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	Starlit Realms: A Fantasy Anthology by Elizabeth Klein (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jake Doberenz (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Adele Jones (Contributor ) 3.74 avg rating — 19 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where to Submit Christian Writing: Freelance Opportunities for Short Faith-Based Writing (Christian Creatives Guidebook Book 1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Questing through the Riordanverse: Studying Religion with the Works of Rick Riordan by Carolyn M. Jones Medine (Contributor), Nathan E. Fleeson (contributor), Meredith Camp Bennett (contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Tongues of Fire: A Systematic Theology of the Christian Faith (Word and Spirit: Pentecostal Investigations in Theology and History)

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So definitely a lot to chew on and can’t say I understood it all… but definitely a great guide to the Trinity for people not familiar with all the nuances. And now I can discern of people are heretics and turns out a lot of people are. 🤷🏼‍♂️
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“Tradition is the living faith of the dead, traditionalism is the dead faith of the living. And, I suppose I should add, it is traditionalism that gives tradition such a bad name.”
― Jaroslav Pelikan, The Vindication of Tradition: The 1983 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities

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“We were free to create, as long as we never forgot that we are slaves to Jesus.”
― Francis A. Schaeffer, Art and the Bible

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