DOES GOD ANSWER OUR PRAYERS?

By Marilyn Adamson     

Have you ever known someone who really trusts God? When I was an atheist, I had a good friend who prayed often. She would tell me every week about something she was trusting God to take care of. And every week I would see God do something unusual to answer her prayer. Do you know how difficult it is for an atheist to observe this week after week? After a while, "coincidence" begins to sound like a very weak argument.

15 relationship facts everybody should know before getting married.

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Relationships are complicated, and every relationship is different.
That said, scientists have identified some predictors of success in relationships that are important to consider before getting married.
For example: getting excited for each other's news is a good thing and moving in to "test" the relationship usually isn't.

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