Striving for Unity

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Striving for Unity

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Nov 1, 2018

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Joe and Jimmy talk through some practical ways we can actually work toward maintaining healthy unity with other Christians, even those from other traditions. Our Sponsor for this episode is Missional Wear. For details and links visit our show notes at www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/striving-unitySupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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