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Foundation  \nhttps://archive.org/details/llamallamahidese0000dewd  \nNTTLIDnAn  \n# Once UponUNMEASURED\n\nTime  \nCarol Wimmer  \nCopyright ◎2015 Carol Wimmer.  \nAuthor Credits:  \nThe poem,When Isaylam a Christian,copyright 1988  \nThe Net—An Organizational Vision for the Church of Tomorrow,Westbow Press,2014The Clock—A Timekeeping Tool for the Church of Tomorrow,Westbow Press,2015  \nCover art by David Hayward  \nInterior black and white illustrations commissioned byDavid Hayward,artist,cartoonist,and blogger at nakedpastor.comFacilitator of TheLastngSupper.com  \nThe Scripture quotations contained herein are from the New International Version,copyright 1984,by the Division of Christian Education of the National Councilof Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.Used by permission.All rights reserved.  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means,graphic,electronic,or mechanical,including photocopying,recording,taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the writtenpermission of the author except in the case of briefquotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.  \nWestBow Press books may be ordered through booksellers or by contacting:  \nWestBow Press  \nA Division of Thomas Nelson&Zondervan1663 Liberty DriveBloomington,IN47403www.westbowpress.com1(866)928-1240  \nBecause of the dynamic nature of the Internet,any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changedsince publication and may no longer be valid.The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the publisher,and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.  \nAny people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models,and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.Certain stock imagery ◎ Thinkstock.  \nISBN:978-1-5127-1744-0(sc)  \nSBN:978-1-5127-1743-3(e)  \nLibrary of Congress Control Number:2015917911  \nPrint information 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