I am writing to thank you for this great website. I have learned more reading your website than what l have learned in all the churches I have gone to. I thank God for this wonderful website and secondly you for creating such a wonderful learning tool. May God bless you and all your staff and I pray that you keep up the good work in Jesus’ name. Amen.<\/p>\n\t
Thank you for the kind encouragement. I have to admit that I laughed at the mention of “all your staff.” This website is the work of one preacher in a small congregation with a few volunteer proofreaders.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: I am writing to thank you for this great website. I have learned more reading your website than what l have learned in all the churches I have gone to. I thank God for this wonderful website and secondly you for creating such a wonderful learning tool. 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