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Ueno Park in central Tokyo is one of the world's great public spaces, visited by over ten million people a year. These snapshot poems written there capture moments of pleasure, pain, reflection, humor, and surprise.

In February 1917, the SS Mendi, traveling through thick fog, collided with another steamship and sank off the Isle of Wight, leading to the deaths of more than six hundred men, mostly black South Africans troops from the South African Native Labour Corps (SANLC). The men of the SANLC were traveling to the Western Front in the hopes that their contributions to the war effort would lead to greater opportunities in the new white-ruled nation of South Africa after the war hopes that ultimately proved unfounded. The sinking of the SS Mendi marked one of the largest losses of life...

Paul and the other writers of the epistles were entrepreneurs for early Christianity ? and not only did they tirelessly spread the Good News, but their pastoral letters are also a marvelous guidebook full of practical wisdom. Because their writers were called on to assist the early faith communities in coping with a variety of problems, the New Testament epistles are chock-full of timeless lessons on living the Christian faith. In this extensive anthology of enlightening sermons, five eminent preachers apply the nourishing teachings of the epistles to today's complex challenges. With messages...

Packed with inspiring illustrations that enlighten the mind and warm the heart, this complete collection of thoughtful sermons for each Sunday and major celebration throughout the entire church year is a gold mine of creative preaching ideas ? and an invaluable source of insight into faithful Christian living amidst the challenges of today's secular world. Five outstanding preachers from diverse ministry settings reflect on the events of Jesus? life and their contemporary meaning in messages based on Gospel passages from Cycle B of the Revised Common Lectionary. Combining a strong foundation...