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Marriage & The Meaning of Encouragement

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Your spouse needs your encouragement. Worried about empty words or awkwardness? Listen as author and pastor, Dane Ortlund, explores the meaning of encouragement in marriage...on FamilyLife Today with Dave & Ann Wilson!

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