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In July 1969, Theodore John Conrad showed up for work as a bank teller in Cleveland.

According to authorities, at the end of his shift, the then 20-year-old stole $215,000, the equivalent

of $1.7 million today, stuffed it in a paper bag, and vanished.

Friday, the FBI announced that it had identified the man,

considered one of the nation's most wanted fugitives.

He had been living in Boston since 1970, under the name Thomas Randale.

Investigators had chased tips in California, Hawaii, Texas, and Oregon.

His case was featured on America's Most Wanted and Unsolved Mysteries. Financial documents helped

them finally identify Conrad. However, he had already died of lung cancer in May of this year, at the age of 71.

You may think you have nothing in common with Theodore John Conrad.

You've likely never robbed a bank or lived under a fake identity.

You've committed no crimes worthy of the FBI's attention or national publicity. But you and I are more like Mr. Conrad than

we'd like to admit. Veterinarians at Pennsylvania State University reported last week that they

have found active SARS-CoV-2 infections in at least 30 percent of white-tailed deer tested across Iowa during 2020.

Their study raises the urgent question. If the entire human population becomes immune to the virus,

could deer then spread it back to us? Scientists have not yet determined whether deer can actually transmit the virus to humans.

However, since there are an estimated 30 million deer in the U.S., the answer is obviously vital.

Less obvious, the story also illustrates a vital spiritual principle.

Christians are a new creation in Christ. 1.23 says we have been

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