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EPISODE · Jan 12, 2020 · 18 MIN

Homily-Why go to church at all these days?

from Contemplative Episcopalian · host The Reverend TJ Humphrey

A homily reflecting on the Gospel from Epiphany 1, and wrestling with the question of why anyone would want to go to church at all in our era. Why not just give up on Christianity?

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A homily reflecting on the Gospel from Epiphany 1, and wrestling with the question of why anyone would want to go to church at all in our era. Why not just give up on Christianity?

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A homily reflecting on the Gospel from Epiphany 1, and wrestling with the question of why anyone would want to go to church at all in our era. Why not just give up on Christianity?

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