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Mark Carver writes dark, edgy books that tackle tough spiritual issues. He is currently working on his ninth novel. Besides writing, Mark is passionate about art, tattoos, bluegrass music, and medieval architecture. After spending more than eight years in China, he now lives with his wife and three children in Atlanta, GA. You can find Mark online at MarkCarverBooks.com and at Markcarverbooks on Facebook.

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Live from the Lockdown
Mark Carver, Articles, Mar 18, 2020

Worth the Risk?
Mark Carver, Articles, Mar 4, 2020

Hard Time
Mark Carver, Articles, Feb 19, 2020

Pestilence and Plague
Mark Carver, Articles, Feb 5, 2020

Do You Believe?
Mark Carver, Articles, Jan 22, 2020

What Was God Thinking?
Mark Carver, Articles, Dec 11, 2019

The Unwanted Passenger
Mark Carver, Articles, Nov 27, 2019

Are We There Yet?
Mark Carver, Articles, Nov 13, 2019

What is Truly Scary?
Mark Carver, Articles, Oct 30, 2019

Brad and His Dad
Mark Carver, Articles, Oct 2, 2019

Just Imagine…
Mark Carver, Articles, Sep 18, 2019

The Sky is Falling
Mark Carver, Articles, Sep 4, 2019

The Sound and the Fury
Mark Carver, Articles, Aug 21, 2019

Are We Part of the Problem?
Mark Carver, Articles, Aug 7, 2019

From the Archives: How Dark is Too Dark?
Mark Carver, Articles, Jul 24, 2019

Children Don’t Need Magic: A Response to Joshua Gibbs
Mark Carver, Articles, Jul 10, 2019

The Way It Should Be
Mark Carver, Articles, Jun 26, 2019

Those Meddling Kids
Mark Carver, Articles, Jun 12, 2019

How Would the American Church Handle an EMP?
Mark Carver, Articles, May 29, 2019

The Power of Christ Compels Us
Mark Carver, Articles, May 15, 2019

Bad Seed
Mark Carver, Articles, May 1, 2019

Building Legacies
Mark Carver, Articles, Apr 17, 2019

Sharper than Any Double-Edged Sword
Mark Carver, Articles, Mar 20, 2019

Does This Avatar Make Me Look Fat?
Mark Carver, Articles, Mar 6, 2019

Would God Come Along Too?
Mark Carver, Articles, Feb 20, 2019

Are All Fandoms Created Equal?
Mark Carver, Articles, Feb 6, 2019

Io: Pest Control
Mark Carver, Articles, Jan 23, 2019

Bird Box: Here’s Lookin’ at You, Kid
Mark Carver, Articles, Jan 9, 2019

Seeing Red
Mark Carver, Articles, Dec 12, 2018

The Lesser of Two Evils?
Mark Carver, Articles, Nov 28, 2018

The Nature of the Beast
Mark Carver, Articles, Nov 14, 2018

One in a Million
Mark Carver, Articles, Oct 17, 2018

Who Says We Can’t Play In the Genetic Sandbox?
Mark Carver, Articles, Oct 3, 2018

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Who Says We Can’t Play In the Genetic Sandbox? Mark Carver, Articles, Oct 3, 2018

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Where Have All the Monsters Gone? Mark Carver, Articles, Aug 22, 2018

Imago Hominis Mark Carver, Articles, Aug 8, 2018

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