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Our lives should be more than just focusing on our marriage but on focusing our marriage toward what God's mission is for us as a couple.

Francis Chan

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Francis Chan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 31
Author
Pastor
Theologian
Hong Kong SAR
China
Love
Focusing
Mission
Missions
Toward
Couple
Marriage
Lives

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