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No matter where you are or who you are with, Jesus wants to include you in what he's doing in the world. He genuinely enjoys being with you and his great delight is for you to join him as he reveals the reality of his love to others. All of life is an opportunity!In Threads, you'll find how disciple making can be woven like threads into every aspect of your life, your family, and your church. The approach is biblical, life-giving, and reproducible. It's all about learning to genuinely enjoy and follow Jesus in a way that we can show others.If you're a disciple maker, you'll find a way of discipling that is more life-giving and less driven by content and structure. You'll find people you disciple actually enjoying Jesus and eager to follow him in making disciples.If you're a pastor, you'll discover how to weave disciple making into every context of the church. Your large gathering, children's/student ministry, small groups-even your staff meeting-will have common threads of disciple making powerfully present.If you're a parent, you'll find practical and meaningful ways to weave disciple making into your family in a way that helps your children experience the very real presence of Jesus.

"It was a blessing to read all the experiences related in your book, they are moving and also inspiring. It is a good selection of God's intervention in the lives of His people showing us that He is interested in our health, just as much as He is interested in our day-to-day struggles. I observed that the purpose of His intervention is always the salvation of His people. I praise God for putting in your heart the thought of gathering these experiences and I also pray that many people will be inspired just as much as I was." Claudia Panaitescu."This book is an inspirational series of easy-to-read personal accounts evidencing how Divine interventions were made in the lives of ordinary people. I grew up believing that God is capable of making the impossible possible. Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories has served to amplify my faith in God's willingness to heal, provide and care for those who trust in Him today." Ainsley Stephenson"Remarkable stories of ordinary people with great faith who see extraordinary events in their day-to-day lives as they put their trust and hope in the promises of God." Rev Canon David Sherwin"From this respected elder in the Seventh Day Adventist Church, a qualified hospital nurse, midwife, and psychologist, comes a series of sixteen accounts of remarkable answers to prayer. Fifteen people, of all ages - children and elderly - experienced how God healed, provided money, and relief from crises, in impossible situations (often caused by the callousness of modern capitalism) In a series of narratives, each headed by a promise from the Bible ( from a dozen books, e.g. the Psalms, St. Matthew's gospel, and the epistles of St. Paul and St. James, we read how people over the past thirty years, in the West Indies or the U.K., were healed (e.g. Of migraine, cancer, spinal injury, epilepsy, cerebellar ataxia, dementia, and loss of sight caused by diabetes). They were rescued from lack of food, large debts (often wrongly charged to them), and the clutches of modern evils (e.g., criminal clamping of a car, or nicotine addiction) All these happy outcomes resulted from the faithful response of the LORD God to sincere and fervent prayers to Him, spoken by Christians, through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Medical treatment, partnered with individual or corporate prayer and (fasting), calm or desperate, for a few minutes, or over several years.As a retired Church of England clergyman {1979-2018} I am reminded by this book of the preaching and ministry of the late Father Trevor Dearing: he informed and inspired my wife and myself over almost five decades. I welcome, as Father Trevor would have done, this challenging catalogue of carefully, and Biblically, explained events, that demonstrate that our God is alive, loving and powerful: and equally at work in 'free' churches, such as the Seventh Day Adventists, as he is in Anglican churches. As simple believers in Jesus Christ, as Saviour, Lord, and God, we all need one another in this confusing and often cruel and dangerous 21st Century." Daniel Foot, (retired C. of E. Rector)

This book, The Nature of Computing, is written for students of computing in Universities and Colleges. It contains discussions of applied computing in the areas of image processing, robotics, wind energy (turbines and wind farms), neural circuits, and multi-programming. This revised and extended edition includes new chapters on Logic and Language, Production Systems, Synthesis of Digital Circuits, Microprocessor Design, Instruction Set Architecture, Systolic Arrays, The WeeBee Engine, Digital Signal Processing, and Vibration Energy Harvesting. This book will be highly useful to teachers and lecturers of practical computing courses. The whole book is informed by research, both the author's and more broadly, that is up to date, original and much of it is as yet previously unpublished. All software described in the book is non-commercial and freely downloadable from the internet and listed in the preface.This book emerged from the author's own teaching of a third year undergraduate University course entitled 'The Nature of Computing' over a period of twenty-four weeks. Learning and teaching resources that accompany the book chapters are freely available from the author, details for which are in the book.The author is currently Principal Lecturer Computing at the University of Worcester (UK) where he has been teaching for some twenty years. Prior to that he taught Physics at the Katholiek Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. He is the author of over seventy academic journal and conference publications in computing, game design, and physics. His most recent work involved teaching elementary children to code using animated stories (Story Writing Coding).

