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Jay Dickey: “There is a biblical principle, and that is, find first what you have in common with somebody.”

On the recordMay 1, 1996
There is a biblical principle, and that is, find first what you have in common with somebody.
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Jay Dickey
Arkansas

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Discussing the importance of common ground in relationships.

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