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Name: Adj
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Br1KkNgMdZI
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Date: 2008-10-13
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| Email: adamgripper@gmail.com |
Comments: I also grew up Pentecostal and this book brought back a lot of memories. My home page is a song I wrote about my experiences.
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Name: pastor timothy mcmonigal
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Date: 2008-10-06
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| Email: tmcmonigal@uab.mc.edu |
Comments: I came in the church in 1969 called to preach at 16, and filled with the holy ghost at 17. I thank God for coming out of legalism but I still believe in a standard that God expects for us to live by. your web site is great.
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Name: Alisha Carter
http://www.myspace.com/poizyngurl
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Date: 2008-08-22
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| Email: poizyn2003@yahoo.com |
Comments: I was born in 1977...and raised in a pentecostal church, which I no longer attend. I kept saying over and over to myself, "Oh, I remember this/that" I totally related to everything you were talking about. I will be buying this book for myself and also my mom, who just loves a good book! I have saved your page to my favorites and look forward to reading more! Thanks for the smiles and the trip...(trimmed)
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Name: keijo
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Date: 2008-06-20
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| Email: keijo.leppioja@hotmail.com |
Comments: And Jesus will walk on the waves still today and come in you and say; I am he ,be not afraid and entered in to boat and say be silent your storm ," So joy if you are in storm Jesus going that come in you and save you from waves, so exsep an dpray for your the citys salvation,thanks and bless and hope,keijo sweden , be not afraid!
afraid,this Iamis
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Name: Pastor P.Ruthjaiseelbabu
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Date: 2008-04-20
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| Email: shineforhim18@yahoo.com |
Comments: Dear Honoured Friend,
Great site and I love it because it has been caused glory to our Lord Jesus Christ. And many people will have been blessed through your wonderful work and site. Thank so much for your good work for our Lord Jesus Christ.
Hopefully I will visit again. Thank you very so much again for your wonderful work.
Yours Sincerely in Him,
PastorP.Ruthjaiseelbabu,india
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Name: Leisha Browning Brotherton
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Date: 2008-04-19
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| Email: LCHOIRD@AOL.COM |
Comments: You were my pastor at Pineville, WV COG when I was 11. (1973) You encouraged my divorced and remarried mother. (Bernice Dooley) I was in your wife's youth choir. I am the choir director at Victorious Life COG in Ypsilanti, MI. I will have to read your book. God bless!
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Name: Dima
http://mein-blog.net/?w=phetermine
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Date: 2008-03-21
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| Email: diman86@gmail.com |
Comments: http://mein-blog.net/?w=phetermine
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Name: ruth scarborough
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Date: 2008-02-10
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| Email: ruthscarborough@netscape.com |
Comments: your book brough back a lot of our child hood .thank you
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Name: Kathy Gilbert Taylor
http://www.withgreatmercy.com
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Date: 2008-01-25
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| Email: mumseyjr@yahoo.com |
Comments: Became acquainted with your work via Amazon. God bless you. I grew up Pentecostal, too.
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Name: Delores
http://theresgoodnews.com
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Date: 2007-11-17
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| Email: rubydelores@yahoo.com |
Comments: Hi! Thanks for coming by the COG website in Jenkins. I did it for them before I moved to MI. I enjoyed reading the exerpt from your book--been there, done that! Yeah, and survived and surfaced in the COG. Our forebearers had the right idea, just went about it the wrong way. "We've come a long way!" God bless.
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Name: Kim Nunn
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Date: 2007-11-16
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| Email: goodkim72@yahoo.com |
Comments: Having grown up with a grandfather being a Church of God Pastor and a mother and father being of the Pentecostal Faith(Assembly of God) I am very excited that stumbled across your page while in search of books. Since the day I was born I have been taught fire and brimstone on a daily basis (I also attended a Pentecostal School). It seemed to me that everyday was nothing short of fear that I did...(trimmed)
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Name: pam strange
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Date: 2007-04-30
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| Email: pamstrange1951@yahoo.com |
Comments: loved your book! however, having grown up in the church of God, anderson, indiana, i cannot understand you turning your back on the church of God, cleveland, tn. i feel as if i'm finally home in this denomination and pentecostalism. i love it here!!!
thanks again.