This book, Differential Drive Robots, A Primer for College Students, is aimed at introductory robotics courses in Universities and Colleges. It introduces the theory of robotic kinematics, a discussion of robot control architectures, sensors, navigation, and robot vision. It is based on a standard two-wheel differential drive robot system and is therefore applicable to many commercial and in-house robot kits. The material is informed by contemporary robot technology.All software described in the book is non-commercial and freely downloadable from the internet.The book emerged from the author's teaching a second year University robotics course. It contains a mix of theory, examples, and suggestions for computer code. Learning and teaching resources which accompany the book chapters are freely available from the author, details for which are in the book. This book forms part of a series 'Breakfast with Dr.C' that started when he was teaching at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.The author is currently Principal Lecturer Computing at the University of Worcester (UK) where he has been teaching for some twenty years. Prior to that he taught Physics at the Catholic Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. He is the author of over seventy academic journal and conference publications in computing, game design, and physics. His most recent work involved teaching elementary children to code using animated stories (Story Writing Coding).

This is the second book in the third series of the weebee reading scheme for beginner readers (Books 17 - 24). These books have a majority of phonically decodable words, providing opportunities for practising targeted phonics, but most importantly the language is predictable and tells a story. As with Series One and Two, each book introduces twenty new words, including words from the 250 most common words that make up approximately 70% of juvenile reading. Each of these eight books is a chapter story in a series that make up one adventure, in which one of the weebees is lost and the others carry out a search and rescue. The creatures from Series Two return in Series Three and have a chance to show their gratitude to the weebees for the help received. The games and activities found in the Complete Resources Book for Series Three support the learning of the vocabulary for all the books. The game (LexiLudum) is original and unique to this scheme, developed especially for the weebee Reading Scheme and based on Halliday's theory of Systemic Functional Grammar. As with Series One and Two, there are full-page colour illustrations throughout.

This is Rev Trevor Dearing's sixteenth book, written at the age of eighty-seven. He has been engaged in the ministry of evangelism for sixty years, peaching and healing and has been pastor of six churches in the UK and USA. Some time ago he published a book entitled 'The Living Word - reflections on all 150 Psalms. This book, 'The Living Word II' is a series of devotionals. Meditation has been a very important part of Trevor's daily devotion that has impacted on his spiritual life and on his mental and physical well-being. Using meditation as part of a devotional has proved edifying in his own life and in this book, he shares, in a very practical way, how the reader can do this too. Some have argued that meditation should be avoided by Christians and of course it is important to emphasise that it is a matter of what we meditate on that is important. Meditation is rooted in scripture; we can read about it in the Psalms and even in Genesis. In this book there are 54 devotions for either daily or weekly use. The introduction includes a brief example of how best to use the book and the best way to carry out these meditations that are wholly based on Biblical Scripture.

This is the first book in the third series of the weebee reading scheme for beginner readers (Books 17 - 24). These books have a majority of phonically decodable words, providing opportunities for practising targeted phonics, but most importantly the language is predictable and tells a story. As with Series One and Two, each book introduces twenty new words, including words from the 100 'key words to literacy' that comprise one half of all reading material for children. Each of these eight books is a chapter story in a series that make up one adventure in which on of the weebees is lost and the others carry out a search and rescue. The creatures from Series Two return in Series Three and have a chance to show their gratitude to the weebees for the help received. The games and activities found in the Complete Resources Book for Series Three support the learning of the vocabulary for all the books. The game (LexiLudum) is original and unique to this scheme, developed especially for the weebee Reading Scheme and based on Halliday's theory of Systemic Functional Grammar. As with Series One and Two, there are full-page colour illustrations throughout.

Now in paperback. This book has more than a hundred different ideas for creative activities to do with children aged between three and five years, although younger and older children can enjoy many of these open-ended activities at their own level. Most of the materials used can be recycled from everyday household objects and supermarket supplies. For some of the materials needed can be gathered from the garden or park. There are themes, and some overlap, but they are in no particular order except for the very last activity in the book that uses the story of The Great Big Enormous Turnip for inspiration. All the activities have been tried and tested as is evidenced by the wealth of photographs that illustrate all the activities. The themes include messy play with water, home-made gloop, paint and glue; nature play using plants, leaves, pots, stones, seeds and twigs; recycle play using yoghurt pots, plastic bottles and tubs, boxes, magazines, scrap paper and old cards; imaginative play telling bear stories and specific stories including Jack and the Beanstalk, The Great Big Enormous Turnip and Old MacDonald's Farm. Within these larger themes are topic such as: balancing, vehicles with wheels, mobiles and spinners, fish, outer space, Spring, and spots and stripes. The perfect resource book for parents or carers of young children in home or group settings, especially when funds are limited.

