You may have heard that churches in Europe are vanishing. Yet church growth in London has been steady for decades, fueled by such innovations as Alpha and Fresh Expressions. What about outside the capital? Some, both inside and outside the church, say churches "cannot grow." But here they are--growing churches--in the north of England of all places. This is not only a story about England. It is about growing churches wherever you've heard they "can't" grow. God is always up to something precisely where (we think) God shouldn't be.
Troubled, Ali returns north, looking to understand his place in this story and eager to listen.
Visitors to the modern monastery, distinguished by its glass-roofed church, quickly sense the silence, peace, and light of the place. Four of the women who live at Tautra have contributed to this volume of monastic wisdom from the north.
During long winter nights, the light of the aurora borealis appears over the sparcely populated north.
As 2002 marks the peak viewing time of the northern lights in an eleven-year cycle, this book brings the elusive magic of the northern lights to stargazers near and far.
Award-winning, marketing savvy, popular author known for science books.
Discusses the origins, characteristics, and lore of the Northern and Southern Lights known as auroras.
Candace Savage explores the myth and science behind the aurora. She reveals the surprisingly common threads in the auroral traditions of distant cultures and follows the long, colorful, and sometimes...
This information-packed volume will take away some of the mystery, but not the awe, as it reveals what meteorologists have learned about the lights, and how and why they occur.
“Mrs. Smith, I need to take a look at that arm,” Dr. Wallace said. Emmie shooed him away. “Leave her set and rock for a bit, she'll come round. I always do,” she said. “She's got a bad fracture. I can tell by the angle of it.
The Northern Lights: Secrets of the Aurora Borealis presents the most up-to-date information on the science, history, and mythology behind the magical light of the aurora.