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Feb 2020
51m 21s

Episode 115: Alison Cook - Your Emotions...

PETER ENNS AND JARED BYAS
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Sometimes it can be easy to forget the psychological ramifications of our faith. The way our faith shapes the language we use to talk about tragedies and sadnesses in our life can be life-giving or it can really mess us up. In this episode we talk to Alison Cook, an expert on the intersection of faith and psychology, about some of the ways, as Christians, ou ... Show More
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