'At last, from the crest of a little cliff, we gazed with emotion on the rushing waters of the great river. How touching it was to see again our childhood friend, and to think that the very waters we now gaze upon will, after who knows how many weeks, and after how many strange sights and unknown scenes, pass our childhood homes.' Sid Smith's second novel is set in the early 1900's, in a place as inaccessible, mysterious and beguiling as the setting of SOMETHING LIKE A HOUSE. In A HOUSE BY THE RIVER, two western missionaries visit a lonely community by the river. The wife, Grace, keeps a diary, and through this the reader begins to find out about Chinese ideograms and the foundations of Christianity - something so world-shattering that a prominent Chinese official wants it to remain suppressed...

The House by the River

Sid Smith

Picador

At last, from the crest of a little cliff, we gazed with emotion on the rushing waters of the great river. How touching it was to see again our childhood friend, and to think that the very waters we now gaze upon will, after who knows how many weeks, and after how many strange sights and unknown scenes, pass our childhood homes. Sid Smiths second novel is set in the early 1900s, in a place as inaccessible, mysterious and beguiling as the setting of Something Like A House. In A House By The River, two western missionaries visit a lonely community by the river. The wife, Grace, keeps a diary, and through this the reader begins to find out about Chinese ideograms and the foundations of Christianitysomething so world-shattering that a prominent Chinese official wants it to remain suppressed. Sid Smith spent the first seven years of his working life in labouring jobsincluding woodsman, hod-carrier, railway labourer, gravedigger, stagehand and self-employed gardener. Smith has worked extensively for newspapers and magazines and is now a freelance sub-editor on national newspapers. His first novel, Something Like A House, won the 2001 Whitbread First Novel Award.

A House by the River

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Carry the Light! Building Healthy Sunday Schools shows how a supercharged Sunday school program can work to revitalize the whole church. Dr. Sid Smith challenges (and helps) pastors, church staff, and Sunday school leaders to: • Catch the vision for growing the church through the Sunday school. • Develop an organizational plan that maximizes the gifts and skills of staffmembers. • Establish a comprehensive growth approach that includes in-depth Bible study, ministry, and fellowship. Carry the Light!Building Healthy Sunday Schools is a practical, hands-on study guide. Now you can discover a biblical approach to supercharging your Sunday school and share what you have learned with others in your congregation. This book contains: • Step by step plans for growing a healthy Sunday school. • Tips and how-tos that will supercharge your key leaders and staff members. • Reproducible resource sheets that can be used as transparencies or handouts as you work with your leadership team. Time after time, as a result of appropriately applying the principles in this book, Sunday schools have come alive. Students develop a deeper relationship with Christ and are motivated to carry the Light of God's Word to those who need it most, . . Carry the Light!

Carry the Light Building Healthy Sunday Schools

David. C. Cook Publishing. Co

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The House by the River

A House by the River

Carry the Light Building Healthy Sunday Schools

In The Court of King Crimson: An Observation over 50 Years