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Jul 2022
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How to Receive Criticism Well

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Is criticism a good thing? If so, how can we receive it well? In this episode, Jeff Cavins shares personal advice and quotations from Scripture to help you receive criticism well.

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If you want understanding and you want to acquire wisdom, you must be open to criticism.

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