Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with …
Book Review | Scattered by Nola Lorraine
Nola Lorraine has stepped out of her usual academia and editing mode and entered into the magical world of fiction. Her debut novel, ‘Scattered’, is testament to her long-term passion to see the story well researched and well written. I was interested to see Nola chose as her setting the Canadian town of Halifax - …
Tuesday Book Chat | What Makes A Character Likeable?
Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: What makes a character likeable? 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 Christian …
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DEVOTIONS: Intentionally Listening to His Voice
Do you ever feel like someone is calling you or trying to get your attention? How often do we stop to intentionally listen to His voice? Every now and then I find myself stopping to listen to what's happening around. I slow down and try to listen as hard as I can. One day I …
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Fiction Friday | Getting to Know You With Nola Lorraine
Today we have Nola Lorraine to our blog today. We are going to get to know Nola Lorraine better today and congratulate her on her debut book. 1. Can you tell us a little about yourself? Some of you know me as Nola Passmore, but I’m now writing under my two Christian names of Nola …
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“We’re gonna need a bigger boat” – The Significance of Insignificance.
So, you’ve finally pushed your little boat out into the deep waters where God is leading you and it feels good. That book you’ve always wanted to write, the one that you’ve prayed about, put off, told your best friend about and procrastinated over is finally ready to set sail. However, your first feeling is …
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Tuesday Book Chat | What’s Your Favourite Small Town, and Why?
Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: What’s your favourite small town, and why? 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 …
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Omega Writers Announce the Winners of the 2020 CALEB Awards
On behalf of Omega Writers, I'm thrilled to announce the winners of the 2020 CALEB Awards for unpublished authors. The award ceremony was held on Saturday night via Zoom. While there was no chocolate, there was plenty of fun and laughter as writers from Australia, New Zealand, and Taiwan met to celebrate our achievements over …
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Fiction Friday | Apprentice (Collective Underground #1) by Kristen Young
My first introduction to Kristen Young was when she won the CALEB Award from Australasian Christian writing organisation Omega Writers. I had donated a free manuscript assessment as the prize, so got to read and critique Kristen's entry. I was thrilled to find it was dystopian fiction. I've been a fan of dystopian fiction since …
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Tuesday Book Chat | What’s A Hard Copy Book You Will Always Keep and Why?
Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: What’s a hard copy book you will always keep and why? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog …
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