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Feb 2025
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Training for an Excellent Marriage

LIGONIER MINISTRIES
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Many of us invest significant time and money in preparing for our career. Do we give the same priority to preparing for an excellent marriage? Today, R.C. Sproul exhorts us to consider how we may become more intentional as spouses.

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