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If you have any thoughts about the subject<\/a>, feel free to leave a comment<\/a>, whether here or on one of the participating blogs<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Also, don\u2019t miss that Ken Schenck also shared thoughts on seminary education<\/a>, and that Marc Cortez shared some bullet points on what it means if someone teaches theology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"