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Creston Mapes

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Born
in Medina, Ohio, The United States
April 21

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Cormac McCarthy, JD Salinger, Patricia Highsmith, Frank Peretti

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Creston Mapes grew up in northeast Ohio, where he has fond memories of living with his family of five in the upstairs portion of his dad’s early American furniture store - The Weathervane Shop. Creston was not a good student, but the one natural talent he possessed was writing.

He set type by hand and cranked out his own neighborhood newspaper as a kid, then went on to graduate with a degree in journalism from Bowling Green State University. Creston was a newspaper reporter and photographer in Ohio and Florida, then moved to Atlanta, Georgia, for a job as a creative copywriter.

Creston served for a stint as a creative director, but quickly learned he was not cut out for management. He went out on his own as a freelance writer in 1991 and, o
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Creston Mapes My novel, FEAR HAS A NAME, actually begins with a real-life home-invasion that my wife and baby experienced years ago. My wife saw a man outside our h…moreMy novel, FEAR HAS A NAME, actually begins with a real-life home-invasion that my wife and baby experienced years ago. My wife saw a man outside our home wearing only shorts. He walked along the side of the house and ripped the back porch door open and was coming in. My wife had the wherewithal to grab the baby and run out the front door to the neighbor's house. That was the seed of the idea that I started with to write FEAR HAS A NAME. Thanks for your question!(less)
Creston Mapes I write all my ideas at the end of the manuscript as I write. If I get writer's block, I go to the end, pick an idea, and run with it.…moreI write all my ideas at the end of the manuscript as I write. If I get writer's block, I go to the end, pick an idea, and run with it.(less)
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Who Is My Neighbor? by Creston Mapes
"Great Series

Great series!
The characters are realistic, and it was so nice to see their characters progress, and the Lord’s work in their life. "
Who Is My Neighbor? by Creston Mapes
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“Evil is a departure from the way things ought to be. But it could not be a departure from the way things ought to be unless there is a way things ought to be. If there is a way things ought to be, then there is a design plan for how things ought to be. And if there is such a design plan, then there is a designer.” R. Douglas Geivett”
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“What you want, I want to want. Help me, Father. Help your desires become my desires.”
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“Wrong because Christ had died for them and they were now killing him again.”
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“Evil is a departure from the way things ought to be. But it could not be a departure from the way things ought to be unless there is a way things ought to be. If there is a way things ought to be, then there is a design plan for how things ought to be. And if there is such a design plan, then there is a designer.” R. Douglas Geivett”
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“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
-Philippians 4:6”
Anonymous, The Holy Bible: King James Version

“Prayer adds an element of surprise to your life that is more fun than a surprise party or surprise gift or surprise romance. In fact, prayer turns life into a party, into a gift, into a romance.”
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“Nobody ever outgrows Scripture; the book widens and deepens with our years.”
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“/“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.” / — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross”
Patty (Patricia) Mapes, Raising Spiritual Children, Cultivating a Revelatory Life

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Creston Mapes My pleasure, Tom.

Regards,

Creston


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Tom Blubaugh Hi Creston,

Thanks for joining my circle of friends.

Blessings,

Tom


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