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    Cross-Examined
    Cross-Examined
    Cross-Examined
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    Cross-Examined

    By Andrea L. Blair

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    Cross-Examined, by Andrea L. Blair, is inspired by the Word of God and how one woman responded to the plea of David. In the second verse of Psalm 26 David cries out to the Lord, Search me, O Lord and try me: test my soul and my heart. (NAB) The Catholic Living Bible uses a slightly different wording: Cross-examine me, O Lord test my motives and affections too (CLB) Without being demanding or condemning, this autobiographical account of her faults and failures continually leads her to the cross for healing and forgiveness. As she shares her journey, we see our own sinfulness emerge, and we are invited gently into our own private cross-examination of our thoughts, words, and actions.

    Susan Blum Gerding, EdD, founder of Jeremiah Press, Inc.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestBow Press
    Release dateAug 29, 2011
    ISBN9781449721879
    Cross-Examined
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    Andrea L. Blair

    Author, speaker and teacher of Life in the Spirit seminars, Andrea L. Blair has participated in many ministries, including music , prayer, and prayer for inner healing. She has given retreats for abused women and has written and presented a retreat program called The Unopened Gift. Andrea’s compelling autobiography NOT MY WAY , shares her profound intimate relationship with Jesus. Continually led by her Savior, she journeys deeper. She resides in Upstate New York with her husband Richard.

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