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Name: Magdalena
http://www.geocities.com/magdaemily/welcome.html
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Date: 2007-01-13
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| Email: sprdak11@onet.eu |
Comments: Hello Stephen. Thank you very much for visiting my website and your nice comment in my guestbook. May God bless you and your family. Greetings from Poland.
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Name: Michael Williams
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Date: 2006-11-07
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| Email: dw7_2001@yahoo.com |
Comments: I read part of your website and I do very well remember those days and how I had to live up to those standards as a teen comming from another denomination that no matter what you do in life its aok if you have been baptized. I am thankful that I held on and that the church prayed and God gave them wisdom that all of that old time stuff was not right and the scriptures had been terribly mis-interpr...(trimmed)
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Name: Don Webb
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Date: 2006-10-06
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| Email: Houpapa1@aol.com |
Comments: Stephen, thank you for your email about your new book. I remember you and your lovely family from those days; as you know, my dad was a Church of God pastor, as well. I smiled (even chuckled) as I read the sample chapters you provided. I did, however, sense a certain sadness, too. I don't understand how a person who has once been Pentecostal can just turn his back on it...I'm truly sorry if th...(trimmed)
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Name: Gerry Haverland
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Date: 2006-09-19
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| Email: gerry@cox-internet.com |
Comments: I grew up,and was saved in a UPC Church. The storys you tell bring back SO many memories. I'm glad to know that others were thinking the same things I was. I often wondered if I was the only child in the World that worried when I got near home when walking from school, if I did not hear my Mom praying. It was so unusual to not hear her, that the few times it happened, I wondered if I had missed...(trimmed)
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Name: jeffery Ogie
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Date: 2006-09-07
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| Email: jeff4ccf@yahoo.com |
Comments: Dear beloved in Christ,
May the good grace of the lord be yours in abundance. Greetings to you in the mighty name of our lord and compassionate father Jesus Christ. Who by His grace direction’s given in life. I so much thank God for your life and ministry, for the strength He has given you to proclaim liberty to the captives and open of the prisons to them that are bound.
Beloved, I ...(trimmed)
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Name: Phil Hoover
http://philhoover-chicago.blogspot.com
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Date: 2006-07-28
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| Email: philhoover@myway.com |
Comments: Brother Conn, as I've shared before, I've laughed and cried and rejoiced and rejoiced some more, reading your terrific book. Thanks for the memories that you have shared with all of us.
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Name: Dr. Dorothy Holtslander
http://www.ourchurch.com/member/r/rightchoice
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Date: 2006-06-08
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| Email: drholtslander@comcast.net |
Comments: I really enjoyed the book!
God Bless,
Dr. Dorothy Holtslander
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Name: Tim Finlayson
http://www.timfinlaysonmin.org
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Date: 2006-06-07
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| Email: finvols@yahoo.com |
Comments: I just finished your book. I laughed, I cried and I enjoyed this book. I have purchased other copies so my children can understand my journey and the journey of their mother. Thank you for putting into words what I have been trying to explain for years to my two daughters. I am loaning a copy to my Culpepper in-laws and I am looking forward to their opinion and insight on this experience of "Grow...(trimmed)
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Name: Pastor Billy
http://www.K2Lministry.com
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Date: 2006-06-05
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| Email: PastorBilly@K2Lministyry.com |
Comments: Hi there, It's a pleasure to sign your guestbook. You have an excellent web site here.
I enjoyed reading your excellent Testimony, and I commend you for all the work you are doing for the benefit of others.
I wish you all the very best of continued success and good wishes for the future.
