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Feb 2023
22m 29s

The Sinner's Prayer and the Pastor's Dil...

JOE THORN & JIMMY FOWLER
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Jimmy is back in town and today the guys get into an associate pastor’s frustration with his church's embrace of the sinner’s prayer. The guys chat briefly about what the sinner’s prayer is, where it came from, how it goes wrong, and what this pastor should do who find himself at odds with the rest of the leadership.

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