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July 1, 2009
John Pleasnick
by John Pleasnick
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ChristianAudio.com regularly gives a FREE audiobook each month.  This month, they’re giving away a great book entitled… Crazy Love by Francis Chan The God of the universe is crazy about you! His love is the most powerful thing in the world and He wants to give it to you, so you can live for Him. If you have made a commitment to follow Christ, then listen to Crazy Love to be reminded and challenged in …

April 9, 2009
John Pleasnick
by John Pleasnick
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As some of you may know, I meet regularly with a group of firemen for discipleship, accountability and mutual encouragement. Today was a great day for discussion and conversation about areas we need to grow in. Below is an EXCELLENT section that I just loved. (Well, actually, the whole book has been good so far!) —————————————————— “The first order of business is to know the gospel.  This seems so obvious that stating it can feel …

September 4, 2007
John Pleasnick
by John Pleasnick
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f you’ve never read this book to your kids, it is a shame. Sally Lloyd-Jones (no relation to the Dr.) has authored a Christ-centered Bible storybook for children. Rather than teach your kids the Old Testament in a moralistic story form like Aesop’s Fables, Lloyd-Jones has written commonly known stories in such a way as to reveal Christ at the center of it all. The Jesus Storybook Bible has forty-six Bible stories that span Genesis to …

July 31, 2007
Erick
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John is busily working on a revamp of the website.  Today’s guest blogger is Erick Cobb. I just finished "Einstein: His Life and Universe" by Walter Isaacson. I highly recommend it. Einstein was such a fascinating person. On the one hand he was an amazing example of God’s common grace (the grace that God extends to even to people who deny Him). I was blown away when I found out that Einstein didn’t really do …

July 17, 2007
John Pleasnick
by John Pleasnick
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This is the title of a book that I will be ordering soon.  It looks extremely good and comes out at the end of August.  Too often Christians don’t ask themselves this basic question nor are they prepared to talk with others about how to know if they’re saved.  Many, many people around us assume that they’re "in", but have no ground for that assurance.  So you owe it to yourself and to others to …