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On Facebook, Kristi Outler Byrd mentioned that she was trying to have read 81 books this year, and that #79, which she had just finished at that point, was my book The Burial of Jesus: What Does History Have to Do with Faith?<\/a><\/em> (published by Patheos Press, and available as an ebook for only $2.99). She also said that she highly recommends the book. When I thanked her for her kind words, and said that I am glad that she enjoyed the book, she added the following, and I asked for her permission to share what she said, since it gave me great delight:<\/p>\nHaving had a certain kind of faith that crumbled upon investigation and scrutiny, certain writers (you among them ) have been instrumental in me being able to look at things in new ways and form a different kind of faith, one that is stronger.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
That\u2019s what I hoped for when I wrote the book. I hope other readers find the book equally helpful!<\/p>\n
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