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<rss version="2.0"><channel><description>A pastor and ministry leader working at the intersection of faith and sexuality.</description><link>https://bsky.app/profile/jandersonmcgee.bsky.social</link><title>@jandersonmcgee.bsky.social - Anderson McGee</title><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/jandersonmcgee.bsky.social/post/3mzjofrohp22c</link><description>WE FINALLY HAVE CHURCH INSURANCE,AND THE DOORS CAN OPEN AGAIN! 🙌🏼💒🎉&#xA;&#xA;Now that everything is finalized, we can FINALLY explain a little more about what has been happening behind the scenes over the last several weeks at Loved to Love Church of the Nazarene and why we’ve asked so many of you to pray. 🙏🏼</description><pubDate>05 Nov 2026 01:05 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:6po2bw3hlj3f3o7ly25oxdfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzjofrohp22c</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/jandersonmcgee.bsky.social/post/3mz2lzqkufc2d</link><description>Update: Prayers Answered…But Wait, There’s More…&#xA;&#xA;Yesterday, we asked you to pray specifically that the document we needed would come through today.&#xA;&#xA;It did! 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