John Carney is a journalist, a certified United Methodist lay speaker, a veteran of foreign and domestic short-term mission trips, and author of a self-published novel, Soapstone.

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My mother died of pancreatic cancer in August 2010. I participated in my first American Cancer Society Relay For Life in June 2011, and now I am the publicity chairman for the Bedford County event. Click the logo above if you'd like to donate towards my participation.

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Soapstone

Soapstone is a novel, a work of fiction, inspired in part by my short-term mission experiences. See a video of me talking about the novel here or read a story about it here. You can find the book itself at my e-store, or at a number of online merchants including Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and Target.com.

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Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain

A Prayer for Owen Meany by JHON IRVING

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My Times-Gazette blog

Just a reminder about user-submitted photos May 7, 2012
The difficulty of predictions April 5, 2012
'Hee Haw & Howdy' in the 1970s March 27, 2012
Popcorn button March 23, 2012
Restaurants March 20, 2012

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Big Rubber Band Ball: A Trashy Rant shawnfranssens
Loving God With All Your Mind: Aldersgate Day – Not the End of the Story Troy Sims
Jedi Pastor Ken: Why Won’t God Do My Laundry? Further Thoughts On Spiritual Formation Ken L. Hagler
Sandpiper's Thoughts: Hidden in the Code Kim
Cloaked Monk's Blog: featured poets ~ even more wonderful women poets cloakedmonk
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