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    The Simple Truth: Making Sense of God, Life & Other Stuff
    The Simple Truth: Making Sense of God, Life & Other Stuff
    The Simple Truth: Making Sense of God, Life & Other Stuff
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    The Simple Truth: Making Sense of God, Life & Other Stuff

    By Mary-Alice Jafolla and Richard Jafolla

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    Twenty-four short, stimulating chapters offer explanations of fundamental spiritual subjects such as the nature of God, Spirit, soul, and body; God's laws of cause and effect, of love, and of prosperity; heaven and hell; Jesus, the Christ, and the Holy Spirit; the creating power of thoughts and words; and more. The book also includes humorous and interesting quotations and anecdotes, and reader-involving features and questions.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateJun 1, 1982
    ISBN9780871597601
    The Simple Truth: Making Sense of God, Life & Other Stuff

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