Ruth Rice – författare

A unique collection of over 200 fun, reproducible word games organized into seven sections covering Development of the English Language (Latin Phrases and Words from William Shakespeare) ... Grammar & Usage (Parts of Speech, Lie and Lay and Misplaced Modifiers) ... Punctuation (Which Punctuation Mark) ... Spelling & Pronunciation (Irregular Plurals and Palindromes) ... Names of People, Places & Things (Places with Colorful Names) ... Language as an Art Form (Euphemisms, Oxymorons and Echoic Words) ... and Miscellaneous Word Games (Expressions Using UP).

A practical look at how we can renew wellbeing in our own lives and our local communities. After Ruth Rice unexpectedly found herself grappling with her own mental health, she began to look for ways to renew her own wellbeing. As she introduced simple habits woven around prayer and stillness into her life, God began to give her a heart to help others too. The Renew Wellbeing charity was born, assisting churches to open accessible, safe spaces on the high street for those who have mental ill health. Ruth shares why the renew centre/ cafe model is so different, looking at the three important principles of being present, being prayerful, and being in partnership. Full of helpful resources, readers will learn how to connect, keep learning, get active, take notice and give in order to maintain their own wellbeing. Ruth inspires, encourages and enables the church to step out and provide Renew spaces. This timely and insightful book is packed full of practical resources to help local communities journey alongside each other to renew wellbeing.

A-Z of Wellbeing is an accessible introduction to help you attend to your own wellbeing and live out your own alphabet of peace. It presents twenty-six words of wellness to help you discover new practices, connect with God, and share wellbeing with others.Each topic includes:*Connect the word to a biblical theme*Learn a new habit to practise*Get active sharing the habit with others *Take Notice of a personal story *Give back with questions and further resources By sharing the words that were helpful in her own journey of recovery from breakdown, Ruth Rice gently encourages us to find our own toolkit of words and habits that will help us maintain our own wellbeing.Content Benefits:Ruth Rice helps us to find a language that enables us to speak honestly and live healthily together around the area of mental and emotional health.*26 words of wellbeing are unpacked with insights and practical application*Uses the five ways of wellbeing from the New Economics Foundation*Understands wellbeing within the framework of God's character, practical habits and community reality*Enables us to understand wellbeing as a life long journey rather than a quick fix*Encourages us to find our own alphabet of wellbeing that works for us*Enables us to speak, live and share wellbeing *Suitable for anyone who wants to attend to their wellbeing*Helpful for anyone who wants to understand and come alongside someone who is struggling with their wellbeing

Wellbeingis at the very heart of the gospel but, in well-intentioned efforts to keepactivities running, are over busy churches simply burning-out and missing thepeace of Jesus? Renewable Wellbeing reveals how re-discovering the Jesus way of wellbeing isour best hope for a tired church in a broken world. Examining episodes fromJesus' life as seen in John's Gospel, Ruth Rice unpacks the five culture shiftsshe believes the church needs today to renew wellbeing in our churches:connecting with our identity, learning the new economy of the kingdom, gettingactive in community, taking notice of simplicity in our habits, and giving inrenewable ways and sensing our call to serve. RenewableWellbeing is aninvitation to simpler, safer and more sustainable ways of being church in aworld in need of communities of wellbeing. RenewableWellbeing:* Encourageswellbeing to become the simple heartbeat of every church in every community* Isan invitation to walk the wellbeing way with Jesus* Callsthe church to practise the presence of God andbe the people of prayer in inclusive and welcoming ways* Unpacksthe five ways of wellbeing in a gospel context* Shows howJesus is the ultimate model of living out good mental health * Equipsleaders to put wellbeing at the heart of their community and create a gentlerand simpler way of doing church* Helpscreate simple habits of wellbeing that draw others to follow* Showshow true wellbeing is found within the shalom of God