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Apr 2025
11m 59s

Healing Happens in the Light

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Keeping a secret hidden from your spouse does tremendous damage to your marriage. John and the Smalley's will encourage you to bring a secret sin into the light. Plus, Jim Daly talks with Josh and Katie Walters about how they recovered, after it was revealed she'd had an extramarital affair.

 

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