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Hey guys, I'm back! According to the Internet, April 12 is "Drop Everything and Read Day." I LOVE this day! I was thinking about stories. You know how people say, "Jesus is the most important thing in life?" To some people this doesn't make sense. To a lot of people, the Bible is just a story, and Jesus is just a character. Well, on "Drop Everything and Read Day," I'm here to tell you that Jesus is much more than just a character. He's God. He made me and He walks with me through life. He made you and He knows exactly who you are. He knows that you're reading this right now and He knows everything about you and what happened this morning and what's going to happen tonight. He also knows every sin you've committed, even sins you don't think are sins. Well, here's the deal. Jesus is more than a character. He's saved me from my sins, and He's saved other people I know. God doesn't just make people better---He saves us so we can know Him, which is THE coolest thing ever. Knowing that God loves you, that He's forgiven you, and that He's helping you follow Him because you love Him--He saves us to that. God is so good! He can forgive anyone. If we repent of our sin and believe that He died on the cross in our place and that's why we're forgiven, we're God's children! That's why on "Drop Everything and Read Day," I want to get right down to the point. Jesus is not a character in a made-up story that we're reading. He wrote life. (oh, yeah!) Happy "Drop Everything and Read Day!"
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  • Anne of Green Gables series
  • Emily of New Moon series
  • Mars Diaries by Sigmund Brouwer (personal favorite--it's awesome)  
  • Bud, Not Buddy
  • City of Ember Trilogy
  • Lord of the Rings
  • The Invention of Hugo Cabret
  • The Hardy Boys 
  • The Million Dollar Mystery Series (Mindy Starns Clark)
  • Whispers in the Bayou (Mindy Starns Clark)
  • Ella Enchanted
  • Whispers of the Titanic (Mindy Starns Clark)
  • Little Women
  • Accidental Detectives (Sigmund Brouwer)
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