Stay blessed,
and lots of love to all,
Billy.
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Name: sara smith
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Date: 2006-06-04
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| Email: ssmith@aol.com |
Comments: Curious about your faith,grew up methodist, have a brother who is now pentecostal and now a godchild that is being raised pentecostal. Hopefully this will answer some questions.
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Name: David Fannin
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Date: 2006-06-04
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| Email: DavidFanninwmm@aol.com |
Comments: I am one of them Pentecostal Holiness type Preacher's Kids. I will surely get that book.
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Name: denise carey
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Date: 2006-06-03
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| Email: rogg53@aol.com |
Comments: There is an excitement within the Pentecostal denomination that has the tendency to ignite
the fires of revival. I've been there and I have seen what an awesome God can do.
I have experienced the mighty power of God.
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Name: Mary Ann Graham
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Date: 2006-06-01
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| Email: holytemplecog@msn.com |
Comments: Enjoyed reading the sample chapters posted on your site. If the rest of the book is like those, it will be an enjoyable read.
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Name: Chuck Adkins
http://saltlight.home.comcast.net
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Date: 2006-05-30
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| Email: saltlight@comcast.net |
Comments: Looks like We've been down similar paths. Now, if we could just get you out of that apostate SBC, we'd be doing something! :-P ;) :D :)
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Name: Douglas Holt
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Date: 2006-05-30
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| Email: doug_holt@hotmail.com |
Comments: Stephen, thanks for the email about your book "Growing Up Pentecostal." I am sure that I will enjoy it and will no doubt relate to it, too. I am a 4th generation COG preacher; therefore, I look forward to embracing the humor of yester-year as well as reflecting on some of our earlier "legalisms." Thanks for authoring this book.
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Name: Carolyn Runge
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Date: 2006-05-14
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| Email: rungeb@bellsouth.net |
Comments: thanks for you email to our web site. I can understand what you have written in your book, me and my brother Coy Phillips grew up in that era of the Church of God. He was killed on May 8, 1983 on his way to preach a Mother's Day sermon at the Curry Church of God in Curry, Alabama. Today 23 years later, I had to read that sermon to my Senior adult class at New Life Worship Center in West Jefferson,...(trimmed)
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Name: Larry L. Benz
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Date: 2006-04-30
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| Email: larrybenz@bellsouth.net |
Comments: Steve:
Thanks for sending the info about your new book "Growing Up Pentecostal." I sure can relate to what you have said. Not only have I laughed, but also cried, especially about the legalisms and the resulting damage. I appreciate the update as to where you are. God bless you!
Larry L. Benz
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Name: Pat Brock
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Date: 2006-04-27
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| Email: patsybrock@aol.com |
Comments: Steve,
Good to hear from you. I will order your book. Sure brings back the past....
Good luck with your book
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Name: Brannon
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Date: 2006-04-27
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| Email: fellowgodchaser@aol.com |
Comments: I finished your book and I can say I completely enjoyed every minute of it. It is a definant recommend for everyone who "Grew Up Pentecostal"
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Name: Eddy Wilson
http://landmarkcog.com
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Date: 2006-04-24
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| Email: musicminister@landmarkcog.com |
Comments: Hey, Steve, Thanks for the email telling me about your book. I see that my friend, Dwain Kline, has already made his comment, and I'll tell Ken Maddox about it, also. I'll definitely order some books. You tell the story of all of us growing up in Cleveland during the 50'a and 60's.
Eddy Wilson
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Name: Dr. Henry J. Smith
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Date: 2006-04-24
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| Email: hsmith@westmorecog.org |
Comments: Thanks for letting me know about your new book. I have read the sample chaptrs and look forward to reading the book later. Having been a part of the Pentecostal movement for more than sixty years I can identify with the tradition you were raised in.
