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Posted: May 2019
'Meeting Christ in Friend and Stranger' is the subtitle of The Good Faith Book Club's Choice to be discussed this Saturday at 2pm in The Welcome Space. The book was written by Sam Wells, Vicar of St. Martin-in-the-Fields and 'one of the finest priest-theologians of our time' according to Archbishop Justin Welby, He also broadcasts regularly on the BBC.
You are welcome to come along and hear what we all make of it and its claim to 'gain fresh perspectives on the humble and surprising ways that God shows up.'
To see summaries of all our past discussions, click here.
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