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W. Mark Whitlock

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in Birmingham, Alabama, The United States

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W. Mark Whitlock first hit the overall amazon.com bestseller list in February 2003 as the main writer and project creator of SIMPLY ROMANTIC NIGHTS. The author of six other titles, Mark is a lifelong storyteller who launched his career behind a radio mic (NPR, FamilyLife) and now helps ministries, universities, and others tell their stories as a strategist with 5by5: A Change Agency.

Mark is in a blended family with his wife, Heather, four children, four stepchildren, three children-in-law, and two grandchildren.

When not trying to finish his next work, you will find Mark enjoying time with family or friends or in a movie theatre. Sometimes at the same time.

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What Happens to Our Tears?

How do estranged parents respond to the pain and ache of “no contact”?How far away from your beloved stranger do you feel?

You and I shouldn’t rush to an answer to this question. The pain of distance is real. Pain, when hidden, is often crammed into a closet like a decade’s worth of out-of-style clothing, sports equipment, and holiday decorations that will explode forth and crush us if we turn the

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	Wizards, Hobbits, and Harry Potter by Family life, W. Mark Whitlock (Goodreads Author) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2002	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
	Simply Romantic Secrets by C J & Carolyn Mahaney Dennis & Barbara R, W. Mark Whitlock (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2003 — 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
	Very Veggie Family Adventure by Mark Whitlock, Cindy Kenney, W. Mark Whitlock (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2002 — 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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The Other Six Pack: Six core soft skills you didn't learn in school that will keep you fit for life

by Michelle Thierfelder Holden

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Being Elisabeth Elliot: The Authorized Biography: Elisabeth’s Later Years

by Ellen Vaughn

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Killing Lions: A Guide Through the Trials Young Men Face

by John Eldredge

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W. Mark Whitlock wrote a new blog post Grief Doesn’t Have to Hold Us Under Water A Review of Remarkably Bright Creatures for parents of estranged children.Not since David Ogden Stiers invited us to meet the Beast have I enjoyed an Read more of this blog post »
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