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Ruth’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ruth’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Go for a walk. Journal. Be kind to myself. Talk with my writing buddies. Pray. Juggle all the other things in my life until the time is right.
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| Dinosaurs are BIG with kids, and never mind they died out long ago, the fascination is here to stay. It's a rollicking rhythmic vibe, perfect for read out loud, challenged by those tricky tongue-twisty dino names. ...more | |
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This collection of short stories and poetry by Christian authors takes its title, Symphony of Grace, from Jesus’ promise about prayer. The word used in Matthew’s gospel for agree means to be in symphony, in accord, harmony or concord. Voices of 22 aut ...more |
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"Sometimes a book doesn’t shout. It simply sings.
Symphony of Grace is one of those books—a gentle yet deeply moving collection of short stories, essays, and poems by twenty-two Australian Christian authors. It’s the kind of anthology that doesn’t just" Read more of this review » |
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| This collection of fiction, nonfiction and poetry by Christian authors is edited by Anne Hamilton and myself. Even allowing for the disclaimer, I can highly recommend it. | |
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"This is an amazing collection of heart felt short stories. Some fiction and some non-fiction. Find a copy. It will warm your heart."
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"This book starts off slow and you'll be tempted to keep putting it down to find something else to do. Then half way through the book, you're wishing that there are more hours in the day so you can just sit and read it straight through. Then when you'"
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“Strive for excellence, rather than perfection, and the audience may so enjoy your beautiful, expressive tone that they will readily forgive a few stray notes.”
― Confident Music Performance
― Confident Music Performance
“A few mistakes do not a fiasco make. Professionals throw them off casually but file them away to reinvent as an endearing anecdote in later presentations. Make them part of the performance! Put them behind you and keep going whatever happens.”
― Speak Out - Don't Freak Out
― Speak Out - Don't Freak Out
“A first recorded instance of “presentation anxiety” occurred around 1300BC when God commissioned Moses to urge Pharaoh to free the Hebrew slaves. “Please send someone else!” pleaded Moses to God. “I'm a nobody. I'm not eloquent. I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.” Perhaps he stuttered.
Poor Moses. As well as having to argue with God and Pharaoh – and convince the Hebrews they should follow him to the Promised Land – he had to overcome his insecurity as a speaker.
Moses’ story reveals an important truth – the more we speak in public, the less our fears intrude and the more we grow in confidence. If Moses, the self-confessed “nobody”, could surmount his fears, so too can we.”
― Speak Out - Don't Freak Out
Poor Moses. As well as having to argue with God and Pharaoh – and convince the Hebrews they should follow him to the Promised Land – he had to overcome his insecurity as a speaker.
Moses’ story reveals an important truth – the more we speak in public, the less our fears intrude and the more we grow in confidence. If Moses, the self-confessed “nobody”, could surmount his fears, so too can we.”
― Speak Out - Don't Freak Out
“To gain your own voice, forget about having it heard. Become a saint of your own province and your own consciousness.”
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“Take a good long look at The Lord’s Prayer. It’s all ‘we’, ‘us’ and ‘our’. There is no ‘me’, ‘I’ or ‘mine’ anywhere.”
― God's Poetry: The Identity and Destiny Encoded In Your Name
― God's Poetry: The Identity and Destiny Encoded In Your Name
“Throughout the ancient world, naming was a sacred act. It was the word by which a child was called into his calling. It was the voice of destiny, summoning the child into his future with all its glorious promise.”
― God's Panoply: The Armour of God and the Kiss of Heaven
― God's Panoply: The Armour of God and the Kiss of Heaven
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