Mark 12:1-12 - Bad Tenets
Tenets, not tenants. Well, both actually. Tenets are ideas, but there doesn't seem to be a good idea from this father who trusted people- even with his own son.
Josh is the Pastor at Evergreen Community Church in Fort McMurray, Alberta.
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Tenets, not tenants. Well, both actually. Tenets are ideas, but there doesn't seem to be a good idea from this father who trusted people- even with his own son.
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