“Let your light shine…” – Matthew 5:16 God often speaks to me through nature, and after a long, wet winter on the eastern seaboard, I’m excited at the arrival of spring in Australia. There are clues everywhere that what lay dormant for months on end, is now bursting forth from its winter home. The first …
Fiction Friday | Missing at Christmas by Deena Alexander
Today I am reviewing Missing at Christmas by Deena Alexander. Book Description: A dangerous family legacy.A race to save a baby in jeopardy. When journalist Lexi McKenna receives a desperate call for help, she rushes to her sister’s home, only to find her sister dead and one of her twin nieces missing. With her past …
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Writers Life | Young Christian Writers as Davids
Young Christian Writers as Davids: The Power of Contentment What would change for you if you had everything you ever wanted? Would you be happier and more fulfilled? In preparing for this article, I thought to continue on the “Young Christian Writers” series, and share my thoughts on the power of contentment. In today’s …
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Author Interview | Getting to Know O.R. Sykora
Today we welcome O.R. Sykora (Olivia) to our blog to talk about her new release. Son of the Mountain King out now. Can you tell us something about you we may not know? I spent my teenage years as a missionary kid in Romania. My parents had been asked to help direct a Bible school and …
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Tuesday Book Chat | 14 October 2025
Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. As we are a faith-based group the questions refer mainly to Christian fiction or non-fiction. Today’s question is: Has reading inspired you to visit a place in a book? We look forward to hearing your …
New Releases | October 2025 With Giveaway Winners
Welcome to October’s new releases. Today we have 6 books to share with you as well as the Tuesday Book Chat winners for the Third quarter. El Roi: God Who Sees Me by Jo Wanmer Publisher: Armour Books (Released: 5 September 2025) Desperate for the light ... Dan dreams of qualifying as an engineer. But his …
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Fiction Friday | Last Chance Joey by Meredith Resce
Today for Fiction Friday I'm sharing my book recommendation for Meredith Resce's Young Adult fiction new release, Last Chance Joey, set in South Australia. Here's the Book Description: No phone, no wi-fi, no friends and no options. Expelled from three schools, Joey is sent to the country to live with his aunt. She asks him …
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Book Review | Singing Through Fire: by Lara Silverman
Today I am reviewing Singing Through Fire: A Memoir of Finding Surprising Joy in Life's Darkest Trials by Lara Silverman which is available now. Book Description: What if you fall in love on the brink of death? Singing Through Fire invites readers into the Job-like true story of a young woman who loses everything—and dares to ask …
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Stabat Mater: The Sorrowful Mother
Last week, I attended a New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's performance of two works based on the Stabat Mater, a thirteenth-century poem/hymn based on the suffering of Mary as she watched Jesus's death on the cross. The first Stabat Mater was by Rossini, a nineteenth-century Italian composer, with the orchestra backed by a choir and featuring …
Tuesday Book Chat | 7 October 2025
Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. As we are a faith-based group the questions refer mainly to Christian fiction or non-fiction. Today’s question is: Have you been to a book signing at a bookshop? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. …