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AUGUST 2025
ISSUE 34
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JASON JENSEN Leading with Discernment
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ELLE CARDEL God Does Not Do Ultimatums
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LARRY MCCALL
Marriage and the Empty Nest
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God Uses Enemies to Enlarge Your Soul
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