A Personal Recommendation in order to Increase our Word Treasury

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In my English class for ESL students (English as a Second Language), I often use the word “literacy”, not only regarding reading and writing but also regarding subjects such as “health literacy”; i.e. how knowledgeable we are in accessing appropriate health-related  services and awareness of patient rights (very much on my heart, especially since studying […]

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The Puppy Who Wouldn’t Share – New Addition!

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The above book has finally been published!  You can buy it from Amazon here. I have already received rave reviews about it and more reviews will follow. Here is one from the authoritative “Readers’ Favorite” organisation, which awarded the book a five star rating! Available on Amazon.com and for Australian readers Amazon.com.au. Reviewed By: Lesley Jones

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A Christian’s Dilemma How to and Whether to Become Politically Engaged

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As a Christian (and coincidentally a writer), I frequently agonise as to how involved I should become in the political process in my country (Australia) and my State (New South Wales). Sould I join a political party and which one? If I go to the Bible to find answers, I get a seemingly confusing array

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RECONCILING OUR BROKEN HEARTS WITH HIS GOODNESS

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In limbo- our broken hearts, confused minds and parched spirits. Offended, at the notion of God’s goodness. Absent, in our hour of need? Like robots, we continue with our empty practices. Mute, our hearts and minds. Too crushed to ask ‘why’? Dull minds, staring at empty spaces. A salmon dawn arising over an empty altar,

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Communicate, communicate, COMMUNICATE!

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As a past (in my case Christian) leader, I very much believe in team building. From personal experience and observation, I have found that a key ingredient in great team building is GOOD AND CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION. One teacher I came across had a simple motto, which I have never forgotten, “communicate, communicate, communicate!”. This applies

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What I hadn’t understood about Http and Https websites. An important difference!

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I just spent an afternoon to finally do some information gathering about website “management”, for lack of a better word! I am a writer, not an IT nerd, so all the nitty gritty “must know and do’s” about managing a personal website are utterly daunting to me! Every now and then I “stumble” over one

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FIRE AND FURY, THE BOOK. PERSONAL REFLECTIONS

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While the world gloats over the latest vicious Trump attack by Michael Wolff’s book “Fire and Fury”, whose contents he presently reinforces through numerous world-wide television appearances, apart from the questionable truthfulness of its contents, I ask myself the question: WHAT DRIVES THE MAN? As I skim through the sparce sources available on this question,

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Christians and the LGBT community – my thoughts

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After watching an interview with Emma Ayres, now Eddie Ayres, very likeable ex-ABC Classic FM breakfast host, I realize that we, the Christian community in general, live in a condemnation bubble regarding the whole LGBT community. Sobering to know: this issue has now become the new normal in our society!   We are asked by

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