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 …
Tuesday Book Chat | 31 October 2023
Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Would you consider buying books directly from an author's website? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post …
Devotional | Waiting For The Bus
Today on the blog we have a devotion from Karen Rees. “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.” Matt. 24:42 With a seemingly unstoppable worldwide pandemic, massive protest demonstrations in various countries, and the world’s economy on the verge of collapse, are these signs that Christ is …
Book Review | Another Christmas Story by Susan Page Davis
Today I am reviewing Another Christmas Story by Susan Page Davis Book Description Beryl’s father is badly injured, and the wagon train leaves her and her little brother behind and at the trading post. They are at the mercy of the trading post manager, his wife, and their adult son, James. Winter is cruel and …
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Author Interview: Joy Margetts talks about The Bride
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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Tuesday Book Chat | 24 October 2023
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 pay attention to sponsored bookish on Facebook? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post shared …
DEVOTIONS: Still
Still. Something God has been working on teaching me is around the word, still. It has long been a word that I have associated with being still before God; sitting at his feet and waiting on him to speak or move. Being still and trusting that He will do something in the current season. But …
Short Story Fun
By Carolyn Miller Earlier this year I read a collection of short stories based on Agatha Christie's Miss Marple. Now I'm not normally a short story gal, but reading these different stories by different authors all paying homage to a beloved fictional heroine, proved to be the perfect amount of reading before I dropped off …
What is Success? (as shared at the 2023 Omega Writers Retreat)
What is success? It's a question we often ask ourselves as Christians, as writers, and as Christian writers. As with many important questions, there is no easy answer.
Ten Degrees
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 …