When Darkness Lost
December 23, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
And the light shined in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. -John 1:5 Like St. Jude, I’m a sucker for lost…
And the light shined in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. -John 1:5 Like St. Jude, I’m a sucker for lost…
“Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this…
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