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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to the very first episode of Average Joe Faith! Let’s be honest for a second: theology can sometimes feel like it’s wrapped up in a language only pastors and Bible scholars understand. But what about the rest of us? What about the "Average Joes" just trying to navigate everyday life while keeping our eyes on Jesus? In this pilot episode, we are stripping away the heavy academic jargon to talk about the single most defining moment in human history: Christ’s death on the cross. We dive ...]]></itunes:summary>
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