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    Maggie's Beautiful World
    Maggie's Beautiful World
    Maggie's Beautiful World
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    Maggie's Beautiful World

    By Gren Blackall

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    This fifteen page book follows best friends Maggie (an atheist) and Joan (a Christian) through illuminating situations. Each chapter sees the majesty of life from two lines of sight. Maggie finds a comfortable place in her atheism where she sees a beautiful a world without having to explain it away to a supernatural God. Joan disagrees, but they keep their mutual respect.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGren Blackall
    Release dateAug 23, 2009
    ISBN9781311639608
    Maggie's Beautiful World
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    Gren Blackall

    Writer, finance person, dog lover, Mainer, husband, father, friend.

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      Maggie's Beautiful World - Gren Blackall

      Maggie’s beautiful world

      An Allegory for Atheists

      By Gren Blackall

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright by Gren Blackall 2000

      This free ebook may be use for non-commercial use, including copying and sharing provided it appears in its entirety, without alteration, with recognition for the author, and the reader is not charged to access it. Commercial uses must be approved by the author.

      Cover design by Whitaker Blackall. http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitaker/

      Also by Gren Blackall

      Beatty: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/3519

      Coffee: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/826

      Contact the author (generous compliments and scathing criticisms all welcome): grensemail@gmail.com

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      Maggie combed the grass with her fingers to pull aside acorns and stones. She cleared a place to lie back under the ancient oak. The tree spread twenty feet in every direction. Spots of blue sky danced through fleeting holes in the thick canopy. Awe spread over her body like a rain of needles.

      Could you exist without God? she asked the tree. A strong breeze whipped the lush leaves, waving the thin sprigs, rocking the outer limbs, but barely moving the heavy branches. The trunk stood firm, as calmly as a mountain. She wanted to believe a benevolent God looked down upon her, happy with his creations. Someone without whom the beautiful tree would not be. Someone outside

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