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Cynthia Tobias shares what’s going on inside the mind of a strong-willed child.
 
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Joshua Becker shares how he had a change of heart on Jesus’s commands about generosity.

 

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Joshua Becker shares how he had a change of heart on Jesus&rsquo;s commands about generosity.
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Amber Lia recalls how they tried to help her son Ollie overcome anxious thoughts

 

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They Still Need You There

Christian apologist Greg Koukl brings up how force will rule a country if truth does not.

 

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Christian apologist Greg Koukl brings up how force will rule a country if truth does not.
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