Why Have MacDonald’s When You Can Have the Bible? (Part One) By Michael Brodeur
November 22, 2023
Many of my respected friends and colleagues in the kingdom have been posting this meme quoting George MacDonald as if he was some giant
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Many of my respected friends and colleagues in the kingdom have been posting this meme quoting George MacDonald as if he was some giant
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