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Holland Christian Medium Talk
Faith & Imagination: The Formational Power of Stories
Season 5, Ep. 6
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"How do stories shape our affections?" Explore this question and more with S.D. Smith (author of The Green Ember series) and Sarah Arthur (author of Once a Queen).
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