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Having Joy No Matter the Election Outcome
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Habakkuk Points Us to Joy
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3 Hidden Blessings of a Chronic Illness
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We Already Know How The Game Ends
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3 Ways I’m Currently Fighting My “Doom”
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Advent: Christians as Hopeful Realists
Regarding hope, the literary critic Terry Eagleton gives elegant expression to many of our doubts: “Hope is a slender