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Pictured at the birthday party are Todd Still, Jason Myers, Judy Gundry, Craig Evans, Jeff Weima, and my colleague at Asbury Craig Keener.\u00a0 A big thank you to you all.\u00a0 \u00a0BW3<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"