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Nov 2024
54m 20s

Electioneering

CHRISTIANITY TODAY
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Final presidential campaign days, screen-free churches, and the work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in Gaza. Find us on Youtube. This week on the show, Clarissa, Mike, and Russell talk about campaign trail updates with less than a week before the presidential election. Then, we consider how churches can effectively and appropriately engage the ... Show More
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