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	Sins of the Five Fathers by James H. Drury, Blake Atwood (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 114 ratings — 3 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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	Don't Fear the Reaper: Why Every Author Needs an Editor 4.24 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2014 — 4 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
	Mr. and Mrs. How to Thrive in a Perfectly Imperfect Marriage: A Christian Marriage Advice Book by Kurt W. Bubna, Blake Atwood (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2014 — 5 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
	Stuck: When You Want to Forgive but Don't Know How by Mark Riggins, Blake Atwood (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2015 — 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 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life

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Mythology

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We Did Ok, Kid: A Memoir

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“Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .”
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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
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“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time

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“Anyone who thinks sitting in church can make you a Christian must also think that sitting in a garage can make you a car.”
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“We read to know we're not alone.”
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Feb 25, 2018 11:39AM

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message 1: by Vanda

Feb 25, 2018 06:34AM

Hi Blake
just wondering if you've read He Chose the Nails, or anything else by Max Lucado. I find his work very inspiring and this one during Lent is particularly poignant.
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