Tuesday Book Fun | Which Books Do You Plan To Gift People This Christmas?

Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Which books do you plan to gift people this Christmas? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post …

Where are you getting your nourishment?

A verse that has guided my life is Proverbs 3:5-6 about putting my trust in God. But this year I have been drawn to verses 7-8 which expands on theme: Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil.This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.Proverbs …

Fiction Friday | Oslo Overtures by Marion Ueckermann

As many of you know, South African Christian author Marion Ueckermann is now with Jesus. This is a repost of my review of Oslo Overtures, my favourite Marion Ueckermann romance ... not least because it's got a Kiwi main character. Sheppard meets Angel Anjelica Joergensen—Angel—is one of the few females in the male-dominated world of …

Writing Twisty Twists

There’s nothing like a good twist. Chubby Checker's on the stereo and everyone's writhing to ‘Let’s Twist Again’. No, wait! Not that kind of twist. I’m talking about those dazzling twists in novels that leave you gasping in amazement at the author’s brilliance. What about that twist in Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None …

Tuesday Book Chat | Do You Enjoy Reading Christmas Novels?

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 enjoy reading Christmas novels? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post shared in our Australasian …

Grace for today and forevermore, a devotion by Keona J. Tann

Recently I was reading Matthew‬ ‭11:28-30 and within that wonderful passage is an invitation to “learn the unforced rhythms of grace.”‬‬ (The Message)‬ ‬That phrase struck a chord in my heart and I desired to understand what it meant. Grace found 4 ways I discovered that grace can be found in 4 ways:• we can …

Tuesday Book Chat | Do You Like Wedding Scenes In Christian Romance Novels?

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 like wedding scenes in Christian romance novels? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post shared …

DEVOTIONAL: Take God out of the box

Boxing God in. What is your view of God? When you think about God, how powerful is He in your mind? Is He sovereign? Does God seem mighty and all knowing? Or is God more human like? There have been times where I have put God into a neat little box. And the God that …

Throwback Thursday | Thirteen #badwritingadvice Tips to Winning NaNoWriMo

We are in the middle of National Novel Writing Month (aka NaNoWriMo), which means many of our members are in the middle of their last-ditch attempt to win Nanowrimo 2021: by writing an original manuscript of 50,000 words or longer in the calendar month of November. To help, I'm reposting my thirteen foolproof tips to …