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Acknowledgments

The editors of this volume would like to thank the contributors who decided to put themselves out there. They have taken a chance with publishing in this volume, and any success is due them. We would also like to thank our publisher who has worked with us even when we missed so many deadlines we just stopped setting them.

Joel would like to thank his wife and his children for forgiving him for the years spent in fear and for loving him as he made the transition. He would also like to thank the Pathfinders’ Sunday School who has yet to actually vote on renaming the class after him but he has hopes that they will come to their senses and make the right decision sooner rather than later when most Sunday School classes are renamed if you know what he means. They provided him no small amount of encouragement in the darker days, even when he hid them, during the transition. To Tom Burger, who will always be Joel’s first anchor to Christ Church United Methodist. To the men’s discussion group — to Skid, to Frank, to Bishop Grove and to Charlie ... “it is finally his, Charlie.” To the Doctors Flanagan — pastor, deacon, teachers — who never pushed ... too much and who provided the place to think. He would also like to express his thanks to the Publishing Houses — those who bring the books to the bloggers — for giving Joel a chance to review for them. As you’ll see, this helped him in unspeakable ways. Joel has a wicked sense of humor and therefore would love to thank all of those in his life who made this book possible, much like they did at the end of the Fun with Dick and Jane movie, but he figures that he couldn’t get away with this. Finally, Joel would like to thank his blog readers who more than once sent notes of encouragement.

Travis would like to acknowledge all those who have helped make this possible. To God: for reminding him that he does not have to live in fear to be His child. To Jackie, for helping him realize he is capable of great things and for her love and affection. To his boys, for showing him that knowing about God is truly not the same as knowing God. To his parents, for allowing him to think for myself and make his own decisions, even when this meant choosing a different path. To his friend Joel, for having the faith that he could do something such as this when he did not have it himself. To all those along his journey who have helped, prodded, listened, taught, and prayed: thank you and God bless you all.