Hot Apple Cider

Hot Apple Cider

Words to Stir the Heart and Warm the Soul

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Interview with Grace Fox

Posted in Contributor interviews by N. J. Lindquist
Feb 02 2010
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Grace Fox wrote the stories “People Matter Most” on page 105 and “Will My Baby Die Without Me?” on page 195 of Hot Apple Cider. The latter story reminds readers of God’s faithfulness when life takes an unexpected detour. Her daughter Stephanie, born with hydrocephalus, is now married and enjoying good health although she still requires a shunt.

Grace Fox sGrace Fox is an author and speaker best described in three words: Daring. Deep. Devoted. Her passion is to help women develop the same characteristics – to become daring in their faith, deep in their convictions, and devoted in their relationship with Jesus Christ. Drawing from Scripture and personal experiences learned while living on Canada’s rugged coastline, in urban U.S.A., and in Nepal’s Himalayan mountains, she uses the written page and the public stage to build Christ-based confidence in audiences worldwide.

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Interview with Ray Wiseman

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Jan 27 2010
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Ray Wiseman is the co-author of the short story, "Of Cobras, Culture, and Change," on page 220 of Hot Apple Cider. The story is actually an excerpt from the novel When Cobras Laugh, which is partially based on Ray's experiences as a missionary in South Africa.

Ray WisemanRay Wiseman's early memory—being pushed up a rope ladder and over the side of a tramp steamer at age two—set the tone for his life. He has spent much time traveling, and most of his life looking from the hilltop of one adventure to the beginning of the next. Born in England, Ray has lived in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and South Africa. He has traveled in Africa and Asia.

Ray counts writing as his fourth career. He began his working life as an electronics technician, then returned to school to study for the Christian ministry. He spent time in the pastorate and overseas with a missionary society. He returned to electronics, working as a video systems engineer. In 1993, he took early retirement to pursue a career as a writer and speaker and to dedicate more time to the work of Partners International.
 

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Interview with Donna Dawson

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Jan 20 2010
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Donna Dawson's short story, "One True Friend," appears on page 235 of Hot Apple Cider. "One True Friend" is a poignant story about two people in pain who help each other: one a young boy who is battling cancer, the other a much older homeless man.

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Donna Dawson, whose actual name is Donna Fawcett, teaches a course in writing at Fanshawe College in London. Born into a military family in Ontario, Canada, Donna's most popular suspense novels, Vengeance and The Adam & Eve Project, have a large amount of military history in them.

After her children moved into their adult lives, Donna enrolled in a subsidiary of the University of Connecticut, Long Ridge Writer’s Group, and completed courses in freelance writing and novel writing.

She has written for numerous magazines, including Guideposts’ Angels on Earth, Beyond Ordinary Living, 3.1.6. A Journal of Christian Thinking, APHA Journal, Canadian Homes & Cottages, Small Farms Canada, Inscribe Fellowscript, Housewife Mafia. She currently writes monthly columns for OFTP Home Rules, Homeschool Horizons and The St Marys Journal Argus newspaper.

Under the pen name Donna Dawson, she has written four novels: Redeemed (Word Alive Press), The Adam & Eve Project (Word Alive Press), Vengeance (Word Alive Press) and Fires of Fury (Awe-struck Books).

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Interview with Don Ranney, MD

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Jan 14 2010
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Don Ranney, MD,  is the co-author of the short story, "Of Cobras, Culture, and Change," on page 220 of Hot Apple Cider. The story is actually an excerpt from the novel When Cobras Laugh, which is partially based on Don's experiences as a missionary to India.Don Ranney

Don Ranney, BA (Anthropology), MD, (Toronto) FRCS is a man of many talents.

While studying medicine at the University of Toronto, Don developed an interest in orthopedic surgery and the new techniques of leprosy reconstructive surgery.

He studied surgery in England because of the high reputation the British training has in India, and served briefly as a medical officer in the British Special Air Service—a special forces regiment within the British Army which has served as a model for the special forces of other countries.

After becoming a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1966, Don went to India as an orthopedic surgeon at a leprosy research center near Madras in South India. There he trained surgeons, taught medical students at Madras Medical School, and did a great deal of innovative research in reconstructive surgery.

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Interview with Jane Harris

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Jan 06 2010
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Jane Harris's creative non-fiction chapter, "Jessie's Generation: Canada's Firebrands of Mercy and Justice," on page 204 of Hot Apple Cider, tells the true story of Jessie Robinson, a well-to-do woman from Lethbridge, Alberta, who made a difference in her community and beyond.

Jane HarrisJane Harris (also Jane Harris Zsovan) was 16 when she typed up her first article and mailed it off to a magazine that came inside the Edmonton Journal. A few weeks later, she proudly displayed the rejection slip to her teachers and friends.  But she soon figured out how to get acceptances.   
 
Today she's a full-time author and journalist based in Lethbridge, Alberta. An incorrigible writer, Jane's writing style combines thorough research with lively writing to reveal personalities behind contemporary and historical events.

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Watch “It’s a New Day” show about Hot Apple Cider

Posted in News by N. J. Lindquist
Dec 10 2009
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Don't miss seeing N. J. Lindquist, publisher and co-editor of Hot Apple Cider, on the television program "It's a New Day," which was aired  Tuesday, December 15th.

N. J. talked about her vision for Hot Apple Cider and the need to support Canadian writers.

Watch online.

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Read one of N. J.s articles from Hot Apple Cider.

 


A.Fast-VlaarAngelia Fast-Vlaar, whose story comes at the beginnng of Hot Apple Cider, will be a guest on "It's a New Day" on Tuesday, December 29th. 

Read her story in Hot Apple Cider.

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Interview with Denyse O’Leary

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Dec 08 2009
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Denyse O'Leary wrote an article called "Faith, Hope and Love: Give them a Chance to Improve Your Health," which appears on page 66 of Hot Apple Cider. This article distills a key message of book, The Spiritual Brain (Mario Beauregard and Denyse O’Leary, Harper One, 2007), that spirituality is good for your physical and mental health.

Denyse says that the fact that spirituality may be good for you has received much more attention in science literature recently than it did decades ago, but that this fact has not usually been conveyed to the public. And actually, a recent spate of “new atheist” books would have you believe the opposite.

Denyse O'LearyDenyse O’Leary is a columnist, author, and blogger. Her specialty is science and faith, and she covers the intelligent design controversy as a key beat. Her books include Faith@Science: Why Science Needs Faith in the Twentieth Century (J. Gordon Shillingforth), By Design Or By Chance: The Growing Controversy on the Origins of Life in the Universe (Castle Quay Books Canada/Augsburg Fortress), and The Spiritual Brain: A Neuroscientist's Case for the Existence of the Soul (with Dr. Mario Beauregard, HarperCollins One.)  

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Bargain price for Hot Apple Cider – the book!

Posted in News by N. J. Lindquist
Dec 06 2009
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Amazon.com is currently selling Hot Apple Cider for only $5.71. That's an amazing price! 

If you want to get a copy, today would be a very good day. No idea how long this price will last.

Order from Amazon.com.

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Looking for a great book for your book club or small group?

Posted in Discussion guide by N. J. Lindquist
Dec 03 2009
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We know some people have been wanting to use Hot Apple Cider for book clubs, small group discussion, or even Sunday school classes. So, with help from the authors, we've created a guide with questions for each item in the book.

It's in a pdf format you can easily print, and it's free.

Hot Apple Cider discussion guide

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Interview with W. Harold Fuller

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Nov 26 2009
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W. Harold Fuller's entry in Hot Apple Cider is an article adapted from his latest book, Sun Like Thunder: Following Jesus on Asia’s Silk Road. The article, on page 136, tells about Harold's meeting Dr. Aletta Bell, a Canadian woman who moved to India in 1964 to help ordinary people, in particular Muslim women and children who were not allowed to see a male doctor.

A truly inspirational leader, during her time in India, Dr. Bell coped with many difficulties – political, cultural, and physical – including a stretch of 17 years without a visit home to Canada because she might not have been allowed to return to India. Now retired and living in London, Ontario, Dr. Bell still returns to India for visits.

W. Harold FullerW. Harold Fuller was born on Canada’s west coast, served in the Canadian Navy on the east coast, studied missions and Bible on the prairies, edited Africa’s largest circulation (at the time) monthly magazine, and has ministered in six continents.

An award-winning author (“Jesus Wears a Stethoscope” is adapted from his 12th book, Sun Like Thunder), Harold holds a diploma in journalism from the Newspaper Institute of America, an honorary doctorate in literature from Biola University, and the 1996 Leslie K. Tarr Award for career achievement and outstanding contribution to the field of Canadian Christian writing.

Harold's books include Sun Like Thunder: Following Jesus on Asia’s Silk Road (SIM); Maxwell’s Passion & Power (Maxwell Foundation); Global Crossroads, editor (World Evangelical Alliance); People of the Mandate (Paternoster/Baker); and Celebrate the God Who Loves (SIM).

Harold and his wife Lorna now reside in Stouffville, Ontario.

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