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Something is Lurking in the Heart of Quasar 3C 279

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Listen: April 26, 2020 service

Third Sunday of Easter

Preacher

Preacher: Matthew Potts, Associate Professor of Religion and Literature and of Ministry Studies, Harvard Divinity School.

Sermon

Burning Hearts, Sermon audio (mp3) | Sermon transcript

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Burning Hearts

The. Rev. Dr. Matthew Potts
Sermon by Matthew Potts, Associate Professor of Religion and Literature and of Ministry Studies, Harvard Divinity School, Sunday, April 26, 2020. (File photo)

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GMAS Unavailable this Weekend for Release 1_53, available on April 27, 2020

GMAS has a scheduled release this weekend. The application will be unavailable starting at 7pm on Friday, April 24th. The new release will be available at the start of business on Monday, April 27th. This release includes a redesign of the cost sharing form and cost sharing approval, a new cost sharing request, new electronic signature for Initials and Renewal, and more. For full release notes please visit GMAS Release 1_53. Read more about GMAS Unavailable this Weekend for Release 1_53, available on April 27, 2020

Meditation: Find Shelter in Spiritual Company

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A Pilgrimage in Place

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April 2020