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I put off writing the first Left Behind book for a year because I got invited to assist Billy Graham in his memoirs, and had we known what we were putting off for a year, we might not have put it off.

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Jerry B. Jenkins
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: September 23
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Jerry Bruce Jenkins
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I was raised in a Christian home and, in fact, my mother led me to Christ as a youngster.
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We sometimes idealize the early church and want our churches to go back to the simple, old ways. We need to carefully read the history. Harmony takes work.
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Ironically, in today's marketplace successful nonfiction has to be unbelievable, while successful fiction must be believable.
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My dream remains to inform and entertain through fiction in the form of novels and movies that compete in the marketplace of ideas.
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Of course, bad marriages are so pervasive that they have invaded the faith community too.
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No life is messier than one in ministry
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I was raised as a Christian but the transaction has to be made by yourself - you and God - at some point.
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The most comforting feeling ever is knowing that someone truly likes your entire existence. I feel that way right now. Thank you.
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Actually 'Soon' has more than the Left Behind series, but I really believe less is more.
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