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Dec 2023
48m 59s

Promised Land: It's Complicated

CHRISTIANITY TODAY
About this episode

Introducing…. Promised Land: A Bulletin MiniseriesPromised Land is a limited series exploring the moral, spiritual, and political challenges presented by the Israel-Hamas War. Host Mike Cosper (The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill) takes listeners with him to locations across the U.S., Israel, and Palestine, bringing you into the homes, lives, and stories of people for whom this conflict is their everyday experience.


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