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I\u2019m sure many of you were startled, shocked, and concerned when you saw Michael Gorman\u2019s most recent blog post, \u201cChris Tilling on the Cross.<\/a>\u201d Do not be alarmed. A close look at the content indicates that the headline does not mean either that Michael is confused about who died for his sins, or that Chris has been martyred. He meant that Chris Tilling talked about<\/em> the cross. Click through<\/a> to see Chris\u2019 Good Friday meditations, or simply to express your relief.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m sure many of you were startled, shocked, and concerned when you saw Michael Gorman\u2019s most recent blog post, \u201cChris Tilling on the Cross.\u201d Do not be alarmed. A close look at the content indicates that the headline does not mean either that Michael is confused about who died for his sins, or that Chris […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nMichael Gorman's Theology and Chris Tilling's Life Spared by Ambiguous English Prepositions<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I'm sure many of you were startled, shocked, and concerned when you saw Michael Gorman's most recent blog post, "Chris Tilling on the Cross." 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