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Category Archives: Temptation
The Down Side of Getting Better
So you start that diet, only to find you are now tempted by foods you previously had no interest in eating. Or you want the quick fix for your problems. Or want to test someone’s love. Or you just feel … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Lent, Love, Marriage, spirituality, Temptation
Tagged Fasting, Lent, Lent 2A, spirituality, Temptation, Temptation of Jesus
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