Ed Stetzer, head of the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College in Illinois, is concerned that many evangelicals have lost their way and their moral bearings during the last few years.
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Ed Stetzer, head of the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College in Illinois, is concerned that many evangelicals have lost their way and their moral bearings during the last few years.
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