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Zombies
What would Halloween be without a post about zombies?
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Back in 2008 Greg joined Shane Claiborne and the now deceased Chuck Colson with host Krista Tippet on NPR’s On Being program to debate what it means to be a Christian citizen. Given the current political climate and a renewed interest in this conversation NPR decided to re-release it. If you’d like to view the discussion…
12 Reasons for Keeping the Kingdom of God Separate from Politics, Part 2
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