1.0Jesus Creedhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreedScot McKnighthttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/author/smcknightAuthor and Character - Jesus Creedrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="MdPDlufyk5"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/2010/08/author-and-character.html">Author and Character</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/2010/08/author-and-character.html/embed#?secret=MdPDlufyk5" width="600" height="338" title="“Author and Character” — Jesus Creed" data-secret="MdPDlufyk5" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Most of us have favorite authors, and it is not uncommon for us to fall heads over heels in love with the author only to meet the author or read about the author and to discover the author was a creep or a jerk or far less than we had hoped. We could broaden our…http://blog.beliefnet.com/jesuscreed/files/import/assets_c/2010/08/IBSinger-thumb-333x409-17285.jpg