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How God Got His Money

Dr. Deidra Suwannee Dees ponders the question: How does the money from the offering plate get all the way to God?

By Dr. Deidra Suwanee Dees with illustration by Stacy Reece /

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Dr. Deidra Suwanee Dees with illustration by Stacy Reece

How God Got His Money

By Dr. Deidra Suwanee Dees with illustration by Stacy Reece /

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