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Answering Discontent
Featured July 13, 2017
When Christian, the protagonist in John Bunyan’s classic The Pilgrim’s Progress, catches up with his old friend Faithful on the road to the City of Zion, Faithful shares the tale of how he met with Discontent in the Valley of Humility. This short excerpt is a lesson on keeping our eyes on the prize.
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