Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Do you listen to audio books on YouTube? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post shared in …
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My husband and I were invited to a church friend’s home to play games with his two other guests. After some discussion, we decided to play Uno®, a popular game we were all familiar with. One of the cards in the deck is a wild card. With it, the player has the power to do …
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A non-anxious presence. This little phrase stood out to me from amongst a load of inspiring information presented recently at an education conference. A non-anxious presence particularly in a world that seems to be plagued with anxiety, fear, shame, uncertainty, confusion. I pondered on this phrase, and other words that had rung bells from the …
We cannot be grateful for all that a given moment brings us; yet, in any given moment, we can be grateful for something. The gift within the gift of any given moment is opportunity. – Brother David Steindl-Rast Have you ever thought of the difference between gratitude and gratefulness? The rhythmic cliché “an attitude of …
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There is a wonderful promise found in the Bible that God knows the plans that He has for us and they are good plans, for He has designed for us a future full of hope, peace and well-being (Jeremiah 29:11). This promise was first spoken to the Jewish people who were suffering in Babylon, God …
As I write, I’ve just completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching Creative Writing. I used to be an English teacher and I know how to teach creative writing, but in this course, I focused on my work as a writing mentor. The last few years have seen me develop workshops for beginning writers who …
When I set aside working on the next book in my Roman-era Light in the Empire series to write this ACW blog post, I found myself thinking about the gifts God gives us so we can serve Him well. Like many Christian writers, I know in my heart that this is a calling from God, …
Stan and Donna Crow 1963 This year my husband and I celebrate our sixtieth wedding anniversary. Yes—that’s 60! We are observing this milestone with a family reunion in Scotland this summer. Our whole family romping for a week on the shores of the Firth of Forth. With such jolly times in the offing I have …
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To legitimise his very existence, 17th Century philosopher, Rene Descartes said, ‘I think, therefore I am’. It’s indisputable that books make us think, and applying Descartes philosophy makes reading more than a pastime. We ‘are’, by our encounters with words, existing in the worlds of the texts, and so are our audience. From this perspective, …
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Every year various survey results are published about ‘authors’. Prompted by this one, I thought it would be great to start surveying our own Australasian Christian authors (Australia/New Zealand and the Pacific). I came up with the list of questions and then in consultation with other authors, we tweaked them to make them more useful. …
