Creston Mapes
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in Medina, Ohio, The United States
April 21
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Cormac McCarthy, JD Salinger, Patricia Highsmith, Frank Peretti
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Fear Has a Name (The Crittendon Files #1)
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2005
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I Am In Here
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Signs of Life (Signs of Life #1)
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Poison Town (The Crittendon Files #2)
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2017
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Nobody
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Sky Zone (The Crittendon Files #3)
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Let My Daughter Go (Signs of Life #2)
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I Pick You (Signs of Life #3)
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Son & Shield (Signs of Life #5)
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Charm Artist
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"I finished this book in two sittings. I could not put it down. The suspense is kept at a high level during the entire book. It makes you wonder, "Do we ever really know who our neighbors are?" And when we find out who they are, are we brave enough to"
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"I found this book interesting because of the mystery of the neighbor next door. I enjoyed meeting the family of Wayne and Joanie Dietz, especially Lena. I was encouraged by the way the Dietzes tried to live out their Christianity with Brandon's in la"
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“Evil is a departure from the way things ought to be. But it could not be a departure from the way things ought to be unless there is a way things ought to be. If there is a way things ought to be, then there is a design plan for how things ought to be. And if there is such a design plan, then there is a designer.” R. Douglas Geivett”
― Fear Has a Name
― Fear Has a Name
“What you want, I want to want. Help me, Father. Help your desires become my desires.”
― Fear Has a Name
― Fear Has a Name
“Wrong because Christ had died for them and they were now killing him again.”
― Fear Has a Name
― Fear Has a Name
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“Evil is a departure from the way things ought to be. But it could not be a departure from the way things ought to be unless there is a way things ought to be. If there is a way things ought to be, then there is a design plan for how things ought to be. And if there is such a design plan, then there is a designer.” R. Douglas Geivett”
― Fear Has a Name
― Fear Has a Name
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
-Philippians 4:6”
― The Holy Bible: King James Version
-Philippians 4:6”
― The Holy Bible: King James Version
“Prayer adds an element of surprise to your life that is more fun than a surprise party or surprise gift or surprise romance. In fact, prayer turns life into a party, into a gift, into a romance.”
― Draw the Circle: The 40 Day Prayer Challenge
― Draw the Circle: The 40 Day Prayer Challenge
“/“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.” / — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross”
― Raising Spiritual Children, Cultivating a Revelatory Life
― Raising Spiritual Children, Cultivating a Revelatory Life
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