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Ferguson Pastor: 'It Is A Challenge To Be Hopeful'

Published November 25, 2014 at 1:52 PM PST

Audie Cornish speaks with Pastor Willis Johnson from Wellspring Church in Ferguson, Mo., about the grand jury decision in the Michael Brown case and the reactions he sees in his community. Read Pastor Willis Johnson's sermon for this coming Sunday, "Disgrace and Grace."

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