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    Finding Christ in the Straw: A Forty-Day Devotion on the Epistle of James
    Finding Christ in the Straw: A Forty-Day Devotion on the Epistle of James
    Finding Christ in the Straw: A Forty-Day Devotion on the Epistle of James
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    Finding Christ in the Straw: A Forty-Day Devotion on the Epistle of James

    By Robert M. Hiller

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    “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of heavenly lights with whom there is no variation.” (James 1:17) So writes James in his epistle to a church under attack. Persecution, false teachings, and loveless actions were among the problems troubling God’s baptized people. It had gotten t

    LanguageEnglish
    Publisher1517 Publishing
    Release dateFeb 11, 2020
    ISBN9781948969161
    Finding Christ in the Straw: A Forty-Day Devotion on the Epistle of James
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    Robert M. Hiller

    Robert Hiller is the senior pastor of Community Lutheran Church in Escondido, CA. He is a baptized husband, father, and pastor. He is the content editor for The Craft of Preaching, a preacher on You Are Forgiven Radio, and a contributor to the Jagged Word and 1517 blogs. Hiller has authored "You Can Do It: Five Things You Can Do to Have a Faithful Prayer Life." (CPH, 2012)

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