This book is the second book in a series about a boy called Kaiyo for preschool children exploring feelings and emotions. This book is ideal for Early Years settings and group discussion. It is not always easy to find books that help children of preschool age think about feelings and emotions. This series, about a young boy called Kaiyo and his sister Amy, is designed to help parents and teachers open a dialogue about how children react in certain situations and how they should react in a way that is helpful to all. Kaiyo is shown playing with various friends. When his toys get broken or damaged, he is naturally very cross, but he stays cross even when his friends say sorry. As a result, his friends are upset and leave, and he finds himself alone with no one to play with. Eventually, he tells his friend that it does not matter when he has accidently sunk his boat, effectively forgiving him. The friend stays and they find something else to play. There are full colour illustrations throughout, and the book is big enough to share in a group setting. The books are designed to promote discussion and therefore do not include explanations about why certain feelings are being expressed. It is important for nursery workers and parents to be able to discuss feelings in a non-judgemental way with toddlers.

Freddie at the building site is the fifth book in a series of five books about Freddie, a fireman, and his friends. In the first book Freddie rescues a cat, in the second book Freddie meets Andy who drives and ambulance, in the third book Freddie and Andy meet Dave who drives a digger, and in the fourth book they all meet Polina who drives a police car. In this book, Tom, who drives a truck, is working at a building site. Tom climbs up a ladder, but the ladder gets broken when Dave accidently drives his digger into it. Dave calls for Freddie to come with his fire engine. Freddie uses the ladder on his fire engine to rescue Tom. These books can be used as 'read to' books for preschool children or as 'read with' books for beginner readers. There are full-colour illustrations throughout. The simple line drawings appeal to young children and the emotions of the characters are clearly depicted. The text uses alliteration to support phonic skills, and repetition to assist with word recognition or identification. The focus on vehicles, or transport, is intended to appeal especially to boys. The books are best read in sequence as they gradually introduce Freddie's friends. Additionally, the books repeat vocabulary introduced in previous books to assist with long-term word identification.

Freddie at the fair is the fourth book in a series of five books about Freddie, a fireman, and his friends. In this book, Freddie is at the fair with his friends Andy and Dave. The children at the fair play on the fire engine. Dave has brought his digger with him. A little girl has lost her mummy so Freddie calls Polina the policewoman, who drives a police car. Polina takes the little girl to the main tent and makes an announcement. Happily, they find the little girl's mummy and they are reunited. Book five introduces Freddie's' friend Tom who drives a truck. These books can be used as 'read to' books for preschool children or as 'read with' books for beginner readers. There are full-colour illustrations throughout. The simple line drawings appeal to young children and the emotions of the characters are clearly depicted. The text uses alliteration to support phonic skills, and repetition to assist with word recognition or identification. The focus on vehicles, or transport, is intended to appeal especially to boys. The books are best read in sequence as they gradually introduce Freddie's friends. Additionally, the books repeat vocabulary introduced in previous books to assist with long-term word identification.

Rev Trevor Dearing became a Christian at the age of nineteen in 1952. During the seventy years since then, he has become an internationally recognised evangelist, and preacher with a powerful healing ministry. This book, The Living Word III, is a study of the promises of God found in the Bible and includes a selection of fifty-two definite promises given by God to His people to be learnt and taken hold of as particular needs or incidents arise in a believer's life. They are promises directly from God Himself, as recorded under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and transcribed in the New King James Version of the Bible. This is the third of three books on 'The Living Word' that envisage the fact that God does speak to His people; that He has in fact definitely spoken to them, and further, that because they are what the author calls 'Living Words' - they are actually effective in bringing about what God promises to be or to do in a believer's life. Trevor teaches that God is still speaking today to individual people who are willing listen to His voice; that they can learn from Him in what He promises to do in answer to a particular need that they may have for themselves or for someone else whom they love.

Freddie needs help is the third book in a series of five books about Freddie, a fireman, and his friends. In this book, Freddie has been called out to an emergency but finds the road blocked by a fallen tree. Andy, who drives and ambulance, is also on his way to an emergency and can't get through because of the fallen tree. They call Dave who drives a digger and he clear the road for them. Book four introduces Freddie's friend Polina, a policewoman who drive a police car; and book five introduces Freddie's' friend Tom who drives a truck. These books can be used as 'read to' books for preschool children or as 'read with' books for beginner readers. There are full-colour illustrations throughout. The simple line drawings appeal to young children and the emotions of the characters are clearly depicted. The text uses alliteration to support phonic skills, and repetition to assist with word recognition or identification. The focus on vehicles, or transport, is intended to appeal especially to boys. The books are best read in sequence as they gradually introduce Freddie's friends. Additionally, the books repeat vocabulary introduced in previous books to assist with long-term word identification.

