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This Discussion Guide, with questions related to each story in A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider, will enhance the experience for you, your book club, or your study group.
Each contributor has supplied questions about his or her piece to help you think further about the issues raised, enjoy stimulating discussions, and share ideas and meaningful experiences.
Individual Readers: After reading each story, you have the option of using the Discussion Guide as part of a personal study: read and meditate on the questions, then journal your responses.
Book Clubs: If you’re the leader, you can use the "Reader’s Guide" to choose the stories that will be particularly appropriate for your group, and then turn to the Discussion Guide for in-depth questions. Each piece has a number of questions, so you can choose the ones you prefer to use.
Small Groups: Whichever kind of small group you lead—a discussion group, adult class, men’s or women’s group, or a support group for people facing issues such as illness or bereavement—you’ll find material that will interest and benefit the members of your group. Many stories and questions include Scripture references.
Leaders: If you’re a speaker, pastor, or teacher, the stories in A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider can provide wonderful material for a talk, sermon, devotional, or group discussion.
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Editor N. J. Lindquist is an award-winning author, an inspiring speaker, and an empowering mentor. In addition to editing and publishing the Hot Apple Cider books, N. J. has 10 books in print, including adult mysteries and teen coming-of-age novels. She also writes from her personal experiences. N. J. was co-founder of The Word Guild and former director of Write! Canada. Originally from the Canadian Prairies, N. J. now lives in Markham, Ontario. Editor Wendy Elaine Nelles is an award-winning journalist, writer, editor and speaker with wide-ranging experience in the corporate, not-for-profit, and publishing sectors. She edited both Hot Apple Cider books. Based in Toronto and Norfolk County, Ontario, Wendy was one of 45 inductees selected from her secondary school’s 118-year history for its inaugural Wall of Distinction in 2010. She was co-founder of The Word Guild and former director of Write! Canada. Editor Marguerite Cummings was born in Belgium into a French-speaking family with roots in Austria, Belgium, Poland, and Romania. She moved to England in her late teens. There she completed an Oxford degree, attended the London School of Theology, trained as an in-house technical writer and editor, and worked in computing, until her move to Canada in 1998. Marguerite now lives in Toronto, the multi-cultural capital of Ontario, Canada.
