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Letters to a Young Pastor: Looking Back to Find God

September 24, 2015 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

looking back to find God

Dear ______: You make an interesting point. It is true that all these ways of finding God’s will are a bit indirect. We usually find ourselves looking back to find God has been there, nudging us in a particular direction. Frustrating as it may be, I think that is the nature of biblical faith. So, before […]

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