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A Pastoral Response re Dobbs

by Justinchurch, justice, personalPosted on 27 June, 202227 June, 2022No Comments

The following is the text of what I said to Christ City Church on Sunday, June 26, 2022. You can watch the video, including Pastor Lisa’s prayer, at the end of the post. The Protestant theologian Karl Barth said, “Take your Bible and take your newspaper, and read both. But interpret newspapers from your Bible.” …

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