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The Shoe Clerk from Northfield

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In 1855, Edward Kimball walked into a Boston shoe store with a single purpose: to speak to a teenage stock boy about Jesus. The young...

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John 1:43-51

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John 1:43-51 calls us to faithful obedience rooted in God's enduring truth and mercy.

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John 1:43-51 — Anabaptist (pastoral)

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