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Gun violence

’God is still there’: Reflections from a youth minister at Columbine

News: Gun violence

The Pillar
May 26, 2022
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In 1999, Jim Beckman was a youth minister in Littleton, Colorado, just down the street from Columbine High School.

When Jim heard there was a shooting at Columbine on April 20, he jumped in his car and rushed to the high school. 

In the hours that followed - and the weeks and months after that - Jim found himself ministering to teens and families who had…

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