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 …
Tuesday Book Chat | What’s your view on authors who joke about their one-star reviews?
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 …
Exploring Genre: Biography and History
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 …
Fiction Friday | What Stops You Reading (or Enjoying) a Novel?
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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Tuesday Book Chat | What’s the strangest destination you’ve ever travelled to in a book?
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 …
Love Keeps No Record of Wrongs , a devotion by Keona J Tann
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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Fiction Friday | Book Week – The Charm of The Magic Faraway Tree
It's Fiction Friday and Children's Book Week in Australia. Today I'm sharing a post on one of my favourite children's books - The Magic Faraway Tree. Children's Book Week is celebrated by most schools and Kindergartens in Australia. The children will dress up as a book character. Also many schools will have an author visit …
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Throwback Thursday – Promises, Anticipation, and Enjoyment
by Josephine-Anne Griffiths | @BooksTeaAndMe57 “Well,” said Pooh, “what I like best –” and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn’t know what …
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It’s Children’s Book Week
In Australia it's Children's Book Week where we celebrate children's books. Children's Book Week is celebrated by most schools and Kindergartens in Australia. The children will dress up as a book character. Also many schools will have an author visit and have writing workshops. Memories I thought it would be good to take a trip …
Tuesday Book Chat | When do you think a contemporary novel becomes a historical?
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: When do you think a contemporary novel becomes a historical (or vice versa)? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation in a comment on this …
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