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The Gloria Purvis PodcastSeptember 26, 2022
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Whether you love reading the Bible or could use a refresher, Fr. Josh Johnson has you covered in his new book, On Earth as It Is in Heaven: Restoring God's Vision of Race and Discipleship.

Fr. Josh and Gloria talk about how our Christian discipleship must involve actively bridging racial divides, so that our lives on earth might more closely reflect God’s heavenly vision as described in holy Scripture. Their conversation is full of powerful stories that exemplify how this ministry of authentic relationship and reconciliation is already being put to action, and what becomes possible when “we get out of our little holy huddles.”

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