Today we have a guest post from Raewyn Elsegood, the ever-smiling coordinator of the Omega Writer's Conference. Raewyn has additional motivation to sign up for this year's conference. In a world gone crazy with digital connection we are spending more time in isolation than ever before. A US Bureau of Labor Statistics Time Use Survey …
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It's Iola here. Welcome to our Australasian Christian Writers Tuesday Book Chat, where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today's question is: Do you prefer city, town, or country settings? Why? I don't think I have a preference. I enjoy city, town and country settings. I'm usually more interested …
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Welcome to September's Latest releases. Congratulations to all who have a new release. The winner of our monthly gift voucher will be announced at the end of the post. Through the Eyes of Love by Crystal Owens (Publisher B.O.Y (Otescia Johnson), Release date 17 September 2019) Crystal Owens had a remarkable experience with God that …
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About the book No one ever fully recovers from the death of a child. Marie-Rose Fox wanted to be someone who was happy—not hiding from the world, or bitter and angry. She knew that forgiveness was the way to peace, but how could she ever forgive her daughter’s murderer? Though the murder was violent and …
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Humans need hope. Hope is some extraordinary spiritual grace that God gives us to control our fears, not to oust them. Vincent McNabb Today is all we have. There are no guarantees for tomorrow. While that is true, we also need hope that tomorrow can be better. Hope is found in the idea that …
It's Iola here. Welcome to our Australasian Christian Writers Tuesday Book Chat, where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today's question is: What's your view on authors who joke about their one-star reviews? One author I've come across likes turning key phrases from one-star reviews into online memes. I …
History is not boring? Many people think that history is boring. It is usually only boring if it is told badly. Hudson Taylor went to China at the of 21 to take the gospel to the Chinese. He arrived in the middle of a war and his life there was in constant danger. I have …
It’s Fiction Friday, and I had planned to share a review of a novel by an Aussie or Kiwi author. But you know what they say about plans ... I didn’t enjoy the book I’d planned to review, so I chose another. The substitute started and ended well, but I didn't enjoy the middle (and …
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Welcome to the Australasian Christian Writers Tuesday Book Chat, where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: What's the strangest destination you've ever travelled to in a book? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation in a comment on this post or …
Mistakes, ugh, we’ve all made them. The thing that I find is that the enemy loves to remind us of the things we’ve done wrong. In the past reliving my most silly, stupid, embarrassing and awful moments would send me into a tailspin of condemnation, shame and deep regret. My failures and mistakes used to …
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