{"id":717,"date":"2023-07-30T11:54:44","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T11:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johnclawton.org\/blog\/?p=717"},"modified":"2023-07-30T11:55:21","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T11:55:21","slug":"the-free-and-the-brave-and-a-roof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/johnclawton.org\/blog\/the-free-and-the-brave-and-a-roof\/","title":{"rendered":"The Free and the Brave&#8230; and a Roof"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE: The money has been raised for the roof! Thanks again for your support!<\/p><p>First of all, thank you all for your support! The response from the novel has been such an encouragement.<\/p><p>As I have expressed to many of you, I did not write this book to make money or become famous. I felt I had a story in my heart and a message from God. In light of that, I have felt led of the Lord to pay forward  whatever initial monetary benefit I receive from The Free and the Brave in the form of a donation to my church&#8217;s roof fund. <\/p><p>Faith Bible Baptist Church of Medina has a beautiful building, but the roof is old. There have been leaks over the years that have caused some damage and mold issues on the inside, which in turn become a health concern for our elderly and immunocompromised members. Before we can make the repairs necessary to deal with the mold, we need to replace the roof.<\/p><p>If you have already purchased your copy, thanks again! My cut from your purchase will be passed on to the church. If you have not yet purchased your copy, now is the time to help our church with its need and get yours today. Click the link below to order.<\/p><p>And finally, if you&#8217;ve read The Free and the Brave, I would be truly grateful if you would click the link and leave a review on Amazon.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Free-Brave-John-C-Lawton\/dp\/B0BW2PVGBK\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1678402262&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"76\" src=\"http:\/\/johnclawton.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Amazon-Buy-Now.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-737\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><p> <\/p><div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"http:\/\/johnclawton.org\/blog\/the-free-and-the-brave-and-a-roof\/\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"reverse_time\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground:  !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE: The money has been raised for the roof! 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