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$\"\"$ <\/a><\/p>\n

And he\u2019s asked me to help him out too, which means I\u2019m inviting you to support this endeavor as well.<\/p>\n

$\"\"$ <\/a>Who\u2019s Rod Bennett?\u00a0Why he\u2019s the author of the nonfiction classic, Four Witnesses: The Early Church in Her Own Words<\/a> $\"\"$ .\u00a0<\/em>He\u2019s also the author of the science fiction novel The Christus Experiment<\/em><\/a> $\"\"$ , which is making quite a splash among folks who know good science fiction when they read it. Folks like Julie Davis<\/a>\u00a0and Jeff Miller<\/a>. Brandon Vogt reviewed it favorably<\/a>\u00a0too. I started reading it on a Friday and couldn\u2019t put it down, finishing it by Sunday afternoon (which is like a record for a slow reader like me).<\/p>\n

You may be thinking, \u201cFrank, this is all very interesting, but I don\u2019t live in Tennessee. So why bother me about it?\u201d<\/p>\n

Because since Rod is such a giver, see, \u00a0he\u2019s done gone and built a Facebook page that you can follow. That\u2019s why. Plus, this is what the New Evangelization is all about. Just ask Sherry Waddell, author of Forming Intentional Disciples: The Path to Knowing and Following Jesus<\/a> $\"\"$ <\/em>.<\/p>\n

The group we\u2019re putting together is called the Smoky Mountain Scripture Study<\/a>, and it\u2019s Facebook page is plumb full of wise posts from hither and yon, as well as recaps from stuff the locals in the Diocese of Knoxville are learning under Rod\u2019s capable mentorship.<\/p>\n

Besides, not enough folks know about it and we\u2019re trying to get the word out. \u00a0So go like the page<\/a> (you\u2019ll be glad you did) and share it around.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"