![]() ![]() But everywhere, even in the rise and fall of nations, we see through the haze of materiality, justice everywhere we see reward, not of man but of the invincible One, the eternal Flame.Ī great hand reaches out from the unseen and regulates the affairs of man. ![]() Purified ones they are, who have renounced the life of this sphere in order to guard and protect the Flame, that spiritual principle in man, now hidden beneath the ruins of his fallen temple.Īs we think of the nations that are past, of Greece and Rome and the grandeur that was Egypt's, we sigh as we recall the story of their fall and we watch the nations of today, not knowing which will be the next to draw its shroud around itself and join that great ghostly file of peoples that are dead. ![]() Few realize that even at the present stage of civilization in this world, there are souls who, like the priests of the ancient temples, walk the earth and watch and guard the sacred fires that burn upon the altar of humanity. ![]()
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5/23/2023 0 Comments How high we go on the dark![]() ![]() Ideally, you should have a different set for each season. Long-term monitoring of limiting magnitude can reveal information about trends in local and regional light pollution or even the variability of airglow, caused by the recombination of atoms and electrons in the upper atmosphere that were ionized by the Sun's UV light earlier that day.ĭetermining the best part of the sky to pick a standard set of stars isn't always easy. Transparency can be highly variable, dependent on the amount of haze, smoke, and humidity in the air as well as your elevation. The faintest one visible determines the NELM, or "naked-eye limiting magnitude," for that location. A set of stars with stable brightnesses (no variables please!) running the gamut of magnitudes from bright to faint and positioned at a comfortable viewing angle fits the bill. It makes it easy to compare one place to another and helps us decide how deep we might go with our telescope that night. We all like to know how dark the sky is at our favorite observing sites. How faint a star can you see with the naked eye? The darker the sky the more vivid the Milky Way. ![]() ![]() But don’t be afraid to seek other wise sources, counsel, and prayer on how you live and love in your relationships. Ultimately, anyone who reads this should remember this is one man’s take on a healthy God-centred relationship. Yet the other chapters could be useful in other relationships for singles and dating couples.įor people who share different beliefs to their spouse, this can be a bit of an uncomfortable read and should be approached with nuance. Being a married person, I felt that the chapter on marriage was far more helpful to me over the others. ![]() Todd says that all the chapters are relevant in all stages of the relationship journey – but I disagree. ![]() This is incredibly powerful and can benefit people in all stages of life. I particularly liked the analogy of Jesus being with you in everything you do. It would be a great book for the youth and/or people who are single or dating, with practical points they can implement. In his book, Relationship Goals, he encourages self-reflection, giving us a more conservative view of what God wants our relationships (especially husband and wife) to be like. ![]() Pastor Michael Todd is an author and influencer from Transformation Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Pastor Michael Todd is a New York Times best-selling author whose sermons have received millions of views online. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The guide highlights the best opportunities for families in the region and offers expert opinion on where to stay, where to eat and where to spend your holiday time enjoyably. "Wales With Your Family" is a full colour, practical and accessible book for independently minded UK families looking to make the most of their family holiday. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments 28 barbary lane![]() ![]() ![]() No matter what Maupin writes next, he can look back on the rare achievement of having built a little world and made it run.”– Walter Kendrick, Village Voice Literary SupplementĪrmistead Maupin’s uproarious and moving Tales of the City novels have earned a unique niche in American literature and are considered indelible documents of cultural change from the seventies through the first two decades of the new millennium. “Tearing through one after the other, as I did, allows instant gratification it also lets you appreciate how masterfully they’re constructed. By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, Armistead Maupin’s bestselling Tales of the City novels–the fourth, fifth and sixth of which are collected in this second omnibus volume–stand as an incomparable blend of great storytelling and incisive social commentary on American culture from the seventies through the first two decades of the new millennium. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Pippi lindgren![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Jens Andersen’s lively and insightful biography, translated beautifully from Danish into English by Caroline Waight, traces Lindgren’s life from her idyllic childhood in rural Småland through her experiences as a young single mother and on to her life as a major literary and public figure in Sweden. Pippi Longstocking became one of the most popular children's books of the last century, and its author's life would never be the same again. The rest is children's literature history. ![]() A year after that, Astrid, who had already published two well-received children's books, asked her editor if she'd like to have a look at the stories Astrid had written for her daughter. In 1944, Astrid Lindgren presented Karin with a special 10th birthday gift: a typed and bound version of the adventures of Pippi Longstocking. Soon her friends and cousins were demanding more tales about the girl who would later be described by a Swedish literary critic as “a mixture of Huckleberry Finn and Superman”. The stories were a hit, and not just with Karin. As she lay in bed, her mother Astrid alleviated her boredom by telling her stories about a funny and fearless little girl with amazing strength. In the winter of 1941, in an apartment in Stockholm, a little girl called Karin Lindgren came down with pneumonia. ![]() ![]() ![]() Clients include: Thomas Steinbeck (son of John Steinbeck), whose anthology, D own to a Soundless Sea, was published by Ballantine Kerry Cohen-Hoffman, author of Easy (Simon and Schuster) and Loose Girl (Hyperion) Beth Rubin, whose novel, Split Ends, won first prize at the Maryland Writers Association Contest and James Wray, whose award-winning short story, "Dark Toast," was published in the West Wind Review. I've seen into the souls of these people, because I've seen the writing in its original form, and it comes from the heart."įor more than a decade, Patricia has been the visionary and energy behind, helping English-speaking writers around the world. ![]() "In some cases I've met them, but in most cases I haven't. You become really good friends," Patricia said of the writers she works with. ![]() "You become intimately involved with them. That it happens to be almost entirely on the Internet turns out to be beside Patricia Benesh runs a very personal business. Owner Patricia Benesh, "is seeing people just blossom, seeing them take ![]() ![]() We had a big chore that took a lot longer than expected, and he did not complain once because he was so engrossed in the book.įor those of you who are unfamiliar with the story, Zachary Ying is a 12 year old Chinese American boy who’s mother brought him to America as a political refugee when he was just a baby. ![]() ![]() We listened during breakfast the next day. I wasn’t sure that he was that into it initially.īoy, was I wrong! We got out to the trailer and he made sure that I stopped the audio until he could listen to it again. I had planned to get this book for his birthday but it wasn’t out yet at the time. I was ready to let the book go and just shelf it to my DNF shelf on Goodreads.īut then my son and I took a trip out to our trailer last weekend and I thought it would be nice to listen to for our drive out. I’ve done all the Percy Jackson books, and started a few other series in that vein, but I am clearly not the target audience for books like this, and this time I felt it. ![]() I liked it fine, but I just wasn’t that into it. I loved Iron Widow by the same author, so I thought for sure I would love this too. I needed an audio book to read and it was available immediately on my library app. ![]() ![]() ![]() Unless they can come to terms with their unlimited powers and live peaceably among other humans, their existence may overwhelm all of humanity. Also a very confrontational style of therapy). Their symbiosis results in the next step of human evolution as they become homo Gestalt(German term for "the whole is more than the sum of its parts". His cave becomes a haven for a group of children who also have paranormal powers (telepathy, telekinesis, teleportation, and telecognition-not a real word, but it will suffice) and they combine their powers to survive and live as one unit. After a tragic loss, and through a series of interactions with a simple couple who take him in, he learns to speak and work, and builds a little shelter for himself in the woods. Too savage to beg or steal, his telepathic abilities aid his survival by beckoning strangers to feed him. Lone is a homeless indigent, a feral man who lives in the woods. Instead, Sturgeon gives us something even more quintessentially fifties– an exploration of the paranormal mental powers of humanity. Perhaps something similar to its infamously terrible contemporary, the 1954 Hugo winner They'd Rather Be Right, in which people become perfect after interface with a machine. ![]() Between the cover art and the title, Theodore Sturgeon's More Than Humanmight first appear to be about cybernetic- or genetically-enhanced human potential, in which the main character, maybe an athlete, is endowed by science to be stronger and smarter than the rest of humanity. ![]() ![]() In trying to warn people of the potential pitfalls of dating, it instilled fear for some-fear of making mistakes or having their heart broken. …in an effort to set a high standard, the book emphasized practices (not dating, not kissing before marriage) and concepts (giving your heart away) that are not in the Bible. I now think dating can be a healthy part of a person developing relationally and learning the qualities that matter most in a partner.” Now, Harris has released a statement apologizing for I Kissed Dating Goodbye and announcing that he will be discontinuing its publication, stating “I no longer agree with its central idea that dating should be avoided. ![]() Joshua Harris, the Christian pastor and author who wrote I Kissed Dating Goodbye as a teenager and launched a mini-revolution of young Christians forsaking dating relationships, has been on a lengthy journey ever since, very publicly wrestling with some of the unintended fallout of his more than twenty-year-old advice. ![]() |