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Aug 2022
37m 39s

Real Answers for Real Suffering

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Is there an answer to suffering? We all experience suffering in different forms and to varying degrees. So, how do we respond to it? What does it mean? In this episode, Jeff dives into the answers for some of the big questions around suffering.

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The answering to your suffering is found in Jesus’ suffering

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