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College students discuss open scriptures in a sunlit library, reflecting on love and law through study and conversation.

Love, Law, and Zion

Esther Bennett
Christ’s disciples need both moral courage and tender love to become true peacemakers in divided homes and communities.
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Love, Law, and Zion

Christ’s disciples need both moral courage and tender love to become true peacemakers in divided homes and communities.

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