5 Lessons I’ve Already Learned as a New Husband
Whether you’re six months or 60 years into your marriage, God can and will continue to teach you about how to become the man He
Whether you’re six months or 60 years into your marriage, God can and will continue to teach you about how to become the man He
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So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. English Standard Version (ESV) 1 Corinthians 13:13
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