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Getting the Big Picture with Good Reference Works (Letters to a Young Pastor)

October 27, 2016 by Gary Neal Hansen 5 Comments

Dear ______: One of the oddest moments I experienced in a seminary class was when a friend of mine raised his hand and asked a question. The prof turned to him like a switchblade opening and said Look it up. I’m not the answer man. No kidding. We quickly deduced that he didn’t like to […]

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