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So I have a 22 year old vehicle and every now and then I have a problem with it

and I could go to what is traditionally called the glove box and pull out the

owners manual. But when I bought this used vehicle it didn't have an

owners manual. But the beautiful thing is there's the worldwide internet. So I

go online I find my owners manual and I find typically an answer as to what

that light means or what the issue could be or how much oil I'm supposed to put

into it. In the same way God the author of marriage and his word his guidebook

for us the Bible can help us whenever we face a warning light or a symptom or

challenge in our relationship. I'm John Fuller in the studio with Greg

Smolley who leads our marriage team along with his wife Erin. She's not in

today but Greg you love numbers. So how does having a strong spiritual

connection benefit a couple? What's the research indicate? Yeah. So married

couples who attend church services frequently and who pray together on a

frequent basis they are more happier and they're more likely to succeed in

their marriage than those who who aren't doing those two things. So even

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