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Facebook and faith

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Faith can come from some unusual places -- a long-time friend of mine has found a ready supply on Facebook.

Jim's youngest child is siffering from a rare disorder, the kind of malady that can leave families feeling alone in their worries, isolated by their concerns.

But Jim found social media as a way to connect -- to reach out instead of withdraw, and the faithful responses he received surprised him.

He's written about it on the Huffington Post.

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