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109: Joel Biermann on the Good and Bad of Lutheran Identity and Online Seminary, and Why Christianity Is More than a Personal Relationship with Jesus

November 10, 2025

Joel Biermann on Lutheran Identity, Online Seminary, and Why Theology Still Matters

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