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                                                                       Tell us about becoming an author and
  &
                                                                       about the focus of your new book.

                                                                       With this project, I set out to accomplish three things: 1) to
                                                                       explain the Bible in simple language, book by book; 2) to show

                                                                       some of the interesting notes written in my Bible over the years;
                                                                       and 3) to share special life experiences that Gayle and I have
                                                                       had, expressed in short stories.



                                                                                               What was your motivation in the decision to
                                                                                                 write a book?

                                                                                                   Now, I’m neither a scholar nor a saint, but I
                                                                                                    have been a Bible reader for many years and
                                                                                                     a researcher and truth seeker. Plus, I teach
                                                                                                     an adult Sunday school class every Sunday
                                                                                                      at St. Simons Island First Baptist Church
                                                                                                      (I am a drinking Baptist!). Anyway, I have
                                                                                                      hundreds of notes in my Bible, probably
               With Al                                                                              after I make my journey to my Heavenly
                                                                                                     legible only to me. It occurred to me that
                                                                 V
                                                                                                     Home, our daughters, Anna and Jordan, will
               Brown                                                                                        look at my Bible and wonder what
                                                                                                                    in the world Dad scribbled
                                                                                                                         throughout his Bible.
                                                                                                                           So, my initial goal
                                                                                                                            was to transform my
                                                                                                                             notes so they could
               Getting to Know                                                                                                be understood.

               Your Broker                                                                                                    It occurred to me
                                                                                                                               that there are



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