'Tuneless' Jeff Lucas is grateful for the good news
By 
Jeff Lucas2024-04-26T14:34:00
Singing has never really been my gift. As a new believer, the church I joined practised full immersion baptism which, when first observed, seemed like an aquatic mugging. The time came for me to publicly affirm my faith in Jesus by taking a dip.
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