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Jun 2024
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Living in the Tension | The Writings | E...

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Do you feel like an outsider because of your loyalty to Jesus? Do you feel the tension between your beliefs and the culture's beliefs? How do we live within that tension? In today's episode, Patrick looks at Esther 4-7, reminding us that God places us inside the tension for a reason - to live as faithful outsiders.

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Passages: Esther 4-7

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