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Name: Michelle Adams Guy
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Date: 2006-04-24
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| Email: michelle.guy@rowan.kyschools.us |
Comments: I'm 38, yet can relate to some of this stuff. I still deal with self-esteem issues because I had to look HOLY growing up and going through school. It's amazing how many HOLY-looking people could be so mean on the inside, but of course, it was all about how you looked! Thanks for sharing this with us!
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Name: Bill Jaber
http://faculty.leeu.edu/~bjaber
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Date: 2006-04-22
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| Email: bjaber@leeuniversity.edu |
Comments: Stephen:
I received your e-mail about your book. I read the two chapters here. I watched the scenes roll by. I certainly identified with "Growing Up Pentecostal." It was like rolling back the years of my own life when I was a young boy growing up in the Church of God. I look forward to reading your book.
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Name: Dwain Kline
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Date: 2006-04-21
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| Email: dwaink@gmail.com |
Comments: I'm really looking forward to reading your book. It brings back lots of memories for me too. I remember when you pastored near Cleveland in the late sixties. Ken Maddox, Eddy Wilson, & I used to sing for you at the church. God bless.
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Name: Johan Belgium
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Date: 2006-04-15
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Comments: Congrats. Would it be possible to get a copy overhere in Europe?
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Name: Jen and Ethan
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Date: 2006-04-05
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| Email: CoAir13@VTMail.com |
Comments: CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! We can't wait to get a copy!!!!
Love,
J & E
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Name: Starling Jones,Jr.
http://www.StarlingSounds.com
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Date: 2006-04-05
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| Email: starling@starlingsounds.com |
Comments: Cool Site. May God Bless You RICHLY.
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Name: Marilyn Kennedy Ray
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Date: 2006-03-07
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| Email: marilynr@midsouth.rr.com |
Comments: Absolutely onderful. Can I ever relate! Thanks for writing this book. Blessings.
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Name: Richard Kennedy
http://www.thegloriouschurchonline.com
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Date: 2006-03-07
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| Email: ricwkennedy@yahoo.com |
Comments: There are some very funny things in the good ole Church of God.
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Name: Christy O'Neill
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Date: 2006-03-06
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| Email: curdconn@hotmail.com |
Comments: What an awesome beginning. I am intrigued and anxious to read the rest!
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Name: PHILLIP PAYNE
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Date: 2006-03-01
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| Email: PHILLIPPAYN@AOL.COM |
Comments: THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AT OUR WEB SIT YOURS LOOKES GREAT KEEP IN TOUCH.
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Name: Evangelist Kimberly Worsley
http://kworsley.tripod.com
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Date: 2006-02-26
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| Email: khem2004@comcast.net |
Comments: Thank you for visiting our Church Website. God is raising up People everywhere who will take a stand for him. God Bless You!
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Name: L. Edward Prince
http://fvcog.com
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Date: 2006-02-23
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| Email: pastorprince@msn.com |
Comments: My Wonderful Friend, J. Stephen! I will read your book with great anticipation, knowing your family and your heritage. You are a true friend and I am glad to be back in touch with you. Let me know when the book will be available. You are my Brother! Eddy
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Name: CARLA KANNARD
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Date: 2006-02-15
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| Email: C.KANNARD@HOTMAIL.COM |
Comments: PRAISE THE LORD!!!
I LOOK FORWORD TO BEING ABLE TO READ ABOUT YOUR LIFE GROWING UP. MY CHILDREN ARE BEING RAISED U.P.C.
I WISH THAT I COULD HAVE BEEN,BUT THE LORD IS ALWAYS RIGHT ON TIME...MY GOD BLESS YOUR BOOK RICHLY...
C.KANNARD
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Name: Dr. P. Dragon
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Date: 2006-01-20
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| Email: drpdragon@yahoo.com |
Comments: Having grown up in the Pentecostal Holiness Church I am pleased to see that you are writing a book with which I will definitely identify. When is it coming out? I'll be watching and am eager to read it.
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