By Louise Crossley It is the happiest of times. It is the saddest of times. It Is a period of genius. It is a period of ignorance. We are the epitome of empathy. We are a disgrace of indifference. It is a decade of growth. It is a time of regression. We are the enforcers …
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By Donna Fletcher Crow “Tell me a story,” is one of the most ubiquitous and insistent requests a young child is likely to make. And the love of hearing a story is something we never out-grow. I love to read, both from paper books and electronic devices, but hearing a story is a different experience …
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By Wendy Parker Words. They are important to me. I’m sure I’m not the only writer who feels the need for full stops and commas to be in all the right places when sending a ‘quick text.’ Honestly, I drive my family mad. And just to note, my husband has now banned me from watching …
By Donna Fletcher Crow So, how’s your Christmas shopping coming?” If you’re like me, you cringe when some energetic, well-organized friend asks you that. I don’t even have my list made out yet—let alone having the buying done. But one thing is sure, there will be lots of books on that list when I do …
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By Louise Crossley At first glance, this middle-aged mother-of-three divorcee may seem a little ordinary. But like the humble onion, I can make your eyes water when I peel the layers away. Don’t be alarmed though, dear writers, my intention is not to horrify. It’s merely to make you teary-eyed with satisfaction for being exactly, …
By Wendy Parker Apart from being knee-deep in essays over the past few weeks and in the throes of writing my next book, I have been geeking out on the book of Nehemiah. The evidence in my Bible of this obsession is found in my multicoloured highlighter graffitied doodles and inked scribbling over every single …
by Sally Hewitt Where are you, God? I find myself asking this question time and again as I watch in horror the cruelty humanity is capable of. The wars and unrest that appear rife across the globe are distressing to witness. Grief is pictured on every single face of the survivors, as they experience the …
By Donna Fletcher Crow Welcome, Joy. Thank you for joining us today. Please introduce yourself to our Australasian Christian Writers’ readers. Thank you so much Donna. It is really an honour to be invited to share with you all. My name is Joy Margetts and I am a 50 something grandmother, with a husband, two …
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By Wendy Parker “Do you want the shadow to advance ten degrees on the sundial or go back ten degrees? You choose” asks the prophet, Isaiah, to Hezekiah, as he needed a sign from God in the story found in 2 Kings chapter 20. Which way would the king choose? He chose for the sundial …
I confess that I have never been good at reviewing books. Even my favourite books, the ones that I could gush about for days, didn’t move me to enter a review on a retailer’s site. Sure, there was a little bit of laziness in there, but until recently, I truly considered my own opinion unimportant. …
