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Stephen Hayes was born in Durban, South Africa, and educated at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Pietermaritzburg, the University of Durham in England, and the University of South Africa.

He has had varied work experience, having been a bus driver in Johannesburg and London, a waterworks attendant in Windhoek, Namibia, a chaplain at the Missions to Seamen in Durban (sacked from the last two).

He was also Director of Training for Ministry in the Anglican Diocese of Zululand, Director of Mission and Evangelism in the Anglican Diocese of Pretoria, and an Editor and lecturer in Missiology at the University of South Africa.

He lives with his wife and two sons in the City of Tshwane, South Africa, while his daughter is an ikonographer in Athens, ...more

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	The Enchanted Grove 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	African Initiatives in Healing Ministry by Lilian Dube, Stephen Hayes (Goodreads Author), Tabona Shoko 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Endymion Spring

Endymion Spring by Matthew Skelton
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A semi-historical fantasy novel for children that jumps between past and present.

The eponymous Endymion Spring is an apprentice to pioneer printer Johann Gutenberg, living in 15th-century Mainz, in Germany. Johann Fust, or Faust, is a financier who backs Gutenberg's startup business, and Endymion steals some special paper from Fust to m Read more of this blog post »

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The Burning Blue

by James Holland

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by Gene Wolfe

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Fern-Seed and Elephants and Other Essays on Christianity

by C.S. Lewis

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“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”
― Neil Gaiman, Coraline

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“When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.”
― Dom Helder Camara, Dom Helder Camara: Essential Writings

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“Conservatism is not about tradition and morality, hasn't been for many decades... It is about the putative biological and spiritual superiority of the wealthy.”
― Greg Bear

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