This workshop will feature a sermon followed by a group discussion session aimed at tackling the contours of the faith journey, its inevitable transitions, and the dynamics of healing. Lisa Butterworth, Fatimah S. Salleh
Location: Japanese
Finding The God That Calls To You Faith Transitions And Healing
This workshop will feature a sermon followed by a group discussion session aimed at tackling the contours of the faith journey, its inevitable transitions, and the dynamics of healing. Lisa Butterworth, Fatimah S. Salleh
I TOOK IT TO MEAN
My presentation begins with me reading Javen Tanner’s poem, Tyler Chadwick
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Mormonism In Comparative Contexts: Winning Essays From The 2006 Capener Contest
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The Rough and Ready Baptism Period in Japan
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