Semple, Cancer Care Specialist

On 6 October 1944, the doors of the boarding school at Sheikh School, Somaliland Protectorate, opened to welcome its first elementary class. As one of the 32 boys in the class, the author gives a contemporary account of the educational system established by the British Protectorate Government.Formal Education in British Somaliland Protectorate is a meticulously researched account of how, from this small beginning, the education system grew in those early days. It draws extensively on material from the National Archives, the British Library and the School of Oriental & African Studies.The analysis of the early days of formal education together with the book's commentary on selected historical events (1884-1960) reveals the true nature of life and education under colonial rule.

Though confronted with political suppression from the communist regime, spiritual hostility from feared witchdoctors and physical trials from nature itself, the number of followers of Christ in south-west Ethiopia continued - and continues - to grow.These people's stories - individuals from all areas of tribal Ethiopian life - serve as witness to God's power over all things and His love fro those who hold on to His Word.They are an encouragement that no person is too weak to spread the Good News and none too great to be humbled. But they are also a challenge: do we entrust ourselves so entirely to the Lord? Have we the courage to face the ultimate sacrifice? Could we do the same?These extraordinary stories will shock, encourage, challenge and provoke you to follow their example as gospel messengers.

Bernard Palmer was a busy practising general surgeon. Many of his patients had serious and often life-threatening problems and over the years he has become used to talking with them about his very practical Christian faith. A number were intrigued and wanted to know more, leading Bernard and his wife Rosy to open their home to anyone who cared to come to seek answers to the most important of life's questions.This book is a result of these discussions, and Bernard and Rosy's prayer is that people who might never walk into a church will be able to read this very practical book to make up their own minds about God, Jesus and what it means to be a Christian.

A stellar cast of Anglican pastors and theologians from around the world reflect on the foundational teachings of global Anglicanism. Putting the Thirty-nine Articles in their biblical and historical context, they navigate some of the difficult terrain with clear and compelling application for today.Each article is preceded by a Bible text with study and reflection questions. The article is stated, and commented upon in a short article. There then follow discussion questions and a suggested prayer.This book is a great resource for churches to use as a study guide to reflect on the foundational articles of the Anglican church.

This is the third collection of hymn-texts from Christopher Idle, completing a series begun with Light upon the River (1998) and continuing in Walking by the River (2008), each book marking a significant birthday.As before, the hymns are arranged in Bible order, with some added extras. Background notes, suggestions for tunes and full indexes are provided. The hymns are offered for congregations to sing in praise of God and encouragement of one another; a few are tailored to special places and events, and some are written for children and road-tested by them.Chris's total output now approaches five hundred items written over 53 years; they appear in over three hundred hymn and songbooks, recordings and other publications worldwide.