Freddie meets Andy is the second of a series of five books about Freddie, a fireman, and his friends. In this book, Freddie puts out a fire in a shed. But the water has made the path slippery, and a little boy slips over and breaks his leg. Freddie calls for an ambulance and meets Andy who is the driver. Andy carries the boy with the broken leg into the ambulance on a stretcher and drives off fast to the hospital. Book three introduces Freddie's friend Dave who drives a digger; book four introduces Freddie's friend Polina, a policewoman who drive a police car; and book five introduces Freddie's' friend Tom who drives a truck. These books can be used as 'read to' books for preschool children or as 'read with' books for beginner readers. There are full-colour illustrations throughout. The simple line drawings appeal to young children and the emotions of the characters are clearly depicted. The text uses alliteration to support phonic skills, and repetition to assist with word recognition or identification. The focus on vehicles, or transport, is intended to appeal especially to boys. The books are best read in sequence as they gradually introduce Freddie's friends. Additionally, the books repeat vocabulary introduced in previous books to assist with long-term word identification.

This is Freddie is the first of a series of five books about Freddie, a fireman, and his friends. In this book, Freddie drives his fire engine through the countryside. He spots a cat up in a tree. The cat needs rescuing, so Freddie uses the ladder on his fire engine to get up into the tree and rescue the cat. Book two introduces Freddie''s friend Andy who drives an ambulance; book three introduces Freddie''s friend Dave who drives a digger; book four introduces Freddie''s friend Polina, a policewoman who drive a police car; and book five introduces Freddie''s'' friend Tom who drives a truck. These books can be used as ''read to'' books for preschool children or as ''read with'' books for beginner readers. There are full-colour illustrations throughout. The simple line drawings appeal to young children and the emotions of the characters are clearly depicted. The text uses alliteration to support phonic skills, and repetition to assist with word recognition or identification. The focus on vehicles, or transport, is intended to appeal especially to boys. The books are best read in sequence as they gradually introduce Freddie''s friends. Additionally, the books repeat vocabulary introduced in previous books to assist with long-term word identification. 

New research has demonstrated that a simple text manipulation can reduce the phenomenon known as migration (letters or words seeming to move) and lead to improved comprehension when reading narrative text for students with delayed-visual-disengagement dyslexia. In the research, when students read aloud from this adjusted text, compared to normal text, they made fewer mispronunciations, fewer omissions, fewer substitutions, and fewer migrations and thus scored higher on standardised tests of comprehension. Crossbridge Books is the first publisher to publish books using this adjusted text.Timothy Brum (Dyslexia-friendly edition) is published in this format. The content is suitable for young adult aged 14 upwards who struggle to read conventional text. Although fiction, the story is based on true accounts from children who have lived on the streets of English cities in this century. Timothy's parents lost him in the city of Birmingham when he was just three years old. He was then lost in the computer system for tracking children who have been found. The care system then lost him again when he ran away from the children's home. He was found by a homeless man living on the streets of London. His parents never gave up believing that one day they would find him.The narrative is uniquely written from the perspective of each of the characters as the tale unfolds.

'Stanley and the bucket' is the fifth of five early reading books that feature dinosaurs. These books are intended to follow on from the initial word recognition games in the book 'Learning to Read is Child's Play. They are designed to enable the transition from single-word identification to reading in connected text using simple sentences. These books have been tried and tested with many children over the years. For some inexplicable reason, children love dinosaurs. Research and experience demonstrate that very young children find it easier to distinguish between long words such as dinosaur names (like brontosaurus, stegosaurus, and triceratops) than words such as 'then' or 'there'. The books include large printed individual words of all the text at the back of the book that can be used in games to aid initial word identification. Guidance is provided on the use of these printed words, there are also suggestions for fun activities for using these words provided in the book. There are also a few line drawings at the back of the book that children can colour in. The vocabulary in each book builds on the vocabulary in the previous books, adding just six new words that can be used to build simple sentences.

Splash! Stanley is in the water is the third of five early reading books that feature dinosaurs. These books are intended to follow on from the initial word recognition games in the book 'Learning to Read is Child's Play. They are designed to enable the transition from single-word identification to reading in connected text using simple sentences. These books have been tried and tested with many children over the years. For some inexplicable reason, children love dinosaurs. Research and experience demonstrate that very young children find it easier to distinguish between long words such as dinosaur names (like brontosaurus, stegosaurus, and triceratops) than words such as 'then' or 'there'. The books include large printed individual words of all the text at the back of the book that can be used in games to aid initial word identification. Guidance is provided on the use of these printed words, there are also suggestions for fun activities for using these words provided in the book. There are also a few line drawings at the back of the book that children can colour in. The vocabulary in each book builds on the vocabulary in the previous books, adding just six new words that can be used to build simple sentences.