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identifying our counter-weights to pain

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Shannan Martin
Jul 22, 2023
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I was pushing through Chicago’s traffic gauntlet this morning, both hands on the wheel, when it hit me: I should have known when I launched FTS that this summer was going to be a doozy.

Just as Christians like to hardy-har-har about not praying for patience, authors know if we set out to write about something, it’s our actual life that will put it to …

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