Episode 31: Thoughts on Connecticut

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Episode 31: Thoughts on Connecticut

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Dec 21, 2012

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In a special episode, Phil discusses the events in Connecticut last week in the light of Christmas next week, and explains how the tragedy illuminates what even Christians have lost from the Christian narrative, and from Christmas itself.

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Dec 21, 2012

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