{"id":866,"date":"2022-12-01T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/?p=866"},"modified":"2023-08-03T01:31:31","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T01:31:31","slug":"more-than-books-and-bibles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/shelbyville\/more-than-books-and-bibles\/","title":{"rendered":"More than books and Bibles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>FOR 14 years, he smiled back at customers from behind the meat coolers at Dial\u2019s Supermarket, happy in his work there until the day he believes the Lord dropped the dream of a Christian bookstore into his heart. He still loved the customers but was discontent with his work. His thoughts were continually Interrupted by the bookstore he imagined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An insurance job and time in diesel college did nothing to squash the vision or silence the calling. Dennis Lovvorn got the word before his wife, Andrea, did. She said, \u201cGod put that seed in Dennis before He did me. It took me a little while to come around. But it\u2019s said in ministry that God won\u2019t call a man unless He calls his wife.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dennis agrees. \u201cIt was almost like she was resistant to it. I knew I was getting on her nerves, so I decided to stop talking about it. I didn\u2019t stop thinking about it though. Finally, I prayed, \u2018Lord, if this is You, You\u2019re gonna have to let her know.\u2019 Before long she started saying, \u2018Well, if we did, then we would have to \u2026\u2019 and I knew she\u2019d heard it, too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dennis opened The New Covenant Christian Bookstore in a 1,100-square-foot building on Shelbyville\u2019s square. They quickly outgrew that and moved on to a 4,200-squarefoot building on Madison Street. By the end of the three-year lease, the space was full and so was their desire to own their store building. 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You\u2019ll likely see Dennis sitting at the desk smiling back at you from the very spot he butchered meat at when the dream was born. Andrea will be there or nearby, sharing the calling in the place it was received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What they offer to Shelbyville and Bedford County in this nostalgic location is remarkable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A common misconception is that you\u2019ll find a bigger selection and lower prices out of town or online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ironically, it\u2019s out-of-town folks that recognize the magnitude of what they offer in 8,000 square feet and often comment on the size and selection in the store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dennis said, \u201cSome people think you have to go to a bigger town to get better prices or selection. But if they&#8217;ll come in here, I think they\u2019ll see they won&#8217;t find any better selection in larger towns. We&#8217;re like several different businesses under one roof, like a mini-mall. 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