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Feb 9
43m 5s

Aristotle - Wisdom, Habit, and the Call ...

Pastor Jeremy R McCandless
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Send us a text I am working hard, preparing and laying out our next season, where I shall be taking us through Paul's letter to the Galatians. In the meantime, here is some bonus material. This is the first of five bonus episodes this week. This is part of an 80-minute podcast that went live this week on my sister's podcast, 'The Living in Faith Everyday ... Show More
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Gregory the Great - Shepherd of a Collapsing World. (Bonus Episode)
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