{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Connections","home_page_url":"https://graymereconnections.fireside.fm","feed_url":"https://graymereconnections.fireside.fm/json","description":"Connections is a podcast from the Graymere Church of Christ in Columbia, Tennessee. Our goal is to have discussions and messages that encourage us and strengthen our faith. 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