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Featured SermonMay 13, 2012

True North

In this sermon, "True North," Dr. Bell notes the importance of joy in the Christian life and questions the apparent lack of joy in the church. Echoing a famous sermon by Paul Tillich, Dr. Bell asks whether a lack of joy is the result of being Christian or of not being sufficiently Christian.

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