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When I was a child, I excitedly anticipated the commute my mom and I took every Sunday to our humble Black Lutheran church in Cabrini Green. But what excited me wasn\u2019t hearing the children\u2019s sermons from our youth pastor or the potluck lunches that followed morning service. My excitement came from pulling out my <\/em>\u2026<\/p>\n

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