Showing results by author "David Johnson" in All Categories

Every local church should be engaged with global missions, even if most individuals in the church aren't called to go overseas. But what does this engagement actually look like? How can local churches train, send, and support missionaries well? Unpacking principles from the Bible and applying them in the context of real life in a local church, this short guide is filled with practical steps and advice for supporting missionaries, forming international partnerships, sending short-term teams, and engaging with the nations here at home.

Settle down for bedtime with a collection of calming children’s bedtime stories that are read by children. Allowing your little one to drift off to a deep soothing slumber.

Come and explore the magical world that is at the bottom of your garden with the Hedgerow Gang! Join Howard the Hedgehog, Pippa the Pipistrelle Bat, Marilyn the Starling, Bella the Butterfly and their new friend George the Spider, as they explore the hedgerow and embark on some exciting adventures.

Let your little ones enter the world of imagination with this collection of delightfully entertaining children’s stories. Perfect for your Bedtime routine, or that long car trip, or for that much-needed Quiet Time.

We’ve been talking for years. An endless flood of goofy conversations while doing everything except what we’re supposed to be doing. How about you join us as we’re on Jeff’s break at work talking on the phone?

The Coming Healthcare Revolution identifies and describes five top-down macro forces and five bottom-up market forces that have sufficient strength to transform the US healthcare industry from the outside-in. The powerful macro forces are demographic determinants, funding fatigue, chronic pandemics, technological imperatives, and pro-consumer/market reforms.

In their third and final screen teaming, Judy Garland and Gene Kelly starred together in the MGM musical Summer Stock. In C'mon, Get Happy, authors David Fantle and Tom Johnson present a comprehensive study of this 1950 motion picture. The production coincided at a critical point in the careers of Kelly and an emotionally spent Garland. Kelly, who starred in An American in Paris just one year later, was at the peak of his abilities.

What’s your favourite thing to do when it snows? Join Bella the Butterfly and Pippa the Pipistrelle Bat, as they experience snow for the first time and decide to have some fun.

Have you put a snack out for Santa Claus and his Reindeer? Get comfy and grab your teddy as we guide your little ones through a collection of calming and magical Christmas stories which are perfect for that car journey to see family, bedtime and siting around the fire together with a hot mug of hot chocolate.

Human rights should protect the dignity and well-being of all people. But in today's deeply divided world, some argue that cultural differences and economic inequality undermine their universality. In Human Rights in a Divided World, David Hollenbach offers a comprehensive and cohesive analysis of the challenges to human rights, suggesting that today's global realities call for important developments rooted in Catholic ethics.