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TOP TEN REASONS NOT TO BUY THIS BOOK

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  TOP TEN REASONS WHY YOU DON’T NEED THIS BOOK! You already know everything that’s in the Bible. You already understand God perfectly. You lack nothing in your spiritual growth. You can give Bible lessons off the top of your head. You have no curiosity about anything the Bible teaches. Your valuable time must be invested in playing video games. Purchasing a latte is more important than investing in this book. You don’t really believe you could ever write a Bible commentary.                You have decided to wait until the movie comes out.                  Pigs don’t fly yet. AVAILABLE ON AMAZON.

CREATIVE MUSIC GROUP

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  Imagine the Danish String Quartet’s arrangements of Nordic folk tunes played by a group of musicians in Montana. But wait, you don’t have to use your imagination. There is a group in Montana called Stillwater Strings, which according to violinist Lindsey Selman has been “smitten” with those folk tune arrangements. And that’s only a part of what they enjoy. They revel in the classics such as Debussy’s Claire de Lune . Their repertoire includes Latin music, traditional music, and Jazz standards, such as Cole Porter’s You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To. These beautiful arrangements are played at weddings in Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and Idaho. They have performed at the Strawberry Festival in Billings, Montana, and at non-profit events for groups such as LaVie, an early pregnancy center, and Family Services. They’ve been included in concerts with the Billings Symphony, Rocky Mountain College, and the Yellowstone Chamber Players. Stillwater Strings began as a traditional str...

CREATIVE ILLUSTRATING

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  When Ana Bruck’s father returned from military service with PTSD, the family got involved with a horse therapy program called Little Blessings. The Military Kids’ program uses horses to help kids adjust to the difficult parts of military family life. Ana began volunteering with Little Blessings, brushing horses and cleaning manure. She also rode a Clydesdale named Blessing. It was her mother who suggested that she write and illustrate a book about the experience. The result was “Hope On Four Hooves.” Begun when she was only fourteen, the book was completed a year later. Her brother Zeke helped publish it through Ingram Spark and made it available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Little Blessings gifts one to each military child who goes through their program. That experience led to another adventure in illustrating. In the spring of 2024, Ana entered a VFW national art competition with a charcoal drawing of a Vietnam veteran and his dog Lucky. The dog had died in Vietnam savin...