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Skipping the embarrassing parts . . .

Posted on November 30, 2015 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

I’m learning to be increasingly comfortable with the embarrassing bits of Scripture because they teach me a lesson that I struggle to hear, that of grace.

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