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Guaranteed to Bleed

With his dying breath, Bobby Lowell begs Ellison Russell, "Tell her I love her." Unable to refuse, Ellison struggles to find the girl the murdered boy loved. Too bad an…

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September 3, 2023
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A Million Ways to Die Book Free Until Tomorrow

  We talk a lot about resurrection. What about the death that must come first? Through story and biblical insight, Rick James reminds us that when Jesus tells us to…

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August 24, 2015
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An Interesting Building Material

Mankind has advanced technologically by leaps and bounds these last few years, before these advancements we used to be at the mercy of Mother Nature when concerned with natural disasters…

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November 9, 2016
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