Q&A#77 How Do You Find Real Life Theological Conversation Partners?
October 21, 2018
Alastair Roberts
Today's question: "How do you find real-life theological conversation partners? The theological and biblical conversations which I find stimulating and important are of no interest to the Christians I know in real life. Do I need to do what you've done and move across the world to be closer to the people I interact with on the internet?"
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