By Jodie McCarthy Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace …
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“We’re gonna need a bigger boat” – The Significance of Insignificance.
By Wendy Parker So, you’ve finally pushed your little boat out into the deep waters where God is leading you and it feels good. That book you’ve always wanted to write, the one that you’ve prayed about, put off, told your best friend about and procrastinated over is finally ready to set sail. However, your …
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Metamorphosis – Changed And Changing Still.
By Wendy Parker I feel like I am currently undergoing a metamorphosis during this COVID season. I have changed over these past few months and, by the grace of God, I’m changing still. There seems to be a new shift, a switch, an amendment of who I truly am. And I believe that God is …
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Devotional| Daily Bread by Jodie McCarthy
By Jodie McCarthy 2020, what a year! What have you been learning? What has this year been teaching you? This year I have learnt how to make sourdough bread. It is quite a process over a number of days, feeding the starter, stretching the bread, proving the dough. It is a slow process, nothing can …
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Riding The Big Wave
By Wendy Parker As I watched the sunrise surfers at my local beach the other morning, I thought about big wave surfing and how the surfer has to be towed by a jet ski because the waves are too big and too strong to paddle into. If a surfer is to gain enough momentum to ride …
We Don’t Create In Isolation
By Wendy Parker There is something mysterious about the art of creating. The project you embark on goes from a wisp of a thought that’s been sitting in the deep caverns of your mind, to a tangible idea which takes shape and forms into something so other people can touch, taste, see, hear, read and …
Remember Why You Started…
By Wendy Parker Remember why you started to write? It’s been a few years now since you gave yourself permission to actually say to people, “I’m a writer” without wincing or having to explain or justify why you were gifted with this incredible ability. You started to write because you knew that is what you …
Devotional| What are you doing here? by Jodie McCarthy
How have you felt over the last few months? How have you reacted to the ups and downs of isolation, and now the relaxing of restrictions? Have you asked the question, “What am I doing here?” I have recently been pondering a passage from Kings which details Elijah’s escape from Jezebel after he defeats the …
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Coded for the Receiver
By Wendy Parker As Christian writers, we are always looking for inspiration. Our mind radar scans everything we encounter each day to see if there is a story in it somewhere. Something we can use to drive a point home when using the backdrop of scripture. We extract the words and fragments of thoughts we are …
The World Needs Your Story
By Wendy Parker Feel like you want to give up on your writing? Don’t think you’re good enough? Well, I hope by the end of this blog post you’ll be encouraged and inspired to keep going! Crystal Paine once said,“You are enough exactly as you are. The world needs your gift and the world …