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October 7, 2008

Jon Cardwell's excellent expose of Contemplative Prayer in the Evangelical Covenant

THE APOSTASY
What the Falling Away from the Faith is All About

Pray for Jon - I believe he has since been diagnosed with ALS.
Posted by terriergal at 2:41 PM
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