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Stephen Hayes
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Orthodox deacon, author of intrusive fantasy books mainly for children, Inklings fan, missiologist, interested in theology & literature.
Blog: http://methodius.blogspot.com
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Stephen Hayes @hayesstw.bsky.social · Nov 4
I'm looking for people who want to chat about books - reading, writing, reviewing.

Interested in discussing #theology and #literature like the Oxford #Inklings - face to face in the city of Tshwane, or online. I write fantasy/adventure stories for kids.
#Books #reading
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Four children who have become friends through riding horses in the mountains go on a seaside holiday, but are swept off into a new adventure with horses & magical reindeer & even stranger creatures from myth and folklore. "Cross Purposes"
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#booksky #kidlit
Cross Purposes: A New Novel
I've written a new novel, Cross Purposes , was released as an ebook on 22 October 2022. It is available from Smashwords and other ebook reta...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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Secular psychotherapists, like Jonathan Haidt and Jordan Peterson, seem to be giving some people weird ideas about the Christian faith
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#Christian #psychotherapy
Christian psychotherapy
Someone posted this cartoon on Facebook recently. Have a look at it, and before reading any further, see what you think it is saying. You might find it interesting to write your thoughts down. I fo…
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November 20, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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This looks interesting -- anyone here read/reviewed it?

www.achristianending.com/about
#death #burial #Christian #booksky
About | A Christian Ending
A handbook for burial in the Christian tradition. A Christian Ending. How should Christian people prepare for death. Mark Barna Author
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November 19, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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Someone posted a note about the historic Alexandra Bus Boycott of 1957 on exTwitter. Comments showed that many people knew very little of the history, and much of that little they had got wrong. So here are some memories.
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#Joburg #history #transport
Memories: The Alexandra Bus Boycott 1957
Someone recently posted a historical note on exTwitter about the 1957 Alexandra bus boycott. Reading the comments that followed the post, I ...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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As long as it gets countries to increase their military spending so the arms industry can prosper.
November 16, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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Against Christian civilization, by Paul Kingsnorth
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#Christianity #Western #civilization #modernity #theology
Against Christian Civilization - First Things
The last time I was in America, which was last autumn, I visited the battlefield at Little Bighorn. It was a beautiful snowy day. The landscape was vast and...
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November 14, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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As African book publishers build a literary ecosystem of their own, they say they're fighting a stubborn perception problem, with too many international publishers treat the continent's 54 countries as one homogenous entity.
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#booksky #publishing
African Publishers Battle ‘Wakanda Problem’ as Market Grows
Africa's 54 countries often get flattened into one imaginary place, but now publishers across the continent are fighting back by building literary bridges across the continent, prioritizing local read...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Three kids looking forward to a carefree horse-riding holiday in the Drakensberg encounter bullies, poachers, the apartheid regime's dreaded Security Police, and then a witch: "The Enchanted Grove," an adventure/ fantasy novel by Stephen Hayes. For kids aged 9-99.
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#BookSky
Available now at your favorite digital store!
The Enchanted Grove by Stephen Hayes
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November 12, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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Leaked documents show Meta makes billions from scam ads: Report
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#Facebook #Meta #ScamAlert #Scams&Fraud
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November 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Bombshell report exposes how Meta relied on scam ad profits to fund AI.
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#socialmedia #advertising #Facebook
Bombshell report exposes how Meta relied on scam ad profits to fund AI
Meta goosed its revenue by targeting users likely to click on scam ads, docs show.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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Four children who have become friends through riding horses in the mountains go on a seaside holiday, but are swept off into a new adventure with horses & magical reindeer & even stranger creatures from myth and folklore. "Cross Purposes"
methodius.blogspot.com/2022/10/cros...
#booksky #kidlit
Cross Purposes: A New Novel
I've written a new novel, Cross Purposes , was released as an ebook on 22 October 2022. It is available from Smashwords and other ebook reta...
methodius.blogspot.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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Dr Imtiaz Sooliman accuses politicians of 'serving themselves, not the people'
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#politics #politicians
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November 6, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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Three kids looking forward to a carefree horse-riding holiday in the Drakensberg encounter bullies, poachers, the apartheid regime's dreaded Security Police, and then a witch: "The Enchanted Grove" by Stephen Hayes at #smashwords
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#booksky #kidlit #mglit
Smashwords – book 1072405
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November 5, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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A southern African twist on the legend of St George & the dragon: "The Year of the Dragon" by Stephen Hayes at #smashwords www.smashwords.com/books/907935
#booksky #reading
Smashwords – book 907935
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November 4, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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Should the South African government offer to take 7500 refugees from school shootings in the USA each year?
November 2, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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When I was younger, my generation was called "war babies". Now they want to call us "silent". But as far as I am concerned, we are the Beat-Hip generation -- we were the bridge between the Beat Generation and the Hippies.
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#generations #socialmedia
Social media, generations and me
Yesterday I heard someone speak on social media, and a lot of it passed me by, and were completely remote from my experience. The main things I took away from it were: A Millennial is someone who k…
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October 30, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Halloween and cultural appropriation
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#Halloween #culturalappropriation
Halloween and cultural appropriation
Someone asked this question on the Quora web site: How have Halloween celebrations changed in your country or region in the last 50 years? And my answer was that 50 years ago they were only done by…
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October 30, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Why do some Evangelicals get their knickers in a knot over #Halloween?
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#Evangelicals #theology
Evangelicals and Hallowe’en
John Morehead in a blog post Morehead’s Musings: Suggestions for a More Careful Evangelical Assessment at Halloween notes that as October approaches evangelical blogs and websites tend to get…
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October 28, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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To all my #Antifa friends: Happy OXI Day!

#OXIDay #OchiDay
October 28, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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Three kids on holiday have to cope with bullies who are into drugs and witchcraft, poachers, and a secret government project the cops think they know too much about. "The Enchanted Grove" by Stephen Hayes.
#kidlit #MGlit #childrensbooks #booksky
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The Enchanted Grove
The Enchanted Grove - Kindle edition by Hayes, Stephen. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Enchanted Grove.
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October 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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The Rise and Fall of Russian Historical Determinism
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The Rise and Fall of Russian Historical Determinism
Negative perceptions of the consequences of radical liberalism have led Russians to decisively reject its claims to universal inevitability.
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October 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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The UK media and UK government now seem to equate being anti-football hooliganism with being antisemitic.

#UKpolitics #UKsport #antisemitism
October 23, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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I can't remember things being so bad in the world in my lifetime.

One can cut Trump some slack, because he is so obviously insane, but Vance, Netanyahu and Starmer don't have that excuse.
October 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Students wager NSFAS book allowances and their futures at online betting sites

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#education
#gambling
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October 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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The legend of Lobengula's treasure meets the legend of St George and the Dragon: a historical fantasy on the end of apartheid
#books #fantasy #ReadingCommunity #BookSky
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Available now at your favorite digital store!
The Year of the Dragon by Stephen Hayes
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October 20, 2025 at 10:39 AM