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\u00a0Finishing our course with joy: guidance from God for engaging with our aging<\/strong><\/a> \/J.I. Packer.\u00a0Rejecting the advice of the world, J. I. Packer calls seniors to press on with endurance in the final years of their lives for the sake of God’s glory and their joy.![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/create.twu.ca\/library\/files\/2018\/10\/index-24.jpg?resize=134%2C189\")
\u00a0This means this, this means that: user’s guide to semiotics<\/strong><\/a> \/ Sean Hall.\u00a0 This introductory book decodes the mystery of semiotic theory using visual examples instead of abstract theory. Read straight through or dipped into regularly, this book provides practical examples of how meaning is made in contemporary culture.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/create.twu.ca\/library\/files\/2018\/10\/index-25.jpg?resize=126%2C189\")
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