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How Can We Connect Across Our Differences? Lessons from Paul's Radical Inclusion · Daily Bible Refresh

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  for
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  the
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  Corinth
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  people
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  where
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  talking
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  about
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  different
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  approaches
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  reach
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  many
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  people
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  and
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  so
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  about
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  party
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  setting
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  setting
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  lots
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  kids
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  lots
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  different
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  people,
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  they
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  their
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  me
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  kinds
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  approaches
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  support
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  groups
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  I'm
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  need
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  1
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  Corinthians
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  9.
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  them
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  Some
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  Points
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  Ponder
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  the
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  one
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  about
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  radical
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  inclusivity
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  and
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  Paul's
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  approach
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  here
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  is
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  revolutionary.
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  basically
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  saying
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  he's
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  willing
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  to
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  step
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  out
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  of
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  his
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  own
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  comfort
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  zone
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  to
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  connect
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  with
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  anyone
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  and
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  everyone.
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  my
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  wife
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  and
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  I
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  like
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  to
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  hike
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  in
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  parks
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  and
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  even
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  across
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  the
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  country.
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  And
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  we
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  found
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  that
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  trails
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  in
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  our
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  part
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  of
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  the
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  country,
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  the
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  Midwest,
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  character.
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  more
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  like
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  deserts
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  and
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  some
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  deep
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  woods
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  like
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  the
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  redwoods.
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  Similarly,
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  Paul's
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  teaching
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  to
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  us
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  is
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  that
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  authentic
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  connection
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  requires
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  flexibility
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  and
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  that
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  things
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  are
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  different
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  and
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  they
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  need
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  to
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  be
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  understood
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  and
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  respected
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  for
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  what
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  they
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  are.
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  Another
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  point
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  to
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  ponder
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  is
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  about
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  authenticity
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  versus
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  conformity.
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  I
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  find
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  this
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  very
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  interesting.
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  Paul
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  says
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  that
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  he
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  enters
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  into
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  others
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  worlds
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  while
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  keeping
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  his
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  own
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  bearings
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  in
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  Christ.
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  My
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  wife
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  and
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  I
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  have
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  been
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  married
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  for
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  33
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  years
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  and
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  we've
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  raised
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  three
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  adult
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  children,
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  two
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  grandchildren.
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  Now
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  we
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  got
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  and
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  I've
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  learned
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  that
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  authentic
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  doesn't
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  mean
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  losing
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  yourself.
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  It's
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  like
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  when
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  I'm
• 3:53
  working
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  with
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  the
• 3:54
  cancer
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  impacted
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  families.
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  I
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  get
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  to
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  enter
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  their
• 3:57
  world
• 3:57
  of
• 3:57
  fear
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  and
• 3:57
  uncertainty
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  while
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  maintaining
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  my
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  role
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  as
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  a
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  hope
• 4:01
  giver.
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  A
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  third
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  point
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  to
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  ponder
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  is
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  going
• 4:04
  beyond
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  theory
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  to
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  practice.
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  Paul
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  ends
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  with
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  a
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  powerful
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  statement
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  about
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  that
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  this
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  this
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  is
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  not
• 4:09
  just
• 4:09
  about
• 4:10
  wanting
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  to
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  talk
• 4:10
  about
• 4:10
  it,
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  but
• 4:11
  to
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  be
• 4:12
  quote
• 4:13
  in
• 4:13
  on
• 4:13
  it.
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  I'm
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  an
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  Indianapolis
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  Colts
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  fan
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  and
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  there's
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  a
• 4:17
  world
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  of
• 4:17
  difference
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  between
• 4:18
  watching
• 4:18
  the
• 4:18
  game
• 4:18
  and
• 4:18
  being
• 4:19
  in
• 4:19
  the
• 4:19
  game.
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  Progressive
• 4:20
  Christianity
• 4:21
  isn't
• 4:21
  just
• 4:21
  about
• 4:22
  having
• 4:22
  inclusive
• 4:23
  theology.
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  It's
• 4:24
  about
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  actively
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  engaging
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  with
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  and
• 4:28
  learning
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  from
• 4:29
  people
• 4:29
  different
• 4:29
  from
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  yourself.
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  Here's
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  your
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  action
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  step.
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  I
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  challenge
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  you
• 4:34
  to
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  intentionally
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  connect
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  with
• 4:35
  someone
• 4:35
  whose
• 4:36
  worldview
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  is
• 4:36
  different
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  than
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  yours.
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  Don't
• 4:38
  try
• 4:38
  to
• 4:38
  change
• 4:39
  them.
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  Just
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  listen
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  and
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  learn.
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  Maybe
• 4:41
  it's
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  someone
• 4:42
  from
• 4:42
  a
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  different
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  faith
• 4:43
  tradition
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  or
• 4:44
  racial
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  background
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  or
• 4:46
  different
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  political
• 4:47
  views,
• 4:48
  or
• 4:48
  someone
• 4:48
  who
• 4:49
  sees
• 4:49
  social
• 4:50
  issues
• 4:50
  differently
• 4:50
  than
• 4:50
  you
• 4:51
  do.
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  For
• 4:52
  a
• 4:52
  moment
• 4:52
  or
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  two.
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  Enter
• 4:53
  their
• 4:54
  world
• 4:54
  with
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• 5:18
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• 5:18
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• 5:18
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• 5:18
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• 5:19
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• 5:19
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• 5:19
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• 5:20
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• 5:20
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• 5:20
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• 5:21
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• 5:21
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• 5:22
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• 5:22
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• 5:22
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• 5:22
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• 5:23
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• 5:23
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• 5:24
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• 5:24
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• 5:24
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• 5:28
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• 5:29
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• 5:29
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• 5:30
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• 5:30
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• 5:31
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• 5:31
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• 5:32
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• 5:33
  help
• 5:33
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• 5:33
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• 5:33
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• 5:35
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• 5:36
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• 5:38
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• 5:38
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• 5:39
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• 5:39
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• 5:39
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• 5:39
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• 5:40
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• 5:41
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• 5:42
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• 5:43
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• 5:43
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• 5:44
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• 5:45
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• 5:51
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