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Context, back-story and knowing God

Posted on November 19, 2012 Written by Mitchell Hailstone Leave a Comment

Your Story Context

A hip hop lyric illustrates the need for context in relationships. This is as true of our relationship with God as it is in human relationships.

Filed Under: Bible Reflection, Guest Post Tagged With: back-story, context, Drake, knowing, relationship

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