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When Freedom Came to Galveston

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On June 19, 1865, General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and read aloud General Order No. 3: all enslaved people in the state were...

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Luke 2:15-21

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Luke 2:15-21 Psalm 81:1, 10-16 never disrupts comfort, it may be tradition pretending to be fire.

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Luke 2:15-21 — Liberation Theology (pastoral)

Luke 2:15-21 2 Timothy 1:1-14, hope becomes resistance—God’s promises create courage for today—today, not someday.

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Luke 2:15-21 Luke 14:25-33 feels “too strong,” it’s because Scripture refuses to negotiate with sin—today, not someday.

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