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Podcast: How Do We Pursue Both: Justice and Mercy?
Greg looks at how viewing events through the eyes of love removes the apparent tension between justice and mercy. Today’s episode is sponsored by Reknew Vampire Repellant—a super-charged can of butt-kick for a blood-sucking world.
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Tags: Justice, Mercy
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