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kent simmons, pastor of Canyon Community Church

Just To Be Fair

Let me tell you a story.

When I was a kid, my family was generally irreligious. We never went to church on Sundays, never attended Christmas or Easter services, and never spoke about God in any meaningful way.

To be fair, my mother had some history with the church, but it focused more on meeting humanitarian needs rather than the questions of sin and salvation. She served as a treasurer’s assistant and kept minutes of board meetings, too, but attendance was never her interest.

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