Thursday, April 05, 2018
Meeting - Change of Date Reminder
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
NJCWG News
- Kathy Rupff won the Spirituality Award for her poem, "Your Love Heals Me." Additionally, she won the Judge's Choice Art Award for her painting, Transformation, and first place in Art-Mixed Media for her collage, Aslan. Her work can be viewed at www.kathleenrupff.com.
- Maude Carolan Pych won the Judge's Choice Award for her Purim poem, "Queen Esther, Brave & Beautiful." Read her poem here.
Maude's recently published book of poems Wonderhoods is now available. Ordering information can be found on her website.
Susan Panzica's young adult allegory, The Quest, has just been published and will soon be available on her website at susanpanzica.com.
APRIL MEETING CHANGE: We will meet on the 14th - the second Saturday, not the usual first Saturday of the month. Time & location are the same but we will meet on the second floor (enter door closest to the parking lot).
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Meeting this Saturday
March 4, 10 am - noon
Cornerstone Christian Church, Wyckoff,
in the Barn (red building to the right after entering)
Saturday's topic:
Seasoned writers and writing hopefuls are all welcome.
Hope to see you Saturday,
Barbara
barbarahigbyhope.com
February's Focus Point
Today we will talk about aphorisms, those clever statements
that speak volumes with a modicum of words. I had fun looking through New
Testament letters to discover the use of what can be considered aphorisms,
though I never thought of it that way before. They are not the author’s last
words but fall near the ends of the letters and concisely summarize what the
writer had more fully explained earlier. This is what I found:
“Finally, …rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage
one another, be of one mind, live in peace.” (2 Cor 13:11)
“Finally, let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body
the marks of Jesus.” (Gal. 6:17)
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put
on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's
schemes.” (Eph. 6:10-11)
“Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble
for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you.” (Phil.
3:1)
“Finally, brothers, 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.” (Phil.
4:8)
“Finally, brothers, we instructed you how to live in order to
please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord
Jesus to do this more and more.” (1 Thess. 4:1)
“Finally, brothers, pray for us that the message of the Lord may
spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you.” (2 Thess. 3:1)
“Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be
sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble.” (1 Pet. 3:8)
Take home thought: Be
concise, clever and creative to present a memorable nugget of inspiration.
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