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Jul 2023
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WOF 395: Knowing Jesus Personally

BISHOP ROBERT BARRON
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Friends, Christians often speak of "having a personal relationship with Christ" or "knowing Jesus personally," but what does this actually mean? Is it possible? How do we go beyond knowing about Christ to truly knowing him? That's what Brandon Vogt and I discuss on today's "Word on Fire Show."

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