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    God is Beautiful: short fiction from Kensington County
    God is Beautiful: short fiction from Kensington County
    God is Beautiful: short fiction from Kensington County
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    God is Beautiful: short fiction from Kensington County

    By Megan Payne

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    Can the same God who made the stars and the snow and all of creation live in us?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSunlight Books
    Release dateMay 31, 2011
    ISBN9781458154392
    God is Beautiful: short fiction from Kensington County
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    Megan Payne

    Megan Payne writes Christian fiction and nonfiction for families and youth. She has written for The Searcher, Faithwriters Magazine, and Skipping Stones, among other publications.

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