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Nov 2024
31m 20s

Finding My Vocation

ALLIANCE OF CONFESSING EVANGELICALS
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Many young (and not-so-young) adults today struggle to figure out what they should do with their lives. Focusing on this significant issue, Todd and Carl talk with William (Bill) Boekestein about his new book, Finding My Vocation: A Guide for Young People Seeking a Calling. If people are in the situation of not having a sense of what they ought to do with th ... Show More
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