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Since the Second World War, over 1000 Brethren churches have ceased to exist in the United Kingdom, the historic heartland of the Brethren movement. Decline is happening in other Western countries too. Yet God is also working powerfully in many places. God’s Word teaches us that the causes of church decline are spiritual and so is the cure. ASSEMBLY AUTOPSY identifies four causes of spiritual sickness that need to be remedied, and outlines five principles of how God works by His Spirit to bring blessing and growth for His glory. Review by Dr. Alex Kurian, Dallas, Texas, USA: I praise and ...

God is inviting your church to a new beginning. Remissioning Church is the guide you need to answer that call and lead your congregation into a future filled with purpose and mission.

Few matters produce more public interest and public anxiety than sex and religion. Much of the political contention and division in societies across the world centres on sexual topics, and one-third of the global population is Christian in background or outlook. The issue goes to the heart of present-day religion.

In 1962 Sara Regan and her friend Alina plan an escape for her their friend Anita, a Magdalene girl at the St Mary Magdalene asylum. After the escape plan fails, Sara and Alina are sent to the asylum and subjected to abuse and torment at the hands of the Nun's. Sara forms a strong relationship with the girl's in the dormitories and tries hard to follow the strict regime. Then a year later, a mysterious maid starts working at the asylum, called Dana, with revenge on her mind, Dana plans a secret plot to set the girl's free from the asylum once and for all.

In 1950, Eileen Miller is sent to a Magdalene asylum, in Ireland, for having a child out of wedlock. In the asylum, she is left feeling abandoned by her family and subjected to cruelty and abuse at the hands of the nuns. Eileen soon learns that the power of friendship, and keeping positive, is her only key to survival in the laundry, and the battle commences for Eileen to find a way to escape. At the age of eighty-six, sixty years after entering the Magdalene asylum, Eileen receives a letter from her son Alexander, the child she believed she had lost forever, and a new life-changing journey...

In 2009, I traveled to Ireland to visit my Aunt Mary, on my annual summer trip. On my first day, I met Maria Sweeney a Magdalene survivor. Upon researching the local Magdalene asylum, Maria invited me to the 'Magdalene survivor group' I decided to investigate the Magdalene asylums as a dissertation project, and interviewed the ten survivors in the group. Following the interviews, I discovered the harrowing experiences of the girls, including being abandoned by thier families, being physically and mentally tortured in the asylums, completing twelve-hour shifts in the laundry rooms, and their...

A gripping thriller based on shocking true events. The Magdalene asylums ran from the 18th to the 19th century in Ireland. The asylums housed 'fallen women.' Over 30,000 women were confined to the Magdalene asylums in Ireland. In 1993 a mass grave which contained 155 corses was discovered on the grounds of one of the asylums, bringing media attention to what was going on in the Magdalene asylums. The final Magdalene asylum closed in 1996. Helena's life is turned upside down, when at sixteen she is sent to a strict Magdalene asylum, following the birth of her son. Abandoned by her family, ...

An Amazon bestselling book reaching the top 5 In December 2016. At age sixteen Martha Egan is Forced by her parents to enter an asylum in Dublin, following the birth of her son aged sixteen. In the asylum along with the other girls, Martha is tortured and treated as a slave. As she strives for freedom, desperately trying to regain her independence, Martha tries desperately to escape from being forever known as the lost asylum girl.

At age sixteen Sara discovers she is pregnant, coming from a strict Catholic family, she is forced to enter a Magdalene asylum in Dublin. Sara's life changes forever, treated as slave, tortured by the nun's, Sara desperately tries to escape with horrifying results. Will Sara be known forever as the lost Magdalene girl?Set in the 1950's, this story is based on true events, were thousands of young women in Ireland, were confined to the Magdalene asylums, as a punishment for having children outside of wedlock. This story is part of the Amazon Magdalene series books, and is a prequel to the ...

The life of five women sent to a Magdalene laundry in Ireland. Alice, Mary, Lucy, Helena and Kate, battle under the strict regime of the nuns, abandoned by their family, and enduring horrendous conditions in the laundry, they realize they have no choice but to devise an escape plan. Working over fourteen hours in the laundry unpaid, and enduring terrible physical beatings at the hands of the nuns they are left broken. Upon escaping the laundry, they discover a hidden cottage and are taken in by a kind woman called Mena who agrees to keep them hidden. Follow the story of the hidden Magdalene...

At the age of sixteen, my life changed forever when I was sent to St Mary's asylum, in Ireland, after being falsely accused of a crime I did not commit. Abandoned by my family and friends I had to fight for survival in the asylum. Inside the asylum I worked as a slave in the laundry, I suffered persecution at the hands of the nuns and fought to survive the strict regime I was under. With the help of my friend Rose we realized we had to escape the asylum, or risk being imprisoned for the rest of our lives.Join me on my battle to becoming a Magdalene survivor, in my battle for freedom.

Five women sent to Magdalene asylums in the 1960's, reflect on the harrowing experiences they endured in the asylum, working as slaves, and facing cruelty at the hands of the nuns. In 1996 the six women reunite, after receiving an invitation from Sara Hegarty, an undercover worker at the asylum to meet up. Sara strives to expose the truth, of the shocking treatment of the women in the asylums, and to show the former Magdalene girls, her terrifying discovery in the basement of the asylum. The five women conjure up an n explosive revenge plot, to seek justice for the women still enslaved in ...

At sixteen Helena Miller gives birth to her son and is sent to a Magdalene asylum in Dublin. In the asylum, she undergoes a torrent of abuse from the nun's, and is treated as a slave. Then, one day in December 1957, her Aunt Susan arrives at the asylum, with a surprise that will change her life forever. Set In the 1950's, this Christmas story is based on true events, in which thousands of women were sent to Magdalene laundries for having children out of wedlock. The Magdalene laundries ran from the 19th to the late 20th century, with the final laundry closing in 1996. This story is part of ...

Todo tiene su tiempo Muchas veces nos desesperamos porque no llega nuestro milagro, y nos preguntamos una y otra vez, ¿Por qué? Pero las respuestas no llegan, y el día y las horas y los meses, se tornan difíciles, y en ese proceso nos decaemos y nos desilusionamos. A veces, nos quedamos, otras veces nos impulsamos solos, y otras veces nos dejamos impulsar, y de nuevo levantamos vuelo. Llegamos a ser como un pájaro herido, volamos un poco bajo, con un poco de miedo, y de incertidumbre, miramos para todos lados, y no le vemos por ningún lado, creemos que nuestro padre, nos ha abandonado...

THE title of this tract is an Apostolic caution against false doctrine. It forms part of a warning which St. Paul addressed to Hebrew Christians. It is a caution just as much needed now as it was eighteen hundred years ago. Never, I think, was it so important for Christian ministers to cry aloud continually, “Be not carried about.” That old enemy of mankind, the devil, has no more subtle device for ruining souls than that of spreading false doctrine. “A murderer and a liar from the beginning,” he never ceases going to and fro in the earth, seeking whom he may devour. Outside the ...

How was the Bible written?—“Whence is it? From heaven, or of men?”—Had the writers of the Bible any special or peculiar help in doing their work?—Is there anything in the Bible which makes it unlike all other books, and therefore demands our respectful attention?—These are questions of vast importance. They are questions to which I wish to offer an answer in this volume. To speak plainly, the subject I propose to examine is that deep one, the inspiration of Scripture. I believe the Bible to have been written by inspira¬tion of God, and I want others to be of the same belief. ...

Un libro sobre la vida de generosidad que debe caracterizar a cada discípulo.

Who would have thought finding a church home could be so hard? Peter and his wife have a strong marriage. But when it comes time to find a new church after they move, their differences couldn’t be more pronounced. At first, their aim is straightforward. He’ll write a book about the churches they visit. She’ll choose the one they’ll embrace as their new spiritual family. It sounds like a simple plan, but this Christian couple soon discovers their quest for a home church is far more difficult. An entertaining, poignant memoir for Christian believers, SHOPPING FOR CHURCH will give you ...

Nos presenta hoy, la vida de Joseph Ratzinger, el Papa Benedicto XVI, en la que refleja todo lo que debe exigirse a una biografía: “el alma” del personaje, la precisión de su pensamiento, su profundidad teológica, sus sufrimientos y esperanzas, alimentadas por su fe. La humanidad del Pontífice, aunque escondida en lo más profundo de su ser, aflora en todas y cada una de las páginas de este libro.

In a day when successful churches are too often defined by large attendance and excellent facilities, leaders need to regain a healthy perspective on the unique contribution of each and every church. By studying the dynamics of the church at Antioch, today's leadership teams will be encouraged to learn that by surrendering to God-given opportunities their church can accomplish truly amazing outcomes. Each chapter provides background verses, readable commentary, and discussion questions which can be used in planning meetings or retreats. The principles gained provide insight by which every ...