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Let’s not overstate the case – Another cliche to avoid

Posted on July 22, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 6 Comments

Church Cliche

It is important to think about what we say to a world that needs Jesus. Some of our cliches are not helpful. In this post I consider one and explain why I think this cliche should be avoided.

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