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On my\u00a0show today<\/a> I talked with Tony Jones<\/a> about the work he is doing on a new book,\u00a0Why Pray?<\/span><\/p>\n

Our fun and flowing conversation takes on many topics and some disagreements.<\/p>\n

Catch the show live Wednesday\u2019s from 10-11:30am<\/a> (except this coming week when I will be live with Phyllis Tickle on Tuesday, Sept 11 from 11:30-1pm from Memphis).<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On my\u00a0show today I talked with Tony Jones about the work he is doing on a new book,\u00a0Why Pray? Our fun and flowing conversation takes on many topics and some disagreements. 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