{"id":563,"date":"2022-06-26T00:30:44","date_gmt":"2022-06-26T00:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creatorsforchrist.us\/?page_id=563"},"modified":"2025-04-17T15:10:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T15:10:27","slug":"creations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/creatorsforchrist.us\/index.php\/creations\/","title":{"rendered":"CREATIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_post_title meta=&#8221;off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;creations&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;50px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; title_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset4&#8243; text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8221;0.1em&#8221; text_shadow_blur_strength=&#8221;0.1em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;29px&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;50px&#8221; text_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BOOKS<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/creatorsforchrist.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Frogs-Rainy-Day-cover-scaled-1.webp&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Frogs-Rainy-Day-cover-scaled&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;75%&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><i><span>Frog\u2019s Rainy-Day Story and Other Fables<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;0.5em&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Written by Michael James Dowling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Illustrated by Sarah Buell Dowling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; min_height=&#8221;315.8px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/frogsrainydaystory.com&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>An award-winning Christian picture book published by Focus on the Family and Tyndale House Publishers.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nine engaging, colorfully illustrated fables teach biblical truth to children and adults. Quotes by cultural icons such as Karl Marx and The Dalia Lama are contrasted with quotes from Scripture to teach a biblical worldview. Thought-provoking discussion questions enhance the book\u2019s value as a teaching resource for family devotions, homeschool studies, and church and Christian school classes.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/frogsrainydaystory.com&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn apologetics book for adults disguised as a children\u2019s book!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/frogsrainydaystory.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LEARN MORE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; 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Barredo<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>With Marlou Barredo and Michael Dowling<\/b><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/frogsrainydaystory.com&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>The dramatic story of a man of faith who journeyed from the streets of the Philippines to become president and global ambassador of Advancing Native Missions, a major international missions organization that assists more than 13,500 indigenous missionaries in approximately 116 countries around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; 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Your faith in God will be strengthened, and your heart will be warmed, as you read about how God miraculously rescued Tilahun and his wife, Meseret, from life-threatening religious persecutions in Ethiopia and led them to impactful Christian ministry in America.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;23px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Other Books Are Under Development<\/b><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; 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_builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;57%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/creatorsforchrist.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mature-Living-Article.pdf&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span>In this article in <a href=\"https:\/\/creatorsforchrist.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mature-Living-Article.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Calling All Grandparents\"><i>Mature Living<\/i><\/a> magazine, Michael summons Christian grandparents to fulfill their God-given role of teaching a biblical worldview to the next generation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; 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The photograph that served as the reference for this painting appeared in <strong><em>The Voice of the Martyrs Magazine<\/em><\/strong> and was used with permission. 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