Books with author A. Bennett

Would you like a simple, quick way to engage with the RCL Old Testament, Epistle and Gospel readings for each Sunday and other important days in the church calendar?Bill Bennett’s short introductions to each Bible reading will get you started.How you can use this book:As a preface to the Bible reading in a service Before delivering each Bible reading from the lectern, read aloud the relevant short introduction given in this book. The intention is to help congregation members to start to think their way into the meaning and significance of each Bible reading, as it is being read to them. The preacher will then usually expand on one or more of the Bible readings, given from the lectern, in their sermon or reflection. As a courtesy, it is suggested that the person delivering the Bible readings check with the preacher that he or she is happy for the particular short introduction/s to be read. There may be times when the preacher wishes to emphasise a different interpretation of a reading and would prefer that the introduction not be given.As a sermon spark Preachers will find the short introductions give them an initial idea, or spark, to set them on the way to writing a sermon.For personal devotional reading In the days leading up to the next service, you can read the short introductions and the relevant Bible passages as a personal devotion that will help you engage with the readings and sermon during worship. If you can’t be at the service, treat the short introductions and Bible readings as your own time of worship.In your church’s weekly news bulletin Churches are welcome to include the short introductions in their weekly, parish news bulletins. Please credit them as shown on the copyright page.Using the Scripture Index The Scripture Index shows all the occasions on which a Bible reading occurs in this book. For ease of reference, the index is sorted alphabetically by the name of the book of the Bible, rather than the order in which the books appear in the Bible. Notes on the contents of this book:Psalms This book does not include readings from the Psalms. Some congregations include in their liturgy the Psalms set in the lectionary. Others use different Psalms that they think better fit with the theme/s of worship for the day. Also, congregations, if they sing or chant them, often repeat the same Psalm for 2-3 weeks so that people become acquainted with them. Some churches don’t use Psalms at all!New Zealand Anglican Lectionary — Te Maramataka The readings in this book mainly follow the pattern of the Anglican Lectionary — Te Maramataka used in New Zealand. Readers may find that are some regional, international or denominational variations in the readings set for the Revised Common Lectionary used by their local church.About the AuthorBill Bennett comes from a Southern Hawke’s Bay farming background. He has served much of his ministry as an Anglican priest in rural parishes in the Diocese of Waiapu as well as in the Norwich and Lichfield Dioceses in England. He worked as Ministry Enabler and twice as Regional Dean in Hawke’s Bay between 1994 and 2015. His interest in rural communities is reflected in his publications: God of the Whenua (an overview of rural ministry in New Zealand), Seasons of the Land and The Shepherd’s Call (both being prayers and liturgies for rural communities) and When the Tui Calls, an extended essay on rural ministry’s origins and futures. He continues to write hymns and songs (words and music). He is on the Editorial Board of the international periodical, Rural Theology.

A Gripping Paranormal Action Thriller With A Quirky, Resilient Heroine!Maya knew something was wrong... The stranger’s glowing hands were a big tipoff.When the stranger murders Maya’s boyfriend with a single touch and injects her with a DNA-altering serum, Maya prays for a savior. Instead, she gets a double helping of knight-in-not-so-shining-armor when two young men claiming to be her half-brothers pull off a belated rescue. Now Maya is swiftly transforming into an “angel,” one of the scientifically enhanced, energy-sucking creatures her brothers have spent their whole lives trying to destroy. Struggling to control the murderous appetite that fuels her new abilities, this reluctant protagonist must find a way to accept her new condition and learn to trust her angel-hunting brothers as she joins them in their fight against the powerful and destructive creatures. On the up side, at least Maya’s eldest brother has stopped trying to kill her!“There are so many positive adjectives I can apply to this novel, I scarcely know where to begin. It's totally exciting. Dramatic. Vividly intense. Poignant. Need I add that it's an utterly riveting, page-turning read?” A Night’s Dream Of Books BlogGet ready to fall hard for FALLING, the first novel in J Bennett’s new adult paranormal series, GIRL WITH BROKEN WINGS. * Warning, this book contains violence and cursing

(Music Sales America). The Performance Pieces books are inspiring collections of favorite melodies, clearly presented with a play-along CD for the advanced beginner. These pieces have been chosen and arranged to build a repertoire for performance and for fun, and include well-known classical melodies, showstoppers, jazz hits, folk songs, popular tunes, and film & TV themes. Complete with chord symbols for accompaniment on piano, keyboard or guitar, these volumes are the perfect companion to the A New Tune a Day instruction books.

NoveletteAfter a small, friendly get-together turns into a raging house party, Meghan Dunlop feels anything but comfortable. But things go from bad to worse very fast when someone suggests a game of Seven Minutes in Heaven.The rules of the game change, though, when a storm knocks the power out and Seven Minutes in Heaven turns into a complicated Who’s Who of hours spent in the house with people Meghan doesn't even really know to begin with.But her night turns around when a mysterious boy spends his time with her and gives her a kiss that lasts a lot longer than seven minutes, nearly knocking her off her feet. Could it be the one boy that Meghan really wants to be with or someone that would be the last person for her ever to expect?

This is the first book to argue for the study of classical divinity in biological terms. Introducing the H bond theory, this book will make you wonder whether cancer may be a condition of hydrogen bond deficiency, how intracellular communication might be affected not only by environmental radiation but also by subatomic radiation, and when the promising experimental results of so-called alternative medicine will be factored into our national health insurance models.Using grade school science, the H bond theory produces logical arguments for policy reform that are compatible with every religion on the planet. This book will make you believe in love.

"How to Live on 24 Hours a Day", written by Arnold Bennett in 1910, is part of a larger work entitled How to Live. In this volume, he offers practical advice on how one might live (as opposed to just existing) within the confines of 24 hours a day."The Game of Life and How to Play It" is a spiritual classic by Florence Scovel Shinn. In a down-to-earth and entertaining style, the author deals with several topics, including success, prosperity, faith and Devine Design.

Kayla Wilson has no memory of her childhood. Found alone and lost in the middle of the woods at the young age of eight. The Wilson’s take her in, treating her as their own. Nightmares plague Kayla every night as she sleeps. Shopping with her best friend, her nightmares become reality sending her life out of control. She is thrust into a new life where her nightmares become more real with each day that passes. She learns there is more to the world than she ever thought possible. Stories and legends all have some truths to them and unfortunately for Kayla she is a part of this new world whether she wants to be or not. She must adapt and fight for her life as a threat awaits her around every corner. Can Kayla handle her new life and survive the evil of the world? Can she uncover the secrets of her past?