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A Time of Contemplation to Reach Deeper into our Relationship with the Lord: Everyone is Welcome

Our next meeting will be scheduled for the summer

Theme this time:

Please bring verses that speak to you about the current War. I would like to go deep into the Word, into lectio and meditation together. 

Come: As you are or fasting (full or Daniel fast). Wear comfortable clothes.

Bring: a Bible and something to write on – a journal.

Have in mind: A place of perfect calm you can go to whether actually or virtually during our meeting.

Over 1.5 hours, we shall:

• Pray and Meditate
• Engage in Lectio Divina*
• Journal and share, (if we wish)

*Lectio Divina is an exercise practiced since Medieval times: monks would hear a passage from Scripture read over and over until, having chosen something from it that spoke to them especially, each monk would meditate upon that word, phrase, story or idea. We then share how the Holy Spirit has spoken to us.

“God has just used you mightily to bless me and our relationship as sisters in Christ. The meeting was indeed ‘ a rich feast’.” Alison Hayes, UK

FREE AND OPEN TO ALL

FAB CHOW (HISTORICAL AND BIBLICAL FICTION CHRISTIAN WRITERS ONLINE)

Meets: Monthly, alternate Mondays and Thursdays, at 7 pm UK time / 3 pm Atlantic / 2 pm Eastern / 11 am Pacific

Affiliated to Association of Christian Writers (UK) and The Word Guild (Canada). Membership of either is not obligatory.

FAB CHOW has gone from strength to strength over the last five years. In addition to writers reading from their publications and receiving feedback on their work in progress, we run workshops with professional guests on topics as wide-ranging as Your Website, Wisdom, Storytelling, Journaling, Public Speaking and Social Media Marketing.

Our format is to begin with a worship song, 5-minute devotions of any kind, on any topic brought by a member, and prayer. This is followed by news, ahead of the meeting’s main event.

Our next meeting:

Thurs. Mar. 14th Heather Flack: Researching the Historical Novel Workshop. Devotionals: Lorrie G

If you would like to be the first to learn of my blog posts on all things Israel every other week and, in-between, receive my lively personal newsletter, do sign up at http://scrollchest.com. You will also receive my 5-Minute Testimony: HOW I MET JESUS, which happened to me totally unexpectedly in Jerusalem. 

Feel free to invite your friends to join this group.

COMING UP:

• Monday, April 8th Tricks of the Trade – bring your nifty writer help tips. Devotions Janet Proud
• Monday, 13th May:  ‘A sense of place’ – Evoking fictional settings with Paul Alkazraji who has worked as a freelance journalist in the UK. His articles were published broadly in the UK Christian press and he also wrote travel articles for The Independent. Amongst other books, he has two published novels, ‘The Silencer’ and ‘The Migrant’ set in Albania, Greece and Turkey, where he has lived and travelled for twenty years. He has been an ACW member for twenty-five years. Devotions: Joy
• Thurs. 13th June: 2 Writer slots – One for Natasha. Join up and Contact me to claim the other one. Devotions: Lynne P.
• Late June: I have put in my diary to organize us through a FACEBOOK GROUP as I have done in past years to participate in JULY SUMMER CAMP NANOWRIMO. Unlike the November NANOWRIMO challenge of 50,000 words, for the summer camp we can set our own, realistic targets and chat along on FB with one another about our progress. I will schedule a post-mortem meeting for everyone to attend, as this draws to a close. 
• We shall reconvene after this in September. 

If you would like to be the first to learn of my blog posts on all things Israel (including the Bible*) every other week and in-between receive my lively personal newsletter, do sign up in the sidebar at http://scrollchest.com. You will also receive my 5-Minute Testimony: HOW I MET JESUS, which happened to me totally unexpectedly in Jerusalem. 

Please feel free to invite your friends to join us.

“Thank you so much for a wonderful meeting last night! Connection, community, helping and working with other writers, and promoting them are all very important. That is one of the big purposes of groups like ours. I am very much enjoying getting to know you.” Ruth Ann Adams, Canada

“What a privilege and a blessing to be able to bring that workshop tonight, and to see God use it to bless others. I am blown away by His goodness!” Author Joy Margetts, UK

“Thank you for last night. It was superb. I am so pleased I was able to join.” Cherryl A.,UK

YESHUA GROUP ONLINE  – Exploring Christianity’s Jewish Roots to deepen our understanding of our Messiah

This lovely free group meets every other month on a Saturday. Our next meeting will be on Sat. March 23rd -we shall be considering THE WORLD OF JESUS’ BIRTH – Reading Luke 1 and 2 together from a Jewish perspective.

We shall meet at 1.30 pm UK time, which will be 8.30 am Eastern and 9.30 am Atlantic and 3.30 pm in Israel, where I am.

Coming Up:

In the light of Yom haAtzmaut: Israel’s Independence Day:

a discussion of John 8:33: They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?” Sat. May 18th. 2024

“Our meeting of Purim Characters turned out great – a fun and informative telling of the story of Esther. God bless you, Bobbie. Thanks for drawing us all together today.” Dana E, USA