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The road to redemption

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The road to redemption

While serving time in state prison for stabbing a man with a box cutter, Erich Kussman embarked on an amazing journey that brought him to God. Then his path led him to an Ivy League seminary and ordination as an ELCA pastor. At his congregation, he now uses his hard-won life lessons to serve the community. We can learn much from